Flipbooks and why they rock

I was talking with a co-worker this morning about how she has no time to keep up with the shows she likes to watch on the Tele (and no I'm not British).

I started thinking that if you just could download your video and make it into a flip book (or flick book if you ARE British) you could take the episode with you for when you're on the go. No batteries required, no $$ gadgets to accidentally drop and break or lure someone into a life of crime.

Flip books can be thrown away when you are finished viewing, and you don't have to worry about any lead or hard metals leeching into the environment.

If you wanted to "pause" just bend the page down as earmark it for easy continuing. Skipping ahead can be accomplished without having to learn any new remote control buttons.

Here are a few companies that can make it happen:

http://www.flipclips.com/
http://www.flippies.com/index.htm

And just for fun:
http://www.benettonplay.com/toys/flipbookdeluxe/