Submitted by hawlc t3_yenygt in technology
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BeatYoYeet t1_itz1uld wrote
i’m with you. it looks like a tablet strapped to a monitor…
FauxShizzle t1_itzcmqs wrote
They're even charged separately. They couldn't even be bothered to tether their power cords internally.
HappyThumb55555 t1_iu09xrr wrote
Is that for ready replacement?
FauxShizzle t1_iu9jmut wrote
Maybe but it's a lazy way to accomplish that. They could have had them tethered to the same main power and then had it split in the chassis and had a cord come out that plugs into the monitors for easy replacement. This has two entirely separate cords that require separate plugs.
nm-mel t1_iu0vssl wrote
This doesn't solve a problem I didn't know I had
Toad32 t1_itzo044 wrote
Just what we didn't ask for.
HappyThumb55555 t1_iu09n4n wrote
The idea is good... But why not 2 separate monitors...what are we saving here?
Just one cable instead of 2?
I am 100% for eink monitors
DeafHeretic t1_iu0b7l8 wrote
Meh.
I could see using that for some intermittent specialized usages, such as static status displays - maybe - if it would keep whatever displayed while power is off or very low power consumption - maybe.
But at $1500 they are not going to sell many of those.
I would like to see a single display that could switch between color LED and E-Ink, where the E-Ink continues display when the power is off. I could see some situations where that would be useful.
heckdditor t1_iu19mb6 wrote
Horrible, and why this fucking huge edge? Looks like it was made by a child.
Heres_your_sign t1_itzd719 wrote
Wow, that's just phenomenally bad product design.
w1n5t0nM1k3y t1_itz1lm3 wrote
Thats just 2 screens mounted beside each other. Nothing really revolutionary.
And I think whether or not its a good idea depends a lot on the software. You can't treat it just as another monitor because it will be terrible for anything that isn't a static document. Even scrolling further down the document will be painful, this is why e-ink readers are only used for books, where the only animation is done when switching pages.
Also, some thoughts after reading the article.
They don't know if it is or isn't detachable, if its not detach able then its a stupid design, especially since the e-ink display must be charged separately, so it has its own battery.
A good idea would just be a nice e-ink tablet with good software integration so you could easily send documents to the device for easier reading. And connecting it to the monitor should just use a magnetic stand (on the tablet end) that connects to the Vesa bolt pattern on the monitor and, if that was adjustable could be used with any monitor.