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Originally Posted by murg
Why is there glass anyways?
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Which leaves the glass either as part of the eInk (eInk embedded in the glass) or behind the eInk.
I can understand embedded, but if the glass is behind the eInk screen, then can't it be replaced by the metal plate that is already there
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Metal is conductive. The technology and manufacture of e-ink screens is built in such a way that the conductive layer for display electronics is made on glass substrate.
There were attempts to create an e-ink screen with a plastic substrate. They are (and have been for the last 6 years ;-) ) just behind the corner, ready to be introduced "Real Soon Now" (TM).
There were several devices:
- readius with a foldable screen - see
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/1...reader-is-dead - they went bankrupt
- Plastic Logic. For quite a few years they were showing the same prototype of 9" e-ink device.
- Wexler Flex One
http://goodereader.com/blog/electron...ands-on-review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsEXx2fbDi4
A seller in my country actually reported that he has the first shipment with devices and tried one. They they quietly disappeared and i couldn't find out what happened.
Wexler is a big brand in Russia selling rebranded OEM devices. Flex One was manufactured by somebody else and I knew the name of the Chinese company but I forgot and I am not going to spend 30 minutes searching.
- I am not sure about the original txtr - NOT the beagle that the one before that - the first 6" prototype they showed.