YotaPC? Intel laptop includes secondary e-ink screen

Glorfindel · 09-12-2014, 10:49 AM

This looks neat:

It has an e-ink screen on the other side of the main display

Quote:

The laptop had a regular screen on one side of the display panel and a gray scale e-ink screen on the other. When it was shut, the e-ink screen could serve as an electronic sticker to read ebooks, images, text messages or news .

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/26052...pe-laptop.html

Nate the great · 09-12-2014, 11:30 AM

Intel showed off a similar concept in 2007:
http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/0...-e-ink-screen/

DuckieTigger · 09-12-2014, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Intel showed off a similar concept in 2007:
http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/0...-e-ink-screen/

2007? The article you linked is from today.

Edit: Oops, I see now it links in there to http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/I...aptop-Displays which is from 2011 about the 2007 event. My bad.

Glorfindel · 09-12-2014, 12:38 PM

Guess they have been around for a bit. But I think that this is a neat concept.

Nate the great · 09-12-2014, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

2007? The article you linked is from today.

Edit: Oops, I see now it links in there to http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/I...aptop-Displays which is from 2011 about the 2007 event. My bad.

Sorry, that was the link I happened to have ready after writing the post.

Dulin's Books · 09-13-2014, 10:40 AM

yeah back then MS had a technology they were including in Windows called SideShow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_SideShow.

At the time I was working on a number of Eink display SideShow devices. A calendar device to hang on the wall as the family calendar, a "TV GUIDE" tv remote control etc etc. That would all be driven by the remote display SideShow tech.

It wasnt supported much by the major oems, although they showed off alot of ideas they only produced a hand full. there was a lot of interest but consumers didnt seem to go for it. there were only a couple reference design devices to use as a base for my ideas. I found out real quick how hard it would be to design, build and market my devices at a price consumers would find appealing. This was before Kickstarter and indiegogo. There were a few well designed remotes produced for working with windows media center pcs .

MS dropped Sideshow as part of the OS in Win 7 and completely dropped support for any existing gadgets/devices in Win 8

I wonder what they are using to push the info and drive the display? maybe it acts like a standalone tablet with the info just pushed there via an app

Glorfindel · 09-14-2014, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

yeah back then MS had a technology they were including in Windows called SideShow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_SideShow.
At the time I was working on a number of Eink display SideShow devices. A calendar device to hang on the wall as the family calendar, a "TV GUIDE" tv remote control etc etc. That would all be driven by the remote display SideShow tech.
It wasnt supported much by the major oems, although they showed off alot of ideas they only produced a hand full. there was a lot of interest but consumers didnt seem to go for it. there were only a couple reference design devices to use as a base for my ideas. I found out real quick how hard it would be to design, build and market my devices at a price consumers would find appealing. This was before Kickstarter and indiegogo. There were a few well designed remotes produced for working with windows media center pcs .
MS dropped Sideshow as part of the OS in Win 7 and completely dropped support for any existing gadgets/devices in Win 8
I wonder what they are using to push the info and drive the display? maybe it acts like a standalone tablet with the info just pushed there via an app

If so that would be neat for reading ebooks on

owly · 09-16-2014, 10:11 AM

Here's more info from Tablet News http://tablet-news.com/2014/09/11/in...e-ink-display/

Glorfindel · 09-16-2014, 10:39 AM

Thanks for the link

LovesMacs · 09-17-2014, 11:37 AM

Maybe the Samsung Nook tablets would have been more interesting, had they had the dual e-ink/LCD screens as described here.

Glorfindel · 09-17-2014, 12:16 PM

That would indeed be interesting, though I think that it would be hard to impement.

09-13-2014, 10:40 AM	#6
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	yeah back then MS had a technology they were including in Windows called SideShow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_SideShow. At the time I was working on a number of Eink display SideShow devices. A calendar device to hang on the wall as the family calendar, a "TV GUIDE" tv remote control etc etc. That would all be driven by the remote display SideShow tech. It wasnt supported much by the major oems, although they showed off alot of ideas they only produced a hand full. there was a lot of interest but consumers didnt seem to go for it. there were only a couple reference design devices to use as a base for my ideas. I found out real quick how hard it would be to design, build and market my devices at a price consumers would find appealing. This was before Kickstarter and indiegogo. There were a few well designed remotes produced for working with windows media center pcs . MS dropped Sideshow as part of the OS in Win 7 and completely dropped support for any existing gadgets/devices in Win 8 I wonder what they are using to push the info and drive the display? maybe it acts like a standalone tablet with the info just pushed there via an app Last edited by Dulin's Books; 09-13-2014 at 10:48 AM.

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09-12-2014, 11:30 AM	#2
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Intel showed off a similar concept in 2007: http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/0...-e-ink-screen/

09-12-2014, 12:38 PM	#4
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Guess they have been around for a bit. But I think that this is a neat concept.

09-16-2014, 10:11 AM	#8
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	Here's more info from Tablet News http://tablet-news.com/2014/09/11/in...e-ink-display/

09-16-2014, 10:39 AM	#9
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Thanks for the link

09-17-2014, 11:37 AM	#10
LovesMacs Fanatic Posts: 513 Karma: 2644386 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: iPhone, Kindle Touch	Maybe the Samsung Nook tablets would have been more interesting, had they had the dual e-ink/LCD screens as described here.

09-17-2014, 12:16 PM	#11
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	That would indeed be interesting, though I think that it would be hard to impement.

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