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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
...I wonder if there isn't room on the low end for a USB-connected eInk display. If you put all the burden of rendering on the host with a printer-like driver, the eInk display unit would just need minimal storage, a forward/back button, and a screen...
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Yeeesss...I like the idea, but that's basically the same thing as a dual-screen version of a laptop/umpc. While that would increase the content options, it would decrease the portability and battery life (since you'd be limited by the host). It would be nice if you have to sit next to a computer and read reports; actually I think I read somewhere here that a company is developing something just like what you suggest to run with Vista's SideShow.
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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
I'm not sure you could get the cost far enough below the Sony to make it viable.
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Gosh I sure hope you can. From what I've heard, it's mainly the eInk screen that costs so much (new tech, economies of scale and all) -- the rest of the components can't be much more complicated than a TI-89, and those were around $100 for the consumer.