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E Ink has developed a 2nd generation Advanced Color E-Paper

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Re: E Ink has developed a 2nd generation Advanced Color E-Paper

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Let us hope that there will also be normal, maybe smaller?, e-ink displays for PCs and that they will not only be used for eBook readers or similar. I for one would love to have a display that blends perfectly in with its surroundings and doesn’t stand out under any lighting conditions.

Re: E Ink has developed a 2nd generation Advanced Color E-Paper

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post #3

Let us hope that there will also be normal, maybe smaller?, e-ink displays for PCs and that they will not only be used for eBook readers or similar. I for one would love to have a display that blends perfectly in with its surroundings and doesn’t stand out under any lighting conditions.

Or ..perhaps..based on your biometric/phone/personal data. Here comes Tom. Tom can afford prices to be 15% more. Change the price.

We’ve sort of seen this before with websites showing different prices to PC and Macintosh users; based on the analytics that people who own a Macintosh would pay more

Re: E Ink has developed a 2nd generation Advanced Color E-Paper

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E-ink is one of those techs that only advanced when large batches of patents expire. E-ink the company has tied up the tech stack in so many patents, NDA's, and exorbitant prices that no one wants to touch it. E-ink the technology wont go any where for 10-15 years when that next big batch of patents expire. Its just like 3D displays and VR there will be a massive consumer push new batches of patents will be filed progress will grind to a halt as no-one can afford everyone else's patent licensing fees on a unproven market until the next wave expires and better products can be built again repeat

Re: E Ink has developed a 2nd generation Advanced Color E-Paper

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post #3

Let us hope that there will also be normal, maybe smaller?, e-ink displays for PCs and that they will not only be used for eBook readers or similar. I for one would love to have a display that blends perfectly in with its surroundings and doesn’t stand out under any lighting conditions.

Or ..perhaps..based on your biometric/phone/personal data. Here comes Tom. Tom can afford prices to be 15% more. Change the price. We’ve sort of seen this before with websites showing different prices to PC and Macintosh users; based on the analytics that people who own a Macintosh would pay more

I removed this part of my comment as it distracted from the idea of using reflective displays with PCs.

Re: E Ink has developed a 2nd generation Advanced Color E-Paper

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post #4

I've heard people argue that e-ink displays would be in much wider use if the patent-holding company weren't so protective of the technology. So the news I'm waiting to hear is when E-Ink the company decides to loosen up its business practices.

not going to happen it s the only thing they have and they know its a cash cow if it gets wide adoption unfortunately they have gotten greedy and no one will pay it.

They also seem to think their market is digital signage and aren't that interested in licensing for other mass market consumer products despite the fact the market it has been adopted most in is e-readers

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