This has been brought up _a lot_ so I'd like to pin it up here; The Pebble smartwatch doesn't actually have an E-ink display. They (rather brazenly) called it an "ePaper" display or something like that, but it was in reality a very low power LCD from Sharp called Memory LCD. I myself owned a Pebble, and while I loved that thing and wish it still worked (it had the display go wonky), I was disappointed when I received it to find out the screen wasn't actually E-ink like in my Reader. It was a very good LCD, and used barely any power, but it was more like the Casio watch featured in this video; a greyscale LCD with the same viewing angle limitations. The later Pebble Time models simply used a color version of the same display tech, and no E-ink was involved.

@fromfin90

5 жыл бұрын

i also had a Pebble, really liked it before mine as well went screen wonky :-(

@patemathic

5 жыл бұрын

I had and still have mine. I fixed the wonky screen by stuffing the insides with toilet paper. Believe it or not, it holds the loose display connector in pretty well!

@fromfin90

5 жыл бұрын

@@patemathic curious. Imma have a look into it. Perhaps not toiletpaper but a foam pab. Thanks for the idea!

@atom_zero5413

5 жыл бұрын

OK. You realize the bit at the beginning was hilarious and you need to do a roast on ludicrous Kickstarters, right?

@beteg2

5 жыл бұрын

There are smarphones like Your dreams laptop. www.e-ink-info.com/e-ink-devices/mobile-phones

1950: There will be holographic displays in the future. 2019: This display looks like a regular sheet of paper.

@JuliaC-sp5qk

4 жыл бұрын

tbf I think they'd be almost as amazed at regular paper displays as they would holographic displays

@westelaudio943

4 жыл бұрын

*2006

@nobodynowhere5213

4 жыл бұрын

2019: everyone just repeats the same joke again and again 2019: and again and again and again 2019: and again and again and again 2019: and again and again and again 2019: and again and again and again 2019: and again and again and again 2019: and again and again and again 2019: and again and again and again 2019: and again and again and again 2019: and again and again and again 2019: and again and again and again

@chunguslover

4 жыл бұрын

@@nobodynowhere5213 nice one

@codemiesterbeats

4 жыл бұрын

Even more hilariously, it ALMOST looks like a sheet of paper. Reminds me of a quip I made on a "evolution of humans" ted talk type thing... the guy starts his proverbial tooting of human evolution's horns by saying "It took thousands of years for humans to walk out of Africa" I said something like "Well if ever you thought mankind is the most advanced creature on the planet, just remember it took us thousands of years to walk out of Africa" lol

I love your ability to deliver the funniest lame joke in the middle of an incredibly interesting and informative video

@Lardum

5 жыл бұрын

Your sitting there learning a bunch, he tells the joke. 2 seconds later you realize what he said and chuckle

@FernieCanto

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lardum And you have to pause the video because you're laughing, even though you're not sure whether you should be laughing, and you go back and watch again and laugh again anyway.

@DOCTOR_SONG

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ha is weird that I suddenly laughed rather evily and loudly at this moment ??? LOL Ok well then we must all bee a bit nuts .

@viatomic

4 жыл бұрын

The dodo joke got a chuckle outta me

@MarginalSC

3 жыл бұрын

He spends so much time with the dry humor, the overt humor hits harder.

Man, I would love an e-ink laptop, just for word processing. That'd be a game changer for me.

@ashtonyaklin6836

2 жыл бұрын

AYO LEAD HEAD

@thesaintjimmy88

2 жыл бұрын

Thats actually a brilliant idea although I think it would be even better to have a sort of e-ink notebook. Like an iPad in terms of touch but using e-ink. An infinite notebook I guess. I'd pay good money for one

@zoomerenhd

2 жыл бұрын

This would be great for Chromebooks.

