It’s still not clear when the first tablets, netbooks, or other devices with Pixel Qi displays will start to hit the streets. But Pixel Qi founder Mary Lou Jepsen says that you’ll be able to pick up a DIY kit for installing a Pixel Qi screen in your own device by this summer. Pixel Qi’s […]
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Hands on with the Notion Ink Adam tablet (Pixel Qi screen, Tegra 2 graphics)
This year’s CES has been dominated by 3D TV, eBook readers, and a plethora of tablets. But the Notion Ink Adam tablet manages to stand out from the tablet crowd by sporting some of the hottest new technology. And I really do mean hot, and not just hyped. First, it’s one of the first devices […]
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The color eBook readers of CES (so far)
One of the hottest trends at CES so far (or at least the pre-show events I’ve attended this week) is eBook readers. It seems like everybody’s got a handheld device for reading eBooks. Most of them are high contrast black and white jobs with long-lasting batteries and highly viewable displays that are rather slow to […]
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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 […]
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Pixel Qi display’s impact on battery life
You know those Pixel Qi displays we’ve been talking about for the last few days? It turns out there’s a major advantage to these screens besides the ability to flip over to ePaper mode and read them outdoors. They also use far less energy. According to Time Magazine, that hacked Acer Aspire One netbook that […]
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Could netbooks with ePaper screens spell the death of single purpose eBook readers?
Pixel Qi is preparing to introduce new display technology that could change the way we interact with laptop computers, starting with 10 inch netbooks. The screens will combine a high contrast, low power ePaper mode with a fully saturated color mode. In other words, under some conditions you’ll be able to read the screen outdoors […]