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I'm suspicious about this. Flex funding is the first warning flag of a scam. The second warning flag is the religiosity in the advertising video talking about g

I'm suspicious about this. Flex funding is the first warning flag of a scam. The second warning flag is the religiosity in the advertising video talking about god and talking nonsense about "damaging our retina". The third warning flag is they first announced this Dasung E-Ink monitor product in 2014 so what's been happening in between. The fourth warning flag is the complete lack of explanation what exactly and specifically they want funding for. They previously advertised their product in 2015 as: --- Right now, the PaperLike is selling for $975 (straight conversion), though there’s a promotional discount that nets a $325 price break. Even at $645, it’s more than seven times the price of the 16-inch AOC e1659Fwu on Amazon. --- http://www.geek.com/chips/watch-a-13-inch-e-ink-monitor-in-action-then-gawk-at-the-price-1614311/ http://www.geek.com/chips/watch-a-13-inch-e-ink-monitor-in-a... So why is it now $700 when E-Ink panel prices have been steadily decreasing.

sammorrowdrums 10y ago
Yeah, they are a bit over-the-top. I only want it for the ability to wear sunglasses and use it to code. They have existed for a while, and you can buy direct, but they are too expensive at normal price. I think they are doing a crowd-funder simply to drive sales. I got email from them (as I enquired previously) that explained they were making them currently, and you could pay via Paypal full price and get them right away, or via IndieGogo and get them for less, but have to wait a couple of months. I don't think the way they do business is great, and one of their founders is a science fiction writer apparently, but as far as I could find, they are the only people making e-ink displays for this use-case. I've researched a lot, and I have not been able to find any other similar product actually in production. Lots of small demo videos, and broken links. I have tried the jailbroken kindle, and it was pretty rubbish experience, I really hope the Dasung product at least works as it is depicted.

sammorrowdrums 10y ago

Yeah, they are a bit over-the-top. I only want it for the ability to wear sunglasses and use it to code. They have existed for a while, and you can buy direct, but they are too expensive at normal price. I think they are doing a crowd-funder simply to drive sales. I got email from them (as I enquired previously) that explained they were making them currently, and you could pay via Paypal full price and get them right away, or via IndieGogo and get them for less, but have to wait a couple of months. I don't think the way they do business is great, and one of their founders is a science fiction writer apparently, but as far as I could find, they are the only people making e-ink displays for this use-case. I've researched a lot, and I have not been able to find any other similar product actually in production. Lots of small demo videos, and broken links. I have tried the jailbroken kindle, and it was pretty rubbish experience, I really hope the Dasung product at least works as it is depicted.