Newsstand
Dominating the racks would be several editions of “The Daily Prophet”, which closely resembles a traditional newspaper, except that the monochromatic photographs are black and white moving pictures. Using electronic paper displays that reflect light like ordinary paper so that they mimic the appearance of ordinary ink on paper, these flexible screens would be connected to tiny chips with images and flat batteries embedded in them.
Using electronic ink technology and the fact that the publication is monochromatic, only a tiny amount of electricity is needed to change a pixel from black to white. Therefore, each screen could cycle through a selected number of images for an extended period of time before the attached batteries are drained.
Filling the bottom racks would be editions of a lesser known publication, a magazine called “The Quibbler”. Using razor-thin flexible OLED screens, the colourful glossy magazine would be littered with vibrantly wacky videos playing in full colour. Because these screens would require more electricity to power, there would be trigger mechanisms, like flat buttons, which would activate the displays. Short video clips would loop a few times before powering down, in order to conserve energy. Included in each edition would be esoteric freebies, like the loopy Spectrespecs.
With the Harry Potter theme park selling papers with moving pictures, there would be a huge ready market able to support mass production of such publications. This would not only drastically reduce costs, but also spur research and development in this field.
Using electronic ink technology and the fact that the publication is monochromatic, only a tiny amount of electricity is needed to change a pixel from black to white. Therefore, each screen could cycle through a selected number of images for an extended period of time before the attached batteries are drained.
Filling the bottom racks would be editions of a lesser known publication, a magazine called “The Quibbler”. Using razor-thin flexible OLED screens, the colourful glossy magazine would be littered with vibrantly wacky videos playing in full colour. Because these screens would require more electricity to power, there would be trigger mechanisms, like flat buttons, which would activate the displays. Short video clips would loop a few times before powering down, in order to conserve energy. Included in each edition would be esoteric freebies, like the loopy Spectrespecs.
With the Harry Potter theme park selling papers with moving pictures, there would be a huge ready market able to support mass production of such publications. This would not only drastically reduce costs, but also spur research and development in this field.