Do You Miss Flipping pages in a Paper Book?

Do you miss the feel of flipping through the pages of an actual book? I don’t, but if you do then there’s a Japanese invention for that. A team of engineers from Osaka University recently demonstrated Paranga, a device that recreates the experience of flipping a page on an eReader. The prototype has a built-in sensor to detect how far the book is bent and then simulates the page flipping sensation. Like a real book, pages flip faster if the book is held at a sharper angle.

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