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e-Ink Explained
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Monday November 23, 2009
Lab Rats
Monday November 23, 2009
You've been thinking of buying a Kindle or a Sony eBook reader with an e-Ink screen but you're wondering: why not just read eBooks on your laptop or large-screen smartphone's LCD screen? The reasons are many but the biggest one is how each of these display technologies push pixels. Andy and Sean explain how e-Ink works using eggs, salt and shoe polish.
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Show Notes
E-ink - a type of electronic ink created by the E Ink Corporation.
The Amazon Kindle is now available in almost every country including Canada! labratsonline.com/kindle.
The Kindle uses wireless to download books so it's generally the battery life is far less than the Sony Reader.
The Barnes & Noble nook is not available in Canada. But check it out here: labratsonline.com/nook.
The battery on the Sony Reader lasts about 6,800 page turns.
Andy's e-ink watch is from here: labratsonline.com/andyswatch.
Color eBook models are already available in Asia, with more coming: labratsonline.com/color-ebook.
Hey American fans: yes, that's French on the salt box! Canada's officially bilingual...I only know cereal box French though.
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By wordplay about two years ago
(2009-12-04 11:07:54)
(2009-12-04 11:07:54)
I downloaded this show to iphone - great quality picture, but there was no sound.
hmmm?
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