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Pixel Qi's 3Qi hybrid e-paper not in May, maybe in next two months
Things have been relatively quiet on Pixel Qi's 3Qi e-paper technology which we thought to arrive this month. If you believe uncorroborated early reports, 3Qi will not only be cheaper to produce than E Ink panels but also come with full color and video capability. The Wired magazine has now thankfully come through and stirred the pot a bit, reporting that Pixel Qi "plans to have samples of its display out within the next two months" with the first commercial displays to follow "later this year."
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Pixel Qi never said that production would start this month: they always mentioned this summer. They're supposed to do a full presentation of the product this month though.
Anyone with a XO-1 is already familiar with the technology: the 3Qi is an evolution of the dual-mode screen available in the XO-1. The main difference for the e-ink mode will be the contrast: it's not as good as a Vizplex (e-ink) device on the XO-1, but should be as good or better on the 3Qi. Readability in the sunlight with the XO-1 is already excellent, it should be even better with the 3Qi. |
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Mary Lou Jepsen will be a keynote speaker at the Annual SID Display Week on May 31. We'll probably get more information during this event.
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Hadrien, where does it say in the article above anything about production?
They said in April that samples would arrive "next month." |
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Thanks for quoting their homepage (which they keep updating and adjusting, I am sure), but it isn't what I referred to. At the Interactive Displays 2009 conference in April they told visitors that the samples were due May.
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The same thing was also true for HD DVD versus Bluray. Bluray required new lines, HD DVD didn't. Nonetheless, see today who is still in the game and who isn't. |
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That would be the ultimate picture book.
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We won't see e-ink on a netbook anytime soon, while we already have a dual-mode screen on the market (XO-1). If the 3Qi can be integrated in netbooks, tablets and smartphones very quickly, it'll create a whole new market for e-books and digital reading in general. |
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Has Pixel Qi shown any working prototypes of their upcoming screens? |
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You're right! If the cost is low enough and they are fairly durable, they would be a great asset to an elementary classroom. We are usually cramped for space and this would help reduce the need for a big class library. If the picture in that article is a representation of what the company will produce, I can see even more classroom applications.
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It seems pretty nice.
From what I can remember so is e-ink a cheaper technolgoy than LCD, it is just that there already is alot of manufacturing plants for LCD that makes it cheaper today. I dont have a source on it beacuse it was such a long time ago I read it I might be wrong and things might have changed... |
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