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Old 10-19-2014, 04:24 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by binaryhermit View Post
I don't know that there's that much demand for a stand-alone e-ink screen.
So manufacturers are understandably reluctant to take the risk involved in releasing such a product.
That argument doesn't fit in with my picture.

http://www.eink.com/faq.html

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What does E Ink sell?

E Ink sells display modules to device makers who wish to integrate our reflective displays into their application. […]
E-Ink Holding is producing items and sells them. Maybe I'm just being ignorant and they would actually sell me a random 13 inch screen if I went asking, but something tells me that it's not that easy.

In either case, it doesn't look like a lot of "additional manufacturing" or "risk" to me. The screens are there, and given how many folks are programming their own Raspberry Pi these days, I bet there is a market for a few "stand alone" E-Inks screen, too. I certainly would buy one. Then why can't I?
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