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DIY Electronic Paper Display

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the expensive-developer-toys dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices.com has an article about a development kit for prototyping device displays based on electronic paper technology. The kit includes a 170dpi, 6-inch (diagonal) SVGA (800 x 600) EPD (electronic paper display) module supporting four shades of gray, and a small computer module that runs the display. EPDs provide bright, high-contrast, thin, lightweight displays that remain legible under 'any lighting condition' -- much like newsprint. Once an image has been 'printed,' no power is needed to hold it."

7 of 208 comments (clear)

  1. pricey... by Peter+Simpson · · Score: 3, Funny

    At $3K per kit, that's more than I was planning to spend for wrapping paper this year...

  2. Thank the lord... by bchapp · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can finally upgrade the second oldest technology I own - Paper.

    Now all I need is a spoon with a laser level in it.

  3. Re:Sounds familiar by rxmd · · Score: 2, Funny
    It sounds like an interesting idea, but what are the real advantages over, say, LCD?
    You can wrap your french fries in ePaper. Try doing that with an LCD.
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  4. Re:It took them long enough by tsa · · Score: 2, Funny

    GOOD GRAVY THIS SUCKER IS EXPENSIVE!

    Maybe this sucker is nuclear?

    Sorry, couldn't resist.

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  5. But... by TheRealSync · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...does it run Windows?

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  6. Re:$3000.00 by allanc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, they'd chop us up and make us into paper too if they had the chance.

    I have no sympathy for them. Smug bastards, always just sitting there, staring at us...

  7. Re:It's a PDA! by lobsterGun · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was hoping it was in yen...