@xaviafh7269

2 жыл бұрын

Just think about playing video games on it lol

@RealCadde

2 жыл бұрын

@@xaviafh7269 I don't see a problem with that. The games just have to be suitable for the purpose. Here's a list of some games that could work just fine on an E-ink display: Tic-Tac-Toe Chess (And any other board game really, i am going to list a few others just because i thought of them but any board game would work just fine) Tetris (to some extent) Sudoku Go Drawing charades Maze solving Hangman (with OCR) ... Any other pen and paper game.

This video legitimately taught me how an Etch-a-Sketch works.. a decade late but I'm so excited!!!

@holocaust_2.0

2 жыл бұрын

I always had an idea of how an etch-a-sketch worked, I just thought it was a silver colored sand inside it and I always thought it used static electricity somehow to make it stick to the viewing pane.

@acorn6173

2 жыл бұрын

@Southern Soul same

@shayne7

7 ай бұрын

The name makes so much more sense now! Etch-a-Sketch scratching the picture into place, by removing, not adding. Fascinating!

While the Sony Reader isn't really the main focus of this video, its story is a little interesting. Would you be interested in a video exploring the history and downfall of the Reader?

@adamfrancissmith5511

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Very much so.

@DoctorFatman

5 жыл бұрын

>Would you be interested in a video… Yes, the answer is always “yes”.

@davidlylejones

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@kilrahvp

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! You got me wondering about it everytime you mentioned it. Actually had to re-listen to the "2 failures in as many sentences" as I wasn't getting the first one... Didn't know they were failures

@Bizarre-Daniel

5 жыл бұрын

Another video yay

"actually, what's to stop the display of showing 50 shades of grey, amirite? HA HAA" I loled

@reyariass

5 жыл бұрын

caio rib same 😂

@martinsindans1341

5 жыл бұрын

The joke is so bad it's funny

@a.lampman2165

4 жыл бұрын

his laugh made me do the air coming out of nose maneuver

@renakunisaki

4 жыл бұрын

The way it cuts off is perfect.

@0Clewi0

4 жыл бұрын

I saw it coming, why do I have to laugh at jokes before they're made?

Wow I can’t believe Lenovo made your idea! Exactly how you segested! If you haven’t already check out the new half e ink laptop they revealed at CES it’s definitely worth a look. Thanks for the great videos. This is got to be one of my favourite channels.

@adog3129

Жыл бұрын

thats so cool

@a.lollipop

Жыл бұрын

i didn't realize this video is from 3 years ago and i thought he was joking about it, this is hilarious lmao

I knew an e-ink engineer, that brought prototype e-readers home with him. I'm still amazed by them.

any e-reader capable of full colour should be made compatable with .cbr format so that it can read comic book files.

@arootube

5 жыл бұрын

This would be heavenly, but I tend to do a lot of zooming. I suppose if the screen was a proper size that wouldn't be an issues.

@genijable

4 жыл бұрын

I am already doing it to manga. I even have a script/ code that transforms the single pictures of a manga to an epub. It works suprisingly well for some, but every now and then when there is a double page it fails greatly. You can not even read what is written there originally, because it gets pushed on such a narrow display.

@andriusdaraskevicius

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of new ones have Android OS so you can do pretty much anything with them

@Qui-9

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know there was a separate format for comics... What's the reason?

@DacLMK

4 жыл бұрын

On my Kindle paperwhite I'm able to put manga by downloading the images, putting them on PDF and they work perfectly on my Kindle.

That _Fifty Shades_ gag made me laugh aloud. Loved this video, man! ❤️

@Shotblur

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the point of Fifty Shades gags was being unable to laugh aloud

@tedliljenquist

5 жыл бұрын

Shotblur damnit you beat me to it 😂

@glook

5 жыл бұрын

While it was a good gag, his over-exaggerated laugh was the thing that got me.

@tyranneous

5 жыл бұрын

Came here to say all these things!

@lztx

5 жыл бұрын

@@Shotblur I guess it depends if you are the gagger or gaggee

I was today years old when I learned that an Etch-a-Sketch doesn’t draw with a magnet and now the name makes so much more sense.

