New Bookmark Light Transmits Electricity Through a Lithium Coin Battery

By: | June 8th, 2016

kouichi okamoto

Kouichi Okamoto’s ‘bookmark light’, developed with the help of the University of Tokyo’s Business Venture Agic Inc., is a unique take on the traditional bookmark.

You can turn the bookmark light on and off by simply pressing a button on the thin device, thanks to conductive ink to transfer electricity by way of a lithium coin battery.

As one could probably infer from the name bookmark light, the gadget can work as either a reading/night light, or obviously a placeholder in a book.

The device’s clear display highlights the technology behind it, which includes a grid that features nano-size silver particles between a layer of film that forms the liquid crystal.

For some, this might be a bit much for a simple bookmark, but it definitely looks neat.

However, I would argue this product was invented for a shrinking market seeing as how more and more people are doing their reading on electronic devices these days.

kouichi okamoto

kouichi okamoto

kouichi okamoto

kouichi okamoto

Marshall Smith

Technology, engineering, and design enthusiast.

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