•  jcarax   ( @jcarax@beehaw.org ) 
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    31 year ago

    It’s limited for sure, but there are most definitely color e-ink displays now.

    But the bigger limitation is still refresh rate, and lifespan of the display in devices that try to force more frequent refreshes.

    •  Pxtl   ( @Pxtl@lemmy.ca ) 
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      21 year ago

      Fair point. Will correct my above post. But either way: unless you find screens particularly eye-straining or have extreme battery-life desires, I don’t really see e-ink tech as worth the downsides at this point, at least for non-text content. For a watch where I want an always-on screen and endless battery and I’ll never watch video on it? Yes, I want more e-ink and low-power LED tech and the like. But for tablets? I’m good with the vibrant colors of a glowing LED screen.

      •  jcarax   ( @jcarax@beehaw.org ) 
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        31 year ago

        Watches sound great on e-ink, but last I looked into it, the displays couldn’t support the frequency of refreshes over a reasonable life time.

        I’m with you, by the way. I do like having a compact e-ink reader, but I really don’t want to do anything but that with it.

        •  Pxtl   ( @Pxtl@lemmy.ca ) 
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          1 year ago

          Huh, that’s disappointing. It’s funny how everybody keeps experimenting but nobody seems to have topped the Pebble for watch form-factor: low-power gameboy-ish LED screen and more of an old-school micro-controller chip instead of a phone-like chip and just use the “shake to wake” functionality to brighten the backlight.

          Pebble might not have been the smartest smartwatch, but it was definitely the watchyest smartwatch. Always-on screen and week-long battery.