Electronic paper (e-paper) looks like conventional paper and the bright wash of color it generates uses the ambient light for rendition, just like conventional paint, so no backlight is needed. Which means that the vividness of the color is maintained, even in bright outdoor conditions. Philips' technology allows different colors of ink to be built into one layer with each color controlled separately. This means the layer can be transparent, the same color as any one of the inks or even a mixture of multiple colors. Moreover, the saturation of each individual color can be controlled accurately – so any shade can be produced. Recently, Philips successfully realized a simplified, yet advanced version of its e-paper technology: e-skin. Since it is less complicated and less expensive to realize, it enables new applications. And because e-skin makes use of the ambient light, it is an inherently energy-efficient system, making it particularly suitable for application in portable devices as well.

While portable devices might be the focus in the short-term, this sort of technology could also be used for larger equipment and even wallpaper in your home. In other words, it might not be long before we can change the color and the entire ambiance of a room with the push of a button. [Philips via Pocket-Lint]

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser."99 Dodgy Slips" is the lovechild of Weta artists Greg Broadmore and Christian Pearce. Using a Nintendo DS homebrew app called Colors, they depicted 99 nudes slipping on bananas with a rare and stunning accuracy. In this clip, we just get a taste of unadulterated estrogen losing its balance on the most comedic of fruits, and the taste is sweet. [99DS via Kotaku]

No pricing info yet, but a boring old black K2000 will set you back around $800, so expect this "extremely limited" version to carry a bit of an overage. Its two lenses—the kit 18-55mm and an additional 50-200mm zoom will also get the white and black treatment. But this is hot-looking—why aren't there more colors for entry-level DSLRs other than black and hideous silver-painted plastic? [Press Release via CNET]

The AW50 and AW70 have what Sony's calling the largest LCD laptop screens in the world, and its mated to pretty serious machines. Like the new R-series desktops, these new A-series machines are aimed at video and photography professionals, so the screen meets Adobe's RGB standard 100%, both come with extra pro-level software and have a Core 2 Duo T9400 purring inside at 2.53GHz. 500GB hard drives and GeForce 9600M GT graphics complete the package, but mean the machines weigh in at around 8.6 pounds.

Prices for these machines go from $1,500 for the C-series to the A-series at around $3,000, and though there's no official word, we can probably expect these upgrades to arrive in the rest of the world soon. Updated
[PCWatch and PCWatch and SonyInsider]

New DS Lite Colors Up-Close And Very Personal [Kotaku]

USBCell AA Batteries Now in Pastel Chick Colors [EverythingUSB]

We all knew Beyoncé was fronting Samsung's Ultra Phone, and we all guessed that the dual-screen cell would probably come in red, white, and black (we were so thankful they nixed it in pink), but did we have a clue that it would come in juicy orange and fabulous electric blue? Nope, we'll freely admit that we didn't see that coming and we LOVE it. And yes, we are that shallow. – Ad Dugdale

Samung's Flagship Model Handset Ultra Music Phone [Aving News] via Ultra Music Phone in Colours [Techie Diva]