@unerbittlich

2 жыл бұрын

But there are some working with a pen and magnets

@holocaust_2.0

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I remember taking apart an etch-a-sketch as a kid and making a giant fucking mess. Didn't help that I used a hammer and screw driver to pry it apart.

@wades623

Жыл бұрын

​@@holocaust_2.0 that aluminum dust is probably still hanging out in certain places

@maikerugo

Жыл бұрын

Though a Magna Doodle does; which uses a tech somewhat similar to e-ink displays.

@musicaccount3340

Жыл бұрын

Etch-a-Sketch doesn't, but some competitors do work with magnets. Look up "magnetic drawing board" - their screen is a grid of hexagons and it comes with a magnetic pen

This is actually the first time I've ever heard of e-ink, I always thought e-readers used LCD screens, because I've never seen one up close, nor paid attention to their display behavior at angles.

@RockinEnabled

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, there are e-readers with common LCD screens. I've never understood their existence.

@RockinEnabled

Жыл бұрын

BUT I remember watching Fight Club for the first time - and it was on an LCD e-reader! One of the best movie experiences, regardless of how awful it sounds :D Re-watched in the cinema later ofc.

@aetimes2

Жыл бұрын

@@RockinEnabled What movie?

@RockinEnabled

Жыл бұрын

@@aetimes2 Fight Club. I've written it there.

I had the exact same reaction the first time I handled a store display model. "Oh why do they put these cardboa... WHAT WIZARDRY IS THIS??"

@Garbaz

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@TalenGryphon

5 жыл бұрын

Witchcraft!

@Russocass

5 жыл бұрын

When I saw it I thought there was a piece of paper behind the screen 😂

@matthewsalvas5547

4 жыл бұрын

tree-wizadry mixed with velocitation, of course. In the words of the most noble sage, Dave Chapelle, "sometimes...well, sometimes, you gotta race...."

My college uses small e-ink screens next to each door to display and automatically update the room schedule for classes. It's really cool.

@omardude39

5 жыл бұрын

Can you post any photos of that? That sounds like a really ideal application of e-ink displays

@JeanRodo

5 жыл бұрын

GambitsEnd In prettty sure target and Best Buy uses them too for price changes.

@GAIUSJAKE

5 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome.

@jasondent4701

5 жыл бұрын

In an area I used to work at, the bus stops had these displays for when the next bus was coming

@pisse3000

5 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the tiny time tables at the bus stops in my city are e-ink too. Super neat.

several years later, but FINALLY we have an E-ink laptop-LCD combo like you described! it was at CES this year iirc can't remember who made it though

@davidcalhoun4081

Жыл бұрын

Lenovo ThinkBook Twist

@DungWhole

8 ай бұрын

What about the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus that was announced in 2020?

@LutraLovegood

8 ай бұрын

And last year Dasung announced the Paperlike U monitor!

@KOTYAR1

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for providing model name Davidcalhoun

You described my first experience with an e-reader. Right down to being at Borders, thinking it was a display unit, and being blown away when the buttons actually worked.

The 'visible in daylight' thing is the best thing about them, in my opinion.

10:48 That 50 Shades of Grey pun made me fall out of my chair laughing. That maniacal laugh was very well edited.

@someonefar5600

2 жыл бұрын

Gaand tooti majja aaya

@acorn6173

2 жыл бұрын

@Someone Far go see a doctor

@mukmewx

Жыл бұрын

Same! LOL

@martincerny3294

Жыл бұрын

with the quick cut to next scene, it's just perfect.

@crashmat1042

Жыл бұрын

I loled

Few things in this world are better than Alec laughing at his own jokes. This made my week 😂

This channel is amazing. I'm learning so much. I've hit a rough patch and quit my environmental engineering job for mental reasons. I feel like I can't do anything. But viewing this keeps me interested and curious in science. I'm inspired. Thank you so much for this.

