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Old 08-02-2012, 04:39 AM   #1
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Are there any reader on the market with e-ink display that can run Android properly, I know my T1 can be hacked to run Android but it's not real real because a lot of apps it can not run.
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Old 08-02-2012, 03:24 PM   #2
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I would think that an e-ink screen just doesn't have a quick enough refresh rate to run many apps.
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I would think that an e-ink screen just doesn't have a quick enough refresh rate to run many apps.
No, its the graphic controlers that are the bottleneck.
We have seen full motion video demos at conventions and posted on youtube.
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Probably the closest you can get is a rooted Nook Simple Touch--along with the apps that just work, several have been modified to work well with the screen and there's a hack for faster screen refresh. A couple of the guys at Lifehacker wrote up a how-to and a list of good apps for the NST.
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Old 08-03-2012, 04:21 PM   #5
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Why don't you investigate the Notion Ink Adam with the Optional Pixel Qi display
with Matte Coating that has Transmissive, transflective, and reflective modes? I have seen good things on the net about it.
? http://www.notionink.com/techspecs.php
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Probably the closest you can get is a rooted Nook Simple Touch--along with the apps that just work, several have been modified to work well with the screen and there's a hack for faster screen refresh. A couple of the guys at Lifehacker wrote up a how-to and a list of good apps for the NST.
It ACTUALLY works ok, so long as you don't expect it to be a full-fledged Android tablet. I mean, some of the stuff is rather slow, but it chugs through some of the stuff like a trooper.

And, it's so bizarre to see it in eInk.
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I own a sony PRS-T1 and I have read that it can be rooted and runs android. Have not tried it myself but the procedure seems quite easy. It is an excellent reader anyway
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