Today's
electronic paper displays do have some significant drawbacks, starting with response time.
Not exact matches
«Our objective was to give life to surfaces around us,» said Barrett Comiskey, the inventor of
electronic paper when asked about the idea behind
electronic ink, «and to
do so in a way that we're accustomed to, as opposed to the somewhat intrusive, glowing nature of the emissive
displays like LCD.»
It can
do a lot more for $ 499, including access Apple's vast App Store, but it's not as portable, doesn't last as long on a charge, and lacks a
electronic paper display that's conducive to longer reading sessions (especially outdoors).
The LTS smart patch is equipped with 2 - inch
electronic paper display which leverages the
display's bistable nature to ensure the patient
does not need to recharge the battery.
I hadn't noticed that the i.MX7Solo doesn't have an
Electronic Paper Display (EPD) interface.
«But in essence it's just an
electronic display technology — it doesn't matter which
electronic paper or ink technology you get, you aren't going to get something that looks like a 500 - page volume.
Monitoring and managing your
electronic paper displays is simple and you can
do it from your phone.
Tiling
electronic paper displays together is, mechanically speaking, a bit like assembling a jigsaw puzzle: certain pieces fit together, while others simply don't.
An
electronic paper screen will use 99 % less energy than digital signs normally
do: this can be as low as 1 - 2W for a 32» panel with a front light, and nearly 0W for a static and unlit
display.
Kindle reads like printed words on
paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn't use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other
electronic displays.
But why is that, and how
does an
electronic paper display actually
display an image?
Bridging the gap between what is available on the market and what can be
done with eink is tiling
electronic paper displays together.