MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Foldable e-ink screens : Yay or Nay ?

TeaBot · 08-26-2022, 05:45 AM

With the advent of foldable touchscreens, there has been hints of e-ink screens foldable here and there for a couple of years now.

I remember this from a presentation in Tokyo in 2020:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/10/2...pe-note-taking

And looking into it this morning, found this:
https://goodereader.com/blog/electro...oldable-kindle
https://gizmodo.com/e-ink-kaleido-3-...ers-1848842166

First of all, if anyone has more info on the subject, please don't hesitate to share as I am interested in this tech.

Are y'all interested in this or nah ?

Would you want to switch, or would you think the regular screen would fit you better ?

For my part, I would very much like to have this.
Not so much the whole close it to turn pages (gizmodo article), as that sounds annoying to me, but similar to the Tokyo prototype, a regular swipe to turn pages.

I'd like the whole holding it from the middle and having angles on both sides, like a physical book.

And the folding in half to put in my pocket sounds very pleasant as well.

I'm excited to see where this goes.
I'm less excited to see them probably selling it for a fortune.

What's everyone thoughts ?

Is it a tech that has potential on e-ink screen ? I'm less familiar wih the e-ink tech than the touchscreen tech.

08-26-2022, 05:45 AM	#1
TeaBot Jailer of SD cards Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Rennes, FR Device: Kobo Nia, Kobo Clara 2E	Foldable e-ink screens : Yay or Nay ? With the advent of foldable touchscreens, there has been hints of e-ink screens foldable here and there for a couple of years now. I remember this from a presentation in Tokyo in 2020: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/10/2...pe-note-taking And looking into it this morning, found this: https://goodereader.com/blog/electro...oldable-kindle https://gizmodo.com/e-ink-kaleido-3-...ers-1848842166 First of all, if anyone has more info on the subject, please don't hesitate to share as I am interested in this tech. Are y'all interested in this or nah ? Would you want to switch, or would you think the regular screen would fit you better ? For my part, I would very much like to have this. Not so much the whole close it to turn pages (gizmodo article), as that sounds annoying to me, but similar to the Tokyo prototype, a regular swipe to turn pages. I'd like the whole holding it from the middle and having angles on both sides, like a physical book. And the folding in half to put in my pocket sounds very pleasant as well. I'm excited to see where this goes. I'm less excited to see them probably selling it for a fortune. What's everyone thoughts ? Is it a tech that has potential on e-ink screen ? I'm less familiar wih the e-ink tech than the touchscreen tech.