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Hands-on With Pixel Qi Screens In Full Sunlight

Posted by timothy on from the no-shame-in-salivating dept.

griffjon writes with this drool-inducing bit, describing a "side-by-side comparison of the OLPC's screen and an Acer with the new Pixel Qi screen installed, both of course sharing Mary Lou Jepsen's screen technology: 'The XO's dual mode screen still rules in terms of pixel resolution at 1200 x 900 vs. the Acer's 1024 x 600. It was amazing to see Windows 7, Amazon Kindle software, the New York Times web site and a QuickTime video in direct sunlight. Shades of gray and some color tints are visible. Besides the XOs and e-ink based Kindle ereaders, no other color screen device I own can be seen as clearly in sunlight. Not even the famed iPad. In the video, you can see that at a certain angle where line of sight and sun are aligned, the new Pixel Qi screen glows as if backlit!'"

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  1. Recipe For Success by Revotron · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Pixel Qi + Cortex + Android + MeeGo + Open-Source Hardware + XO Laptop + Arduino

    Mentioning all of the above at least once will guarantee submission of your story to Slashdot and/or rampant circulation among hobbyists who think tacking a few wires to an already-built PCB while following a "how-to" guide makes them a "hacker". Even if your design doesn't incorporate any of the above, it's still good to mention them for street cred.