Old-style cages only had 550 square centimetres of space for each bird - which is less than a sheet of A4 paper.

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The SIMpad, the size of a sheet of A4 paper and weighing 1.1 kilograms, offers full Internet access over a cordless DECT connection, Siemens said.

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Designed with a simple and intuitive layout, users can select the paper size (A4, 8.5 x 11, 4 x 6, 5x7 or 8 x 10-inches), design the layout of images for the collage, add text boxes and utilize photo effects.

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The e-paper slate is quite a lot bigger than most tablets, let alone e-readers, sporting a 13.3-inch screen (1, 200 x 1, 600) to match the standard A4 size of normal, boring paper.

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