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Plastic Logic Shows Off a Color ePaper Screen

Posted by Soulskill on from the technology-that-should-totally-be-here-by-now dept.

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."

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  1. Parenting by Dan+East · · Score: 5, Funny

    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."

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  2. Another vaporware "article" - lovely. by EvilStein · · Score: 5, Informative

    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..

    1. Re:Another vaporware "article" - lovely. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

      If you want only articles about existing products - go visit a catalogue or review site.

      If you want to learn about interesting technology and things people are experimenting with, then stay here, but don't whine about everything not yet at production stage being "vaporware"

  3. Re:plasticLogic == vaporware by CannonballHead · · Score: 3, Informative
    I don't see any mention of bankruptcy?

    They shut down their plans for Que but other than that...

  4. How big will they get? by hack++slash · · Score: 3, Interesting

    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.

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