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Plastic Logic Shows Off a Color ePaper Screen
Nate the greatest writes "I'm sure you've heard about the color E-ink screen which was rumored to be used on the next Kindle. As of today, E-ink no longer has that market niche to themselves. Plastic Logic held a press conference in Russia this morning where they unveiled a new color screen that uses their plastic-based screen tech. The resolution is low (75ppi), but if the video is any sign, then this might be a better screen than the 9.7" Triton color E-ink screen used on the Jetbook Color. And that's not all Plastic Logic showed off this morning; they also developed a frontlight for their screen, and they can play video at 12 frames per second. But best of all, they cut one of their screens in half just to show that it could still work."
Ahhh, this will make parenting a little easier.
Kid 1: "It's my turn!!"
Kid 2: "I need to check my FB!"
Kid 1: "You used the tablet all day yesterday!"
Kid 2: "DID NOT!"
Me: "Here, give me that blasted thing."
Whips out tin snips.
"Half for you, and half for you."
Better known as 318230.
$800 for a 640 x 480 12 bit display the same size as an A4 sheet of paper ?
For readers who might not be aware, PlasticLogic went bankrupt a year or two ago, prior to that they made splash about its "plastic" (== "cheaper") e-ink type of screens. Taught shit, no one wanted to buy $600 e-readers. Later on, it was bought out by Russian investment company who wanted to make e-reader for schools (National e-reader).
A pretty weak "article" that has 3 links to some blog and one to laptop mag, and the still vaporware product is from a company the blogger pretty much wrote off 2 years ago.
*This* is what makes it to the front page now? Wow..
The Russian PR guy says 175ppi in at least one of the videos.
If you can produce something at 75 ppi that's intended to be held at standard reading distance, then you're just fine - you're relatively close to computer monitor spacing anyways and you're really not that far off from the standard printing dimensions of a paperback book.
If you're expecting someone to hold it up to their eyeballs for cheap laser surgery (or hell, a pattern of eyeball abuse that'll cause them to need laser surgery eventually), then maybe you want more pixels. Not that it'll really help you, you'd do better with a pair of reading glasses anyways.
The question is moot. With WIFI access, one is never done reading.
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
i just watched a man cut it fricken half! with scissors and it still worked flawlessly, it exists and it works, certainly good enough for all kinds of flexible, curved interfaces, its a step forward for sure.
the only question now is how cheap, how fast
get it down to $5 for an A4/A5 and it opens loads of avenues
Will the screen crack when I put it in my luggage like my Kindle?
I'd love some colour e-ink displays that are 3ft by 4ft, perfect for posters on your walls that only use power when you want to change the picture - and they'd literally be just the display, the device that 'uploads' the new picture would contain most of (all?) the necessary driver circuitry.
To do something right, you often have to roll up your sleeves and get busy.
Stop fucking with my brain!!!
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At least in their production / pilot facility in Dresden, Germany.
I have been in contact with them professionally.
If they can make them larger, with more color saturation and cut-it-and-it-still-works-fine properties, they'll be the perfect thing to make dynamic marquees for arcade cabinets.
Battery Life?
I saw their marketing promo a few years ago for their black and white one which was going to revolutionize everything and never materialized. I'll believe this one when i see it.