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What’s Happening at Pixel Qi – Mary Lou Jepsen’s Blog

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August 26, 2009 at 9:43 am ·

Above is a comparison between the new Pixel Qi screen and other screens available – enjoy! – Mary Lou

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Dedicated eReaders, multiple mode Screens, multiple purpose Devices

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December 19, 2009

Notion Ink’s new smartpad, which is powered by PixelQi multi-mode screens, is hard to categorize i.e.

It’s neither a dedicated eReader like the Kindle, nor is it a LCD screen multi-purpose device.

It changes the game totally.

So far we’ve had to choose between -

1. Dedicated eReaders that are great for reading, with screens that work in sunlight and don’t hurt the eyes. However, they can’t really do much apart from reading.
2. Multiple-purpose devices that are ‘good enough’ for reading. They might not specialize in reading but they do a lot of other things.

It’s been a clear demarcation. Now, with Pixel Qi screens we suddenly have a whole new category.

Let’s consider the impact.

Screen suited for reading books

Consider the Pixel Qi screen in eReader mode -

Reflective Black and white (64 shades of grayscale).

The screen has a lot of pluses -

1. Black and white with 64 shades of grayscale sounds intriguing – current eReaders have black and white with 16 shades of gray.
2. It’s reflective so it works in sunshine.
3. It uses very little battery power in black and white mode (as compared to color LCD screens).
4. You can watch video in reflective mode – something that eInk probably won’t get for at least 2 years. 

Take a look at this video which shows both the black and white mode and the screen in sunlight –