 | Our headline article looks at one of the biggest developments in the organic and printed electronics industry, revealing the plans and ideas of global brands and household names working with developers to develop new products and innovations based on organic and printed electronics technology and smart fabrics.
In 'Cabin Fever' +Plastic Electronics interviews Airbus and Lufthansa to find out how they are recapturing the glamour and luxury of the flight experience by using OLED lighting, displays and integrated sensors.
By integrating electronics into seats, walls and floors, these major aerospace firms hope to use space efficiently, while adding to the comfort of aeroplane cabins. The article also reveals that new concepts for monitoring passenger health are on their way too. |
Acorns to ApplesBased on its thin, lightweight and large-screen e-reader, Plastic Logic claims to have the next must-have gadget for the corporate world. No more printouts of emails and documents or laptops needed - just send it all in digital format to the QUE Reader.
But through strategic deals with publishers and aggregators, online bookstores and wireless network operators the company has big ambitions to help the global publishing industry, across books, magazines and news, redefine business models for a digital era.
Hermann Hauser, Plastic Logic co-founder who executed a $100 million investment for the start-up - the largest in the history of European venture capital (VC) - reveals to +Plastic Electronics why he is prepared to stake his reputation as Europe's leading hi-tech investor and strategist on Plastic Logic.
Includes a Who's Who of names in both technology and publishing that are shaping the fast-growing e-reader market, including E-Ink and Prime View International (PVI), Amazon, iRex, Sony and Liquavista. |  |