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> Modos is working on a 60fps e-ink monitor Fundamentally, my opinion is all these things trying to move electrophoretic ink fast are misguided. You end up using so much energy try…

Patents were never the issue, there was one crazy comment on HN a few years back claiming that it was and somehow it became a mindworm that kept getting repeated. You can prove thi…

RPM? You think the ink rotates?

> I'm surprised the eink patent holders are seemingly content to lose their patent in time instead of licensing it and making real money and I'm surprised I keep reading such claim…

> We just need exciting products now. Will you be working on such a product? :-D

> the laws of physics do not stop anything from moving more than 14 times per second, Sorry, but this is like saying the laws of physics do not stop you from moving from Mars to Ea…

> most of the screen refresh algorithms etc are Eink IP Please help the rest of us understand what you mean. What specific algorithms are you referring to?

> so they keep the cost low by not innovating on responsiveness Could you clarify who the "they" is? The way you write "not innovating on responsiveness" sounds very confident. Do …

"The world of e-paper displays is one of the most undocumented you can find: this is the unfortunate side effects of patented technologies, as there is a strong incentive to avoid …

Ok, so you're unable to provide evidence. Got it.

> Now some hacker is gonna respond complaining about Onyx not respecting some GNU license or other meaningless stuff, but the fact remains that they are cutting edge in eInk. Expen…

> Case in point E-ink technology, still extremely expensive due to corporate choices that favoured "milking" over "scaling". You say that with such confidence like as if it is a we…

> I do recall that patents/trademarks/tech are owned by E-Ink inc., and one of the biggest reason for the cost is them gouging the market? That mechanism can keep high prices for a…

> The main reason there isn't is because e-ink tech is controlled by a company with a strict and expensive licensing arrangement When? Where? How? Is this based on your direct expe…

eink doesn't use rotating balls. You're confusing eink with gyricon from Xerox. That product died ages ago.

> Because they are massive parent trolls who sue and prevent competition. They need to be called out whenever the technology is mentioned. Where? How? Please share some evidence so…

> I've heard that Eink is notoriously hard to work with From whom? I asked someone who commented this on HN and the person replied saying that they had refused to help him debug hi…

> I'm generally a fan of eInk stuff, their suspicion of/hostility towards the GPL makes me not want to support them. What suspicion or hostility does E Ink Corp have towards the GP…

> I always saw the problem as: only one company or limited companies can manufacture them. That is a really odd assumption. There are multiple companies making electrophoretic disp…

> E-ink is tied up with patents so there aren’t many organizations that can work on improving it. I find myself forced to repeat myself. Could you give everyone here some verifiabl…

I'm confused. You made a statement that they're not licensing their patent. I'm asking you what is that based on. Who asked to license their patent and was denied? Surely you have …

> They’re just not licensing the patent to other manufacturers Who? Some data backing the claim up please.

> use the patent to prevent everyone else > the history of e-ink Could you give everyone here some verifiable data? Please identify what patent you're talking about. I hope I will …

> someone owns a key patent (e.g. e-ink, Could you identify what patent that is? I hope I will get a genuine response from someone who genuinely knows that industry because the las…

> e-ink is still governed under a patent you must license and pay royalties to if I recall correctly Recall correctly meaning you were involved and have direct knowledge or meaning…