Double-display smartphone (with e-ink) prototype

HansTWN · 08-31-2012, 09:03 PM

http://www.slashgear.com/e-ink-conce...s-on-31245475/

usuallee · 09-04-2012, 03:59 PM

Suprised no one has commented on this. It looks awesome! particularly if it were incorporated into a tablet. I would definitely be interested in such a device.

RainingLemur · 09-04-2012, 04:10 PM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=189573

This was touched on before.

Prestidigitweeze · 09-04-2012, 04:34 PM

Saw it at E Ink Corp's table and liked it. Let's see if a major smartphone company makes a variant with this option.

Kumabjorn · 09-05-2012, 02:19 AM

I'm kind of sceptical. Like a lot of people I have a case to protect my phone, this would essentially be a non-starter for a phone with dual display. My solution is a bit different. Make a flip case with an eInk on the cover. Let it connect to the phone through the micro USB (and whatever the iPhone connector is called) have a solar panel or thin battery on/in the back cover to trickle load the phone, an app whereby you can customize what is shown on the eInk screen. I think it has more potential as an accessory than a built-in solution.

Prestidigitweeze · 09-05-2012, 06:23 AM

Interestingly, E Ink Corp seemed to have been thinking along those lines later in the full-length video, which is over 30 minutes.

I like the idea of an e-ink screen that attaches to the phone as part of the cover. The newest version of e-ink, which looks like a laminated business card, is cardboard-thin anyway, so why not design it into a case you can activate through the micro-USB port or some other means? Make them for the most popular phones, which will probably be iterations of the Galaxy S and iClaudiusPhone.

kennyc · 09-05-2012, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=189573

This was touched on before.

Yep, saw it there. Interesting stuff.

08-31-2012, 09:03 PM	#1
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usuallee Media Junkie Posts: 278 Karma: 2039392 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Device: Kobo Libra H20, Kindle PW	Suprised no one has commented on this. It looks awesome! particularly if it were incorporated into a tablet. I would definitely be interested in such a device.

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RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=189573 This was touched on before.

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Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	Saw it at E Ink Corp's table and liked it. Let's see if a major smartphone company makes a variant with this option.

09-05-2012, 02:19 AM	#5
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	I'm kind of sceptical. Like a lot of people I have a case to protect my phone, this would essentially be a non-starter for a phone with dual display. My solution is a bit different. Make a flip case with an eInk on the cover. Let it connect to the phone through the micro USB (and whatever the iPhone connector is called) have a solar panel or thin battery on/in the back cover to trickle load the phone, an app whereby you can customize what is shown on the eInk screen. I think it has more potential as an accessory than a built-in solution.

09-05-2012, 06:23 AM	#6
Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	Interestingly, E Ink Corp seemed to have been thinking along those lines later in the full-length video, which is over 30 minutes. I like the idea of an e-ink screen that attaches to the phone as part of the cover. The newest version of e-ink, which looks like a laminated business card, is cardboard-thin anyway, so why not design it into a case you can activate through the micro-USB port or some other means? Make them for the most popular phones, which will probably be iterations of the Galaxy S and iClaudiusPhone.

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