Government red ink is running at a staggering 10% of gross domestic product, so Japan can't afford to keep throwing that kind of money at its farmers.

FORBES: Upsetting the apple cart

If you ask us, the smart money is on multi-purpose devices running hybrid displays from Pixel Qi (or similar) like Notion Ink's Adam.

ENGADGET: The e-Reader story of CES 2010

Whether they are recording information or simply creating beautiful forms, calligraphers brushes are used to ink five different styles of script, known as seal , official , cursive , running and regular .

UNESCO: Culture