E Ink's latest color ePaper panel is faster, denser and features pen support
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I do not understand it. What's the point of this technology when we have tablets... ? Eyeing comfort ?
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I do not understand it. What's the point of this technology when we have tablets... ? Eyeing comfort ?
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I do not understand it. What's the point of this technology when we have tablets... ? Eyeing comfort ?
It makes a whole lot of difference believe me. I am an avid reader and reading out of an e-ink reader is just like reading a paper book, except that is lighter, font can be made bigger or smaller and a single reader can hold thousands of books. Batteries last an eternity too, I can get easily 2 weeks out of my outdated (almost 8 years old!) Kobo when I read 16 hours straight per day, otherwise it just lasts longer than I can remember, and it charges extremely fast with an old style charger. I discovered e-ink when I saw a man on the subway reading a piece of cardboard for 5 minutes straight, before noticing that it was magical cardboard with changing letters. I've been deeply in love with my e-ink reader ever since. I also read on tablets (Kindle Unlimited is my newest addiction and it doesn't run on Kobo) and the difference in eye relief is staggering. Next e-reader I will bite the bullet and buy a Kindle, if I can't find any alternative Kobo OS with a Kindle Unlimited app.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I don't get the joke. Is there any? I mean, tablets as we know them need some sort of display. Maybe CRTs are not the future of displays after all?
Ciao, luker
No, genuine question from me. See below.
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It makes a whole lot of difference believe me. I am an avid reader and reading out of an e-ink reader is just like reading a paper book, except that is lighter, font can be made bigger or smaller and a single reader can hold thousands of books. Batteries last an eternity too, I can get easily 2 weeks out of my outdated (almost 8 years old!) Kobo when I read 16 hours straight per day, otherwise it just lasts longer than I can remember, and it charges extremely fast with an old style charger. I discovered e-ink when I saw a man on the subway reading a piece of cardboard for 5 minutes straight, before noticing that it was magical cardboard with changing letters. I've been deeply in love with my e-ink reader ever since. I also read on tablets (Kindle Unlimited is my newest addiction and it doesn't run on Kobo) and the difference in eye relief is staggering. Next e-reader I will bite the bullet and buy a Kindle, if I can't find any alternative Kobo OS with a Kindle Unlimited app.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I used to assume that too, until I saw them and found grace. Ok I might be a little too theatrical or a little too obsessed with reading but it has been a life changer for me (and a source of annoyance for my wife).
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Power use is the biggest advantage of eink; because it works by pushing pigments around it only draws power when updating. In smaller sizes the main target for color eink would be graphic novels; larger models could replace the banks of large monitors/TVs used as digital signs.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius