We've dreamed of full colour video magazine/newspaper covers in sci fi for decades now and even Harry Potter has magic covers on his biology text books but after reading this bit of info from Engadget the "fi" part can be dropped from "sci fi".Using E-Ink (which is freaky when you see it in person) Esquire Magazine's September edition will have 100,000 copies printed with an E-Ink cover. Until 2009 the technology in use is exclusive to Esquire and the blinking "The 21st Century Begins Now" text will cease to blink after the battery runs out in 90 days.
E-Ink is currently available in a series of e-book readers and other devices like mobile phones and watches.
Not quite the full motion video I'd hoped for but definitely one step closer.
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