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Just to make it clear for everyone, it's not e-ink display. It's a transflective LCD display, which isn't the same thing and it's not nearly as efficient as e-i

Just to make it clear for everyone, it's not e-ink display. It's a transflective LCD display, which isn't the same thing and it's not nearly as efficient as e-ink either (although I have no idea if e-ink would even work properly on a watch). My guess is it's around 2x more energy efficient than a color LCD watch. This is what they're using for Pebble: http://www.sharpmemorylcd.com/1-26-inch-memory-lcd.html http://www.sharpmemorylcd.com/1-26-inch-memory-lcd.html

toemetoch 14y ago
With e-ink, how would one at a glance know wether the battery is dead or not?
- zumbojo 14y ago
  E-ink Kindles write a "Your battery is empty" message to the screen shortly before the battery becomes completely discharged. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickbilton/3636447946/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickbilton/3636447946/
- jomohke 14y ago
  The same as an analog watch - when time stops.
neurotech1 14y ago
They are now available from Mouser; http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Sharp-Microelectronics/LS013B7DH01/ http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Sharp-Microelectronics/L... I'm pretty sure that they were only added very recently. I searched a few weeks ago and they weren't listed.
- stbtrax 14y ago
  They were listed when pebble went on kickstarter--someone posted it on HN. I am looking forward to experimenting with one myself.
xsmasher 14y ago
That may be a good thing - some people were asking how soon the e-ink would wear out.
falling 14y ago
I’ve been trying to correct this for weeks too. E-ink watches do exist though: http://www.phosphorwatches.com/v/site_pages/mens-watches.asp http://www.phosphorwatches.com/v/site_pages/mens-watches.asp
- ch0wn 14y ago
  I got one of these. The display is really good and the watch is surprisingly robust. Updates on the screen happen really slowly, so I guess it's a real E-Ink display.
guelo 14y ago
Well, they keep calling it e-paper which I always understood to be a synonim for e-ink displays. If it's an LCD I think theyre trying to deliberately mislead.

toemetoch 14y ago

With e-ink, how would one at a glance know wether the battery is dead or not?

zumbojo 14y ago
E-ink Kindles write a "Your battery is empty" message to the screen shortly before the battery becomes completely discharged. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickbilton/3636447946/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickbilton/3636447946/
jomohke 14y ago
The same as an analog watch - when time stops.

neurotech1 14y ago

They are now available from Mouser; http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Sharp-Microelectronics/LS013B7DH01/ http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Sharp-Microelectronics/L... I'm pretty sure that they were only added very recently. I searched a few weeks ago and they weren't listed.

stbtrax 14y ago
They were listed when pebble went on kickstarter--someone posted it on HN. I am looking forward to experimenting with one myself.

xsmasher 14y ago

That may be a good thing - some people were asking how soon the e-ink would wear out.

falling 14y ago

I’ve been trying to correct this for weeks too. E-ink watches do exist though: http://www.phosphorwatches.com/v/site_pages/mens-watches.asp http://www.phosphorwatches.com/v/site_pages/mens-watches.asp

ch0wn 14y ago
I got one of these. The display is really good and the watch is surprisingly robust. Updates on the screen happen really slowly, so I guess it's a real E-Ink display.

guelo 14y ago

Well, they keep calling it e-paper which I always understood to be a synonim for e-ink displays. If it's an LCD I think theyre trying to deliberately mislead.