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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."

6 of 208 comments (clear)

  1. Fine Print!! FP!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ok this is the fp (fine print.)

  2. First by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    e-paper... is it still around? I hear it's there... but I cannot see it

  3. Uruguay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You-are-gay! Hee, hee, hee!

  4. bs by BladeMelbourne · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    that remain legible under 'any lighting condition'

    This sounds misleading - I bet they haven't tested the legibility when a nuke explodes 5km away.

  5. THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT PUBLISHED AGAIN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT PUBLISHED AGAIN! FINLAND RANKS AS #1 NOW 5 YEARS IN A ROW!

    http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content /Global+Competitiveness+Programme%5CGlobal+Competi tiveness+Report

    Country Rankings 2005-2006

    1. Finland
    2. USA
    3. Sweden
    4. Denmark
    5. Taiwan
    6. Singapore
    7. Iceland
    8. Switzerland
    9.Norway
    10.Australia
    11.Netherlands
    12.Japan
    13.United Kingdom
    14.Canada
    15.Germany
    16. New Zealand

  6. Must suck to be American now by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Must suck to be american now! Finland beats USA.