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Old 09-18-2009, 11:19 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by Dylrob View Post
Actually according to an older press release, color will be achieved using a RGBW [alternating] color filter... which is similar to how it's done with other display technologies (though the white, or rather "clear" filters are added to improve contrast). So the actual eInk microcapsules would still just contain black and white particles.
It depends on which color solution wins out. E-Ink was working on an additive color version of eInk for a long time. However, the announcement that iRex put out recently for their color reader says that they are working on subtractive color eInk technology.
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