Sony's A4 Sized Digital Paper Notepad Uses E Ink Mobius & Is Awesome
@thebigk
•
Oct 24, 2024
Oct 24, 2024
1.6K
Very soon, the A4 size papers would be a thing of passé. Sony's engineers have developed a digital equivalent of A4 size paper. The notepad would be the world's first to use the E Ink Mobius - an innovative flexible electronic paper display technology. Sony's collaborated with E Ink to develop the technology for forming high precision thin film transistors on plastic, eliminating the need of glass. This makes the display light and flexible and Sony says that they'll begin mass producing the digital paper by the end of this year.
Usually, such devices are made by sandwiching TFTs between glass sheets. But the new panels employ plastic instead of glass. This allows the displays to be much lighter and durable. The prototype demonstrated by Sony sports 1200x1600 pixel resolution that weighs just 60 grams; about 50% lighter than its glass companion. The digital notepad itself weighs about 358 grams and is about 6.8 mm thick. What's most interesting about the display is that the battery life of this notepad would be cool 3 - weeks!
Check out the video demonstration of the notepad that shows a PDF document being rendered on the display. The display is touch-enabled and allows the users to draw lines, or add notes to the document.
The team behind the notepad expects it to be used in Universities and has tied up with Waseda, Hosei, and Ritsumeikan Universities. A commercial launch of the notepad is expected later this year. We don't have any information on the pricing yet.
Via: #-Link-Snipped-#
Usually, such devices are made by sandwiching TFTs between glass sheets. But the new panels employ plastic instead of glass. This allows the displays to be much lighter and durable. The prototype demonstrated by Sony sports 1200x1600 pixel resolution that weighs just 60 grams; about 50% lighter than its glass companion. The digital notepad itself weighs about 358 grams and is about 6.8 mm thick. What's most interesting about the display is that the battery life of this notepad would be cool 3 - weeks!
Check out the video demonstration of the notepad that shows a PDF document being rendered on the display. The display is touch-enabled and allows the users to draw lines, or add notes to the document.
Sony's engineers say that one of the problems with the touch-screen displays is that you can't rest your hands on the screen when you're writing. But with the new E Ink technology, you can use it just the way you use regular paper - even rest your hand on it while writing. The team behind the notepad expects it to be used in Universities and has tied up with Waseda, Hosei, and Ritsumeikan Universities. A commercial launch of the notepad is expected later this year. We don't have any information on the pricing yet.
(Click On Thumbnails For Bigger Image)
Via: #-Link-Snipped-#
