March 18, 2009 Magink, said to be the world’s first developer and provider of full-color reflective digital ink technology, and its partner, Denpeki Kaihatsu KK, a member of Japanese developer group of advanced construction products, have announced the joint development of SmartBricks, a revolutionary digital brick for the construction industry.
These bricks utilize magink’s reflective technology to allow the construction of exterior and interior walls enabled to digitally change in color and texture.
SmartBricks gives consumers the ability to constantly change the appearance of their personal environment and immediate urban settings. By utilizing magink’s proprietary technology, the digital bricks reflect ambient sunlight, creating a high-performance, low power digital wall that doesn’t intrude upon the consumer’s surrounding environment.
Denpeki’s advanced building construction materials will help create clean, safe, efficient and environmentally-friendly digital walls with the integration of magink’s energy-efficient reflective light technology, say the companies.
Denpeki is working with Shimizu Corp., a leading general construction company in Japan, to test and demonstrate prototype SmartBricks. The group plans to release the SmartBricks product at the end of 2009.
For more information, see the magink Web site.
