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I desperately want a solution for working outside. E-ink would be absolutely awesome. Unfortunately I don't see anything on the horizon. Even the devices tha
by mikekchar 9y ago
I desperately want a solution for working outside. E-ink would be absolutely awesome. Unfortunately I don't see anything on the horizon. Even the devices that will work as monitors described in the sibling posts would be problematic because they are simply too big. I need something I can put in my bag and go. I guess I'll have to wait until the rest of society catches up with my nomad-work existence :-)
- green7ea 9y agoI had my hopes on mirasol[1] but they seem to have given up on the technology due to low yields. Imagine a laptop with this technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1xEuR2mLh8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1xEuR2mLh8
- bobajeff 9y agoCLEARink looks pretty promising. Well see if that translates to actual devices using it or end up like Mirasol, Liquavista etc.
- dalbasal 9y agoI dunno. This might make e-ink a viable LCD replacement eventually but for the device above, I'm ok with the current hardware. What I want is form factor (laptop) and appropriate OS/UI.
- spiderfarmer 9y agoI would instantly buy a laptop like that. Heck, I'll even settle for a good tablet + keyboard combo at this point.
- dalbasal 9y agoAbsolutely. A tablet + e-ink laptop would be my ideal travel pair. Laptop for work or recreational writing, tablet (or phone) for entertainment. I prefer to keep those separate anyway.
- peatmoss 9y agoSeconded. Runner up was the Pixel Qi style screen that was in the OLPC, but everything about that appears to be dead. The OLPC’s screen was pretty cool in black and white and was quite usable in full sun. It also was fast in a way that epaper wasn't. In color mode, it was pretty muted, and the resolution was... commensurate with those of the time period. But, I imagine that things would have eventually improved. Kind of a shame the whole thing seems to have dead-ended.