Pixel Qi’s 3qi display is a low power dual mode LCD display that can be used either with or without a backlight. With the backlight on, the screen looks pretty much like any other LCD display — and uses maybe a tiny bit less power. Turn off the backlight and you can easily read the […]
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Pixel Qi display kit in the wild – Video
A few days after the Maker Shed started selling DIY Pixel Qi display kits, we have one of the first reports from a computer user that actually purchased one. Apparently, installation was pretty simple (if you don’t mind removing some screws in your computer, and the end result is a netbook display that’s perfectly usable […]
Initial crop of Pixel Qi DIY display kits are sold out
So a funny thing happens when you launch a product that’s generated a lot of buzz among a small group of geeky tech enthusiasts… turns out they’re actually willing to spend money to buy that product. Yesterday Pixel Qi announced that the first DIY touchscreen kits with the company’s low power, outdoor readable displays were […]
Pixel Qi display DIY upgrade kit now available
Good news everyone! Pixel Qi’s 10.1 inch, outdoor readable display is officially not vaporware. You can buy a DIY kit today that will let you swap out your netbook’s current screen with a Pixel Qi display and the whole process is supposed to take just 5 to 10 minutes. Now for the bad news… the […]
XO Laptops to use Pixel Qi low power displays
In an announcement that shouldn’t surprise anyone, the One Laptop Per Child folks have announced that they will be licensing Pixel Qi technology and outfitting future XO Laptops with 3qi displays. Pixel Qi was founded by Mary Lou Jepsen, who was one of the folks behind the design of the original XO Laptop. The Pixel […]
Up close with Pixel Qi’s dual mode LCD display – Video
I got a chance to catch up with the folks from Pixel Qi this morning. If you’re not familiar with the company, it was founded by Mary Lou Jepsen, one of the designers of the original XO Laptop. And Pixel Qi makes LCD displays that are unlike any you’ve ever seen. When you turn the […]
Notion Ink Android tablet will ship with a Pixel Qi display
Pixel Qi is getting ready to show off its 3qi transflective displays at CES. Founder Mary Lou Jepsen says the first 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel screens are already in production, so all we’re waiting for now are the announcements from companies that will be launching devices using the screens. And first up, we […]
Pixel Qi to mass produce low power displays starting in December
Pixel Qi plans to begin mass production of its low power, high contrast 3qi displays next month. Pixel Qi’s technology allows a screen to be used in two modes. In full color saturation mode, you’d be hard pressed to spot the difference between a Pixel Qi display and a normal LCD. But in an ePaper-like […]
Samsung demonstrates color E-Paper display
While people pay a lot of attention to the role that low power processors have played in the netbook revolution, Pixel Qi’s Mary Lou Jepsen is convinced there’s an even more important component: The display. She’s been showing off her company’s 3qi display which uses less power than traditional LCDs and can toggle between a […]
Pixel Qi’s display will NOT be $200, and other answers to your questions – Video
Pixel Qi founder Mary Lou Jepsen has been reading a handful of tech blogs including Engadget and MobileRead to see what people are saying about those sexy new 3qi displays she’s been showing off for the last few days. And in an interview with TechVideoBlog, Jepsen answered some of the questions left by commenters on […]