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It seems bbc did not link the company's website: http://www.yotaphone.com/ http://www.yotaphone.com/ I always wondered why a concept like this never made it to

by diziet 14y ago

It seems bbc did not link the company's website: http://www.yotaphone.com/ http://www.yotaphone.com/ I always wondered why a concept like this never made it to a device -- e-ink displays are pretty incredible with battery life, and my phones usually last quite a long time without the screen turned on. The specs look quite compatible to current-generation top end phones, so it'll be interesting to see this device in action. I also recall Pixel QI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_Qi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_Qi) working on a hybrid e-ink and lcd display, hybrid in the sense that they used current lcd manufacturing technology to have a display operate in two power modes, with and without the backlight on, with different resolutions too, but I haven't seen any of their displays make it to a really main-stream product yet.

piqufoh 14y ago
"It seems bbc did not link the company's website" The Beeb has to remain non-partisan commercially (in the UK at least) as they are tax payer funded - I guess inclusion of a link could constitute some form of advertising and might upset other companies. A pure e-ink device might not appeal to users expecting a nokia/apple/samsung like screen response ("wot? No colours?") which I imagine would eliminate it from market. [I would love such a device]
throwmeaway33 14y ago
"my phones usually last quite a long time without the screen turned on." It's important to remember that this isn't just because the display is off - it's also because the device is in a low power state. Try having an app running with the screen turned off - it also doesn't last too long. It's be interesting to see what % of the battery usage is due to JUST the screen. If anyone has any stats, please post!
- hayksaakian 14y ago
  In my experience its usually %50 screen %40 network radio and %10 everything else

by diziet 14y ago

piqufoh 14y ago

"It seems bbc did not link the company's website" The Beeb has to remain non-partisan commercially (in the UK at least) as they are tax payer funded - I guess inclusion of a link could constitute some form of advertising and might upset other companies. A pure e-ink device might not appeal to users expecting a nokia/apple/samsung like screen response ("wot? No colours?") which I imagine would eliminate it from market. [I would love such a device]

throwmeaway33 14y ago

"my phones usually last quite a long time without the screen turned on." It's important to remember that this isn't just because the display is off - it's also because the device is in a low power state. Try having an app running with the screen turned off - it also doesn't last too long. It's be interesting to see what % of the battery usage is due to JUST the screen. If anyone has any stats, please post!

hayksaakian 14y ago
In my experience its usually %50 screen %40 network radio and %10 everything else