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Originally Posted by Floeee
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what do you mean with "being behind the eInk screen" ? i thought that the irex are eInk devices
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The Wacom "touch" functionality is placed behind the e-ink screen - in comparison to the "pressure touch" functionality of the Sony 600 and 700 models. In that case the "touch" functionality is placed in front of the screen, which may affect how bright and clear the screen appears. In the case of the Irex devices, the iLiad and the DR1000, the touch functionality is placed behind the screen.
"E-ink" is the screen that shows images and text, and "e-ink" is also a name for the special e-ink technology. "Irex" is a company that makes devices with e-ink screens. These devices are the iLiad and the DR1000. Many other companies are also making devices with e-ink screens.
To sum up, the touch functionality is not part of the e-ink screen, but a separate layer. The way Irex is doing it, using Wacom technology, they can place this layer behind the e-ink screen. Sony is using "pressure touch" and needs to place the touch layer on top of the e-ink screen.