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So... An eInk laptop wouldn't be for media. It'd be a different product with different pros/cons. Easier on the eyes. Better in sunlight. Easier on battery. Qui
by netcan 5y ago
So... An eInk laptop wouldn't be for media. It'd be a different product with different pros/cons. Easier on the eyes. Better in sunlight. Easier on battery. Quite usable for reading, emails, code and any "mostly text" use.
To the OP's original point "why doesn't this just exist..." IMO, it could, but it would need to be a different product class. Just sticking the monitor onto a windows machine isn't good enough. It needs its apps/etc. The market is probably much smaller than the phone/tablet and laptop/desktop markets. Perhaps potential vendors don't think it's big enough to support the necessary OS, apps & such.
- mdp2021 5y ago> It needs its apps Out of experience: not really.
- em3rgent0rdr 5y agoThe thing it doesn't needs is apps.
- arvinsim 5y agoIt needs to be significantly cheaper than current monitors to make business sense. Remember, it's not about the objective value of the device. It's the perceived value that matters.
- jjguy 5y agoMy view, you are describing the Kindle. Amazon sees the same potential - and risk - and has been quietly iterating for over a decade in the segment. If you want to go seriously explore it as a product, I’d start with a deep dive study there and develop a few theories how you think you could be different enough to blow it wide open.
- fsflover 5y agoPerhaps this might be relevant: https://www.pine64.org/pinenote/ https://www.pine64.org/pinenote/.