Phone with e-ink second screen launched
on 04-12-2013 11:01
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on 04-12-2013 11:01
Phone with e-ink second screen launched
Source. : BBC NEWS.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25201195
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on 04-12-2013 11:09
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on 04-12-2013 11:09
very interesting
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on 04-12-2013 14:24
I can't think of a single use for this. A phone screen is too small to read a book from, I've tried using the kindle app on my Z10 and its manageable but far too small.
For £69 I'd rather just buy a kindle.
Other than reading books, what would be the purpose of this type of screen on the back of a phone? Websites aren't going to operate correctly on an e-ink screen...
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on 04-12-2013 14:32
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on 04-12-2013 14:32
@Anonymous wrote:
Other than reading books, what would be the purpose of this type of screen on the back of a phone? Websites aren't going to operate correctly on an e-ink screen...
The point of e-ink is that it uses zero power except when it's changing and then very little, so notifications and messages could be read without having to power up that power hungry LCD or Amoled screen.
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on 04-12-2013 14:39
But if you get a notification you're going to have to turn your phone over to respond to it anyway.
Or worse, your battery doesnt have enough power to actually boot the phone but the e-ink screen lets you know you have a notification...
Unless that screen has a keyboard or is touchscreen is there any point to being able to receive the notifications or messages since you can't respond or even call the person?
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on 04-12-2013 14:59
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on 04-12-2013 14:59
But if you get an urgent notification you would at least know about it and could respond through other channels.
Basically similar to getting a pager message.
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on 04-12-2013 15:28
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on 04-12-2013 15:28
I doubt that's it's primary design paradigm, but I still carry a pager at work as do several employees in places I visit so not quite defunct yet.
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on 04-12-2013 18:21
It's a bit out there, but I can see this being popular with some people. It feels a bit retro and that may be an attraction.
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