Here is a follow-up to our
previous discussion on Nemoptic, the French company who promises to deliever a superior alternative to E Ink's e-paper. They are now offering a
prototype kit of their BiNem e-paper, available for 300 Euro. The kit, dubbed BK 2301, includes a 4.8-in, 120dpi resolution black and white display mounted on an electronic board. From the
press release:
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The BiNem® Display HVGA Prototyping Kit enables electronics manufacturers to test Nemoptic’s e-paper displays and to develop applications for a full-range of existing and new consumer electronic and industrial devices as well as office equipment. Potential applications include electronic shelf labels (ESL), Point-Of-Sale displays, e-books, e-newspapers, Ultra-Mobile PCs, e-dictionaries, industrial sensors, and mobile phones. Priced at the extremely competitive price of EUR 300 (approx. USD 388), the BiNem Display HVGA Prototyping Kit is currently being shipped to customers, worldwide.
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If this is not enough for your display hacking aspirations, check out Nemoptic's
BK 1401 evaluation kit, which includes everything you need to build your custom e-book reader device, except that at EUR 2500 it's somewhat expensive.
[via
EETimes]