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[rcentros]

Originally Posted by mdp

It's not just colour: chiefly also framerate; reflectivity, low lag and decent refresh, colour, and improved power efficiency open or improve the possibility of use-anywhere displays to access information effectively (mobile OS, "desktop [more complete]" OS) anytime. Beyond sequential book reading (for that EPD is already happily fulfilling), the matter here is, for many of us, improving mobility on standard nowadays' "Memex-es" (say, your laptop), which are hardly (most probably not) optimal in visual quality and battery efficiency.

Just pointing it out because just mentioning colour seems to skew the solution a bit. Of course, any subset of the solution/s is then usable.

Thing is, I'm happy with my e-Ink readers. And my tablet is a cheap Fire ($35 on sale) which I hardly use but works when I need it. I've never paid more than $75 for an eReader (and that was my first Nook Simple Touch) so $400 or $500 for a reflective color tablet has no appeal to me. Battery life is good on my eReaders and (as you mention) for "sequential book reading" they work well. And that's what I use them for. I realize everyone has different uses for their devices and that's fine also. I just wonder how many of those who use eBook readers are looking for color screens, even though (as you say) ClearINK provides more than just color screens.

[Jose Manuel S]

Link to watch with the smartphone or tablet, I've posted with the smartphone.

[MGlitch]

Wonder who the company is that wants the 8 inch display the first guy mentioned.

[Antonio7]

Very similar to the Clearink technology here is a recent review of the Pixel Qi screen (apparently made by a company named Tripuso Displays) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOPc7hEDp5g

[DuckieTigger]

Originally Posted by Antonio7

Very similar to the Clearink technology here is a recent review of the Pixel Qi screen (apparently made by a company named Tripuso Displays) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOPc7hEDp5g

Oh, I thought Pixel Qi was dead a long time ago. Did someone buy up the tech and is giving it a shot again?

[pdurrant]

Pixel Qi technology is essentially dead. But there is still one company licensed to make them.

The big difference between Pixel Qi and ClearInk (from a user's point of view) is that the Pixel Qi is only a colour display when backlit. The ClearInk display can be a sunlight-readable colour display.

[harriska2]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

Wonder who the company is that wants the 8 inch display the first guy mentioned.

Hoping it's amazon with deep pockets. Young students really need this device for reading and filling out worksheets. It would save a ton of paper. And could have huge cost saving benefits for schools that get free books or make their own textbooks (at $50-$100 per textbook). Could pay for itself quickly.

[jago25_98]

"The medium is the message" - McLulhan

Paper: This message costs money.
LCD: This message is temporary.
eInk: This message is....?

[mdp]

Originally Posted by jago25_98

"The medium is the message" - McLulhan

Paper: This message costs money.
LCD: This message is temporary.
eInk: This message is consumed in mobility

...which also is a combination of Paper + LCD.

In first synthesis.

[harriska2]

Originally Posted by jago25_98

"The medium is the message" - McLulhan

Paper: This message costs money.
LCD: This message is temporary.
eInk: This message is....?

Yes you could use an lcd tablet. But they don’t necessarily last a full 8 hours of school, especially if the backlight is turned up due to bright overhead lights. Plus, if these are mass produced they might be cheaper than the current $400 for an ipad with pencil.

[pdurrant]

Moderator Notice

The discussion about the health benefits or otherwise of reflective displays has been moved to its own thread.

Please continue the discussion there, not here.

[tracey1]

Don't really care for a 6 inch color e-reader.

But I very much care about an (e-paper based), affordable monitor-like device.
Something similar to the Onyx Max 2 series but reasonably priced (and maybe with better functionality).

Willing to throw my money at the company who'll make this.

[jago25_98]

Originally Posted by mdp

...which also is a combination of Paper + LCD.

In first synthesis.

Do you mean that any message that eink is transmitting has been obscured by the stronger message of messages being mobile?

[mdp]

Originally Posted by jago25_98

Do you mean that any message that eink is transmitting has been obscured by the stronger message of messages being mobile?

No, I simply mean that paper brings mobility, electronics bring Turing machine based support systems, with a possibly strong dynamical side, and that electronic paper is supposed to increase the aspects of processed information for mobile consumption in the message.

With subdifferences:
-- EPD: contemplation of processed data;
-- Reflective: access and processing on the spot;
-- AR: seamless access and possible automated integration between information and environment.

Of course, some here will note, Reflective is not strictly needed, "LCD" can work. Yes, others will reply, improperly, as a patch, like a saw can work for a file and a file for a saw.

--

Not to be a pedant, but if you write 'eink' people will probably think of MIT/Taiwan. And you are posting for Eindhoven...

[Valbernard]

8 inch display... as a student I would appreciate it, however, looks not very convenient for the every day transportation. We'll see.