Wait... A Sony product that didn't use a Memory Stick but an SD Card?

@Cherijo78

5 жыл бұрын

My PRS-600, the first touchscreen model (which has crap contrast due to it being an overlay on the screen) has both MS and SD.

@TechnologyConnections

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it has a slot for each.

@smalltime0

5 жыл бұрын

​@@TechnologyConnections ​WHAT

@TonyW79SFV

5 жыл бұрын

Towards the late 2000s & early 2010s Sony began to utilize SD cards on their products, many are hybrid card readers that takes Memory Stick or SD cards. The Sony DSC-TX7 Cyber-shot digital camera from 2010 is one of those products.

@KingOfKYA

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty common now the nex line (and most of the consumer cameras)of cameras also accept a sony duo or a sd card, in the same slot.

10:53 scary evil laughter gives me shivers

@yakuza01

5 жыл бұрын

LOL, that caught me by surprise too. Very out of character for him. Loved it!

@GUIRADE95

5 жыл бұрын

Snowflake

@MDZPNMD

5 жыл бұрын

I had to chuckle, mediocre joke, great laugh

@Skavenyy

5 жыл бұрын

He saved my day, I can’t stop listening again and again :)

I’m so interested in these! After a bad concussion last year, I can’t stand to be on regular phone/computer/TV screens long without intense eye and head pain. LCD screens basically strobe at such a fast rate that it isn’t consciously perceptible, but it causes problems for post concussion and epileptic folks. I think having an e ink monitor would help me immensely

@rolls_8798

2 жыл бұрын

adaptive refresh screens on newer phones might help you out - most flagships have them now, even just regular high refresh rate screens *may* be a leg up - basically all flagship phone screens and many budget ones as well, easy to come by for monitors as well (usually marketed for gamers, and generally range from 90Hz to 244Hz) note that CRTs have super high refresh rates so that might be something. these might not be fast enough for you or you may be referring to the actual flickering from the switch mode power supply, in which case these don't help I definitely notice the flickering too when it's been a few days since I slept, I think in those instances it is just the refresh rate, unfortunately I also notice the 50Hz flicker of the shitty industrial lights in our exam hall which is quite detrimental to academic performance (but so is insomnia and being a lazy fuck)

@RockinEnabled

2 жыл бұрын

good monitors (especially with LED backlight) don't flicker. Refresh rate is not about strobing at all.

@jms9057

Жыл бұрын

I get migraines, and screens will set them off when other trigger factors are stacking up (storms, sleep/eating irregularities, etc.). I have an e-ink Kindle, and have always wanted a e-ink monitors. For me, the trigger has to do with the backlighting -it's related to another light trigger for me, which is overhead lighting that shines down into my eyes at a particular angle (I've only met one other person who has that same overhead light angle trigger, but it's nice to know it's not just me!). E-ink is far more comfortable on the eyes and would be great to have for work!

@rolls_8798

Жыл бұрын

@@jms9057 I don't get migraines from it - or at least I don't stick around long enough for them to happen - but that kind of overhead lighting is super irritating from me. it's a lot worse now with all these idiots replacing their bulbs with downlights to be 'chic' or something. It's like it's refracting off of your pupil and there's a haze in front of everything. e-ink displays are definitely more 'natural', because your eyes were meant to perceive the way light reflects off of matte opaque objects, not have coloured LED light fired at them

@lassipulkkinen273

Жыл бұрын

@@rolls_8798 "CRTs have super high refresh rates" What? No they don't. They're probably much worse in terms of flicker, too. And this has already been pointed out, but as far as I know LCDs transition directly from one color to another (without an intermediate phase that one could call a 'strobe'). So if an LCD appears to flicker it would have to be the backlight doing it, probably an old pre-LED one. I suppose LED backlights probably do in fact flicker because of the way dimming is implemented, but the frequency would be much higher than 50 Hz, to the point that I wouldn't expect it to be noticeable under any circumstances.

