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…and now my dreams have come true!”

The NYT covers the hype about a new digital device, a letter-size grayscale screen, but omits key words such as “hard” or ”stiff” in lieu of the more flexible term “flexible.” Apparently unaware that the hardcopy NYT has been printed in color for over a decade (since 16 Oct ’97), the NYT reports that the device‘s grayscale display capacity “mimics the look—but not the feel—of a printed newspaper.” No word yet on whether the device’s resolution will allow it to display engravings, use an eight-column design, or make a big deal about running factually incorrect headline in italics (1, 2, 3, infinity).

Somewhere in the mists of time, an NYT poobah dismissed USA Today along these lines: At last it’s come full circle: television you can wrap your fish in. A spokespage for Google was contacted but would not confirm the comment.

(BB)