If you are the kind of person who LOVES their newspaper – then this might just be a product for you! LG has unveiled it’s newspaper-size flexible e-paper.

The 19-inch wide (250x400mm) flexible e-paper is almost as big as a page of A3 sized newspaper. The product is optimized for an e-newspaper and able to convey the feeling of reading an actual newspaper. Additionally, as the product measures 0.3 millimeters thin, the http://dvice.com/archives/2010/01/lg-shows-off-ne.php weighs just 130 grams despite its 19-inch size.

When this new revolutionary technology becomes commonplace, we will slim down bulky dailies and hopefully save tons of paper, waste water and carbon emissions. It really is something to think about for future reading.

According to a New York Times blog, the book and newspaper industries were responsible for harvesting about 125 million trees in 2008. In addition to publishing’s role in deforestation, paper processing creates significant amounts of wastewater and a huge carbon footprint, so it’s clear that consumers need some kind of eco alternative. We couldn’t find figures on the e-paper’s power consumption, but we’re guessing that so long as it’s sturdy and doesn’t require a ton of power, it may be a better option than traditional printed media.