15:19 Lol, It almost feels like Lenovo listened xd. This year they anoucend Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Twist with one OLED display and one E-ink that can be rotated. Check it out

The strangest thing about the Sony reader for me was the fact, that it supports actual SD cards and isn't limited to various flavors of MemoryStick

@ddnava96

4 жыл бұрын

MemoryStick Pro DUO

@ShradeCorelancer

4 жыл бұрын

@@ddnava96 nah theres a sd adapter to that. sony already gave up this battle that huawei just started again

@ddnava96

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShradeCorelancer.Yeah, but it was a thing a few years ago. I remember my PSP needing one of those overpriced MemoryStick Pro DUO. Things didn't get much better with the infamous PSP Go nor the PS Vita

@MaxOakland

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! They must actually want it to succeed

@user-po6hn9id1t

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShradeCorelancer what? Do they take M2 cards?

The burst of laughter after fifty shades of grey joke absolutely killed me. Good stuff as always

"E ink has developed a full-color e-ink display but there aren't any applications" Comic book readers and photographers: "Are we a joke to you?"

@Djblois1

3 жыл бұрын

He meant they weren't used yet.

7:09 I once wasted a good part of a day as a kid meticulously scraping the whole thing to see how it worked, it was pretty amazing.

I’d love an epaper wall calendar- perfect application.

@Preinstallable

3 жыл бұрын

🧠🧠🧠

@Jaymac720

3 жыл бұрын

That’s actually genius

@psrivastav

3 жыл бұрын

Thats actually an amazing business idea,

@williamthesoccerstar

3 жыл бұрын

Joan Board.

I'm sad that this late comment is going to be lost among all the others, but E-Ink Corporation opened an office in Cambridge that was formerly an office for an elevator company. The building had just a single floor. And elevator company, with a single floor. True story.

@hoperules8874

2 жыл бұрын

lol-awesome comment!

@badcatalex

2 жыл бұрын

omg

@davidcolter

2 жыл бұрын

Their business had its ups and downs....

@grantdavis5992

2 жыл бұрын

So the elevator company got in on the ground floor but still had ups and downs? 40 years ago I worked on elevators in an 8 story 40+ year old industrial building in NYC and sometimes rode on top of the cars when working on them. My job definitely had ups and downs.

@saeedgnu

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's why they moved and gave it to a more flat product business.

I haven't even finished watching the video but can't help but underline the shots a little after 03:00. The very cinematic travellings while showing the quality of the device's display is pure genius. I can already tell you I'll replay the clip as soon as I get to the end. To quote Jim/valerie: thank God for you.

I just absolutely appreciate your videos - so bloody well-informed a man you are, and your videos are so rich in content, appropriate intelligent humor, and a very clever flow of topics and word structures. Just as you said, "...8 shades of grey..." I immediately thought about the "50 Shades Trilogy" and knew you were going to make that joke. I loved it!

When I first got a Kindle, around 10 years ago, and anybody asked me how it worked (with such low power consumption and not heating up) I explained that the screen was just like a high-tech Etch-a-Sketch, moving tiny physical elements around instead of projecting light.

@joygillum1120

3 жыл бұрын

Eric Kleefeld, fantastic explanation

*hears "I would love to have a computer monitor with the physical appearance of paper.* *instantly hits like button.*

@storerestore

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that'll be revolutionary. No more dark office. No more struggling to see the screen outside. Beach office, forest office...

@Gabriel2.0

4 жыл бұрын

I was reading this comment exactly as he spoke the words hahaha

@MCAndyT

4 жыл бұрын

+

@storerestore

4 жыл бұрын

@RevolutionaryGhost One might even say ghastly!

@ferociousgumby

4 жыл бұрын

You have the best avatar in human history.

7:50 the positively charged black particles are indeed for more contrast! They dont react as strongly to the field as the white TD particles, so a weak charge gives you a grayish particle mix but a strong charge gets whiter.

