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From the FastCo link [1] in another comment:

"Consumers should start to see Lightpaper in the wild around the middle of 2015. But Rohinni won't be aiming at the home hobbyist market until after it takes hold in the commercial and industrial space."

Bummer!

1: http://www.fastcolabs.com/3038890/rohinnis-lightpaper-is-inc...

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I bought a sample light-emitting capacitor from CeeLite a few years ago. I was thinking of incorporating LECs into a building project but the very faint buzzing noise from the LEC and the understanding that light emissions would degrade over time was enough that I went with conventional light fixtures instead. This Lightpaper article remind me of that. I'm a little skeptical, but again, if they would just make samples available...

An unenlightened plan, for a category like this where it's not immediately obvious what can be done with your product.

It's a typical plan when your initial product cost is going to be way high. Commercial/industrial users will pay high prices if the application is what they want. Home users will not.

You might be surprised.

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