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I actually wish there were a whole [laptop] computer and an OS designed around an e-ink display so it wouldn't be a pain to use in bright direct sunlight.

jobigoud 8y ago
I also imagine reading news and articles on a forced monochrome display would be less distracting.
- qwerty456127 8y ago
  Perhaps, if you make it black-on-white and if your diplay is not glossy. Even using a classic gray-on-black terminal becomes hard when the sun shines in my window (I have curtains but not thick enough, I'd rather install jalousie but some members of my family resist this for aesthetic reasons) while I actually love sunlight and fresh air and could enjoy working outdoors during sunny days if only the display would stay readable.
  - jobigoud 8y ago
    Yes, I meant that as an added benefit of an e-ink based laptop.
mollusk 8y ago
There was a company called Pixel Qi that offered e-ink screens for laptops.
- joecool1029 8y ago
  > There was a company called Pixel Qi that offered e-ink screens for laptops. They were transreflective LCD's, not e-ink.
xioxox 8y ago
I have an old laptop (Toshiba R500) with a transreflective screen. This works pretty well in bright sunlight. I'm not aware of anyone producing one currently, however.
destinator 8y ago
Lenovo has a new laptop called the Yoga Book. The keyboard is an e-ink display that can be used as an e-reader. Windows, so not a full OS, but definitely a step in that direction. Here is a non-affiliate link: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/windows-tablets/yoga-book-windows-series/Yoga-Book-with-Windows/p/ZZITZTWYB2L https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/windows-tablets/yoga-bo...
- nsriv 8y ago
  Just a clarification, this is actually the previous gen version, where the keyboard area was intended to be a digitizer for handwriting and pen input. The new one with e ink keyboard is called the Yoga Book C930 and should be available later this year. Lenovo's mobile sites are a mess so I can't seem to find a page for it at the moment but there are many video previews of the device.
- dzhiurgis 8y ago
  Previous generation X1 had OLED screen option which seems to have been discontinued. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be bright enough for solid outdoor use. p.s. one trick to use outdoors is to change your editor theme from dark to bright.
- qwerty456127 8y ago
  > Windows, so not a full OS Thumbs-up! I get what you mean but this sounds brilliant :-)))

jobigoud 8y ago

I also imagine reading news and articles on a forced monochrome display would be less distracting.

qwerty456127 8y ago
Perhaps, if you make it black-on-white and if your diplay is not glossy. Even using a classic gray-on-black terminal becomes hard when the sun shines in my window (I have curtains but not thick enough, I'd rather install jalousie but some members of my family resist this for aesthetic reasons) while I actually love sunlight and fresh air and could enjoy working outdoors during sunny days if only the display would stay readable.
- jobigoud 8y ago
  Yes, I meant that as an added benefit of an e-ink based laptop.

mollusk 8y ago

There was a company called Pixel Qi that offered e-ink screens for laptops.

joecool1029 8y ago
> There was a company called Pixel Qi that offered e-ink screens for laptops. They were transreflective LCD's, not e-ink.

xioxox 8y ago

I have an old laptop (Toshiba R500) with a transreflective screen. This works pretty well in bright sunlight. I'm not aware of anyone producing one currently, however.

destinator 8y ago

Lenovo has a new laptop called the Yoga Book. The keyboard is an e-ink display that can be used as an e-reader. Windows, so not a full OS, but definitely a step in that direction. Here is a non-affiliate link: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/windows-tablets/yoga-book-windows-series/Yoga-Book-with-Windows/p/ZZITZTWYB2L https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/windows-tablets/yoga-bo...

nsriv 8y ago
Just a clarification, this is actually the previous gen version, where the keyboard area was intended to be a digitizer for handwriting and pen input. The new one with e ink keyboard is called the Yoga Book C930 and should be available later this year. Lenovo's mobile sites are a mess so I can't seem to find a page for it at the moment but there are many video previews of the device.
dzhiurgis 8y ago
Previous generation X1 had OLED screen option which seems to have been discontinued. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be bright enough for solid outdoor use. p.s. one trick to use outdoors is to change your editor theme from dark to bright.
qwerty456127 8y ago
> Windows, so not a full OS Thumbs-up! I get what you mean but this sounds brilliant :-)))