Lexar JumpDrive Mercury uses E Ink technology

Colin Dunstan · 01-03-2006, 06:21 PM

Judging by its name, you'd think the Lexar JumpDrive Mercury was a futuristic fever thermometer that you could stick in a spare USB port to check your computer's health. Dead wrong. It's just an unflatteringly boring 1GB-to-2GB USB stick, except for this novelty: it uses E Ink-technology to feature a unique on-board storage capacity meter. As you probably know, E Ink is paper-thin, low-power and readable even in difficult conditions such as direct sunlight. It's also the technology we've been waiting for such a dreadfully long time to emerge in the e-book market. Enough, I think I'm going to cry.

[via Gizmodo]

Brian · 01-03-2006, 06:50 PM

It's good to see E Ink technology appearing in products other than e-book readers. They seem to be marketing their technology much better than Xerox.

Alexander Turcic · 01-06-2006, 07:26 AM

Inquirer picked up the stories:

http://www.theinq.com/?article=28713

ZMerlin · 01-28-2006, 11:48 PM

I have been in touch with Lexar and they say that this device (Lexar JumpDrive Mercury) is due for release in March, 2006.

Can't wait.

01-03-2006, 06:21 PM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Lexar JumpDrive Mercury uses E Ink technology Judging by its name, you'd think the Lexar JumpDrive Mercury was a futuristic fever thermometer that you could stick in a spare USB port to check your computer's health. Dead wrong. It's just an unflatteringly boring 1GB-to-2GB USB stick, except for this novelty: it uses E Ink-technology to feature a unique on-board storage capacity meter. As you probably know, E Ink is paper-thin, low-power and readable even in difficult conditions such as direct sunlight. It's also the technology we've been waiting for such a dreadfully long time to emerge in the e-book market. Enough, I think I'm going to cry. [via Gizmodo]

01-28-2006, 11:48 PM	#4
ZMerlin Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2006	Release Date I have been in touch with Lexar and they say that this device (Lexar JumpDrive Mercury) is due for release in March, 2006. Can't wait.

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Brian MobileRead Editor Posts: 447 Karma: 84 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts Device: Treo 700p, Zodiac2	It's good to see E Ink technology appearing in products other than e-book readers. They seem to be marketing their technology much better than Xerox.

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