Research teams at the Mid Sweden University forestry industry research programme Fiber Science and Communication Network (FSCN) are working on the fourth generation of paper products that can integrate paper with the digital world.
The process combines paper with printed graphic codes and electronically conductive ink that is engineered to be sensitive to pressure. Then digital information is embedded in the paper, and when it is touched, the information comes out via printed speakers.
A large display board is already in use to show how it can be used. When a person touches a picture or text, he or she hears an audiovisual advertising message and has the ability to interact with the product being marketed.
Obvious applications are for advertising campaigns, marketing, and events: other possible areas are product displays in stores.
The same technology has been used in a prototype for a 'music display board.'On this slightly bowed board, a number of music albums are printed directly on paper.
You can sample music by simply touching the front of the displayed album. The sound is then streamed right out of the paper – and, of course, music can be replaced as soon as there are new recordings to be marketed.
View a video of a large display board
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