e-Books: “Analogue” e-Book shown off

Researchers from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have presented a brand new approach to use of e-readers, tablets and smartphones. Their technology allows users to effortlessly flip through the pages of e-book or cross-reference its content on the touch screen just as they would with paper-based books and magazines.

Eleven patents for Smart E-book System - a technology, that lets you take a fresh look at e-readers, have been filed in Korea and abroad.

The new technology allows turning over pages by fingers and speed, time and gesture recognition. Unlike conventional displays and user interface technologies, where users' finger movements are locked within the screen of display, the Smart E-book System recognizes finger touches made beyond the screen. The new technology allows for page folding and flipping, while finger bookmarking enables readers to remember and quickly return to pages of interest.

Authors believe that introduction of innovation software into portable electronic devices will accelerate the wider use of e-books.