Display technology that attempts to mimic the appearance of ink on paper. E-ink displays are bistable - they retain their state without a power source.
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Do e-ink devices suffer from burn-in?
Back in the bad old days of CRT computer monitors, computer users were confronted with the problem of burn-in, in which a monitor that displayed the same image for too long would eventually have the image "burnt-in" - that is, the image would…
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Why are there so few color e-ink devices on the market in 2014?
The Wikipedia article on e-ink indicates that the technology exists to provide thousands of colors on e-ink display. As I understand it most (all?) of the the 'multi-touch color display' screens are LCD not e-ink.
It seems there is at least one…
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What is the technology behind e-Ink and why is it mostly used in e-readers?
I would like to know the technology behind e-Ink and why is it used mostly in e-readers? Why can't it be used in mobiles?
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Power consumption of color e-ink?
What is the power consumption in color e-ink based devices compared to black e-ink ones? Do the same principles apply here (for example, when image is still there is no power drain at all)?
To given some concrete devices as examples: HiSense A5 Pro…
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Cheap Hackable e-ink ebook reader
I'm looking for a seriously cheap ebook reader that is hackable.
I want to turn it into a bed-side alarm clock.
Someone mentioned Onyx Boox, but there's 3 problems with them, (1) way too big, (2) they're not what I'd call cheap and (3) they have no…
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