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Old 05-05-2009, 09:39 AM   #16
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Huh?

Of course they are both Eink, but they are totally different.

The substrate is what holds the circuitry and all the other stuff that makes it work. they are totally different screens even if they are both Eink.
I think the main difference of the screens in the Esquire magazine is that they don't have nearly as sophisticated circuitry "and all the other stuff" in them as regular reader devices do. That magazine screen cannot be addressed and drawn in anything close to the resolution or pixels that is required for text. The only thing you can really do with them is cause a large block region to blink. They don't have the underlying circuitry necessary to actually draw dynamic text.

Other than that, I think we're saying the same thing. The eInk itself is the same, the underlying substrate is different. But you can't just take the screen from the magazine and put it on a kindle. The reason the substrate on the magazine works like it does also makes it totally unsuitable for text, or any fine detail. The technology in how that magazine version of eInk works was discussed in quite some detail when it first came out. The gist of it is that the image/text on the magazine page is fixed. The only effect the eInk is providing is to make it flash/blink, and it is only capable of addressing a large block.
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The gist of it is that the image/text on the magazine page is fixed. The only effect the eInk is providing is to make it flash/blink, and it is only capable of addressing a large block.
Might make an iteresting watch though..
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Old 08-05-2009, 03:27 PM   #19
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Might make an iteresting watch though..
There are eInk watches, believe it or not. Last I looked though, they were really expensive. I think Seiko came out with one in 2006 that cost around $2,000 US. I have no idea what current models or pricing exists though, haven't really looked into it lately.
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There are eInk watches, believe it or not. Last I looked though, they were really expensive. I think Seiko came out with one in 2006 that cost around $2,000 US. I have no idea what current models or pricing exists though, haven't really looked into it lately.
What exactly is the draw of an eInk watch?

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The battery would last a long time.
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No idea. I guess it would give you bragging rights of having the coolest watch on MobileRead?
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No idea. I guess it would give you bragging rights of having the coolest watch on MobileRead?
I'd like to think that honour goes to me. I have a cell-phone watch. It also has a built-in ebook reader.

How cool is that.
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What exactly is the draw of an eInk watch?

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Flexible eInk screens lend to a lot of... well... flexibility in the design. Plus better contrast compared to a conventional LCD watch.
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I'd like to think that honour goes to me. I have a cell-phone watch. It also has a built-in ebook reader.

How cool is that.
The real question is... does your ring tone go "Arrrr..."
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No, but funny enough, as soon as I got it, I made the greeting text that comes up "Arrrrrr"
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There isn't one, really...Just thinking out loud..
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