And here we are in 2023 where I can easily buy a full color e-ink display, there's a laptop that's been announced with a 12 Hz e-ink panel on the back of the display, and you can even buy full size plug-and-play e-ink monitors though they're extremely expensive.

pigment PIGMENT P I G M E N T ! P I G M E N T ! ! ! *MANIACAL LAUGHTER at **10:54*

@enilenis

5 жыл бұрын

50 Shades of great humor

okay that joke was too well edited. iu watch this show for the in depth analysis on stuff but i gotta say the well timed humor, though often very dry, is absolutely perfect XD

@danijel-ch2gk

5 жыл бұрын

dry/deadpan humor is one of my favorites ... hard to do it right

@joshuacavender1536

4 жыл бұрын

Dry like a popcorn fart.

I remember having this Sony reader. It was amazing and I don't think anything was even comparable at the time. It would have been amazing to see how this technology progressed. Imagine the battery life of laptops and how thin it would have been. I do remember the conceptualized color e-ink, there was also some wrist watches using e-ink.

15:25 A dual screen Laptop at with a regular display on one side and an e ink display was just shown off at CES this year. Its kind of funny that he predicted it.

@daniel_75820

Жыл бұрын

I was gonna comment this lol, maybe they got the idea from an intern who watches his channel or something.

10:54 lol

@lintonfr

3 жыл бұрын

Surprised no one noticed this yet lol

@paragonmuffin

3 жыл бұрын

I knew it was coming.... But I laughed so hard! XD

@shadout

3 жыл бұрын

I really hope the only reason he got the book was to make the joke

@EliStettner

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe that they didn’t call that book 69 shades of grey.

@rapha2028

3 жыл бұрын

That laugh though...

As long as I've known about e-ink I've always wanted an e-poster or some sort of big electronic photo display. It's the perfect application. A pretty picture that changes every day. A calendar that updates itself. Maybe even giant warning signs for alarms. Oh, I just thought of this. A push button office door sign. Like "out of office" be back in 1 hour. basically I think we should move this technology away from electronic devices and more towards everyday electronic signage and art.

@MushVPeets

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, to me the potential of E-Ink is not necessarily in spamming out millions of handheld E-Ink devices, as nice as those are. It's in posters, advertising and flyers, mall maps, calendars, signs, desks... As innovation and development goes, you don't need lightning-fast refresh rate or fancy colours, you just need a cheap way to make a _lot_ of E-Ink surface.

@EebstertheGreat

5 жыл бұрын

It would still need to periodically refresh to avoid burn-in, so it would drain some power. I don't know whether it's enough to worry about, and I imagine you could make displays that refresh more slowly but are less subject to burn-in, saving power.

@MushVPeets

5 жыл бұрын

@@EebstertheGreat Could a PV strip (as seen in 'solar' calculators) reclaiming ambient light be sufficient to run the refreshes?

@EebstertheGreat

5 жыл бұрын

@@MushVPeets Seems likely to me. It would turn off in darkness, which is fine, because you can't see it in darkness anyway.

@Innomen

5 жыл бұрын

/screams in patent

As someone who plays a lot of video games, I really want to see what interactive media can do visuals-wise when you introduce electrowetting screens into the mix. Something like _Dishonored 2_ with its "painting in motion" visual style looking like an _actual painting_ would be a dream come true. Being able to play with lighting using a mix of matte and backlit sections of your screen could open a lot of creative doors.

10:55 BRILLIANT

7:05 I recognize that loss edit

@LazyScoutJace

4 жыл бұрын

Is that loss?

@spoondancer2230

4 жыл бұрын

oh my god...

@Neopumper666

3 жыл бұрын

Duuuuuuuude

@connivingkhajiit

3 жыл бұрын

Not loss

@defski

3 жыл бұрын

That is totally loss.

I use flux as well, but something I notice in even a dark room is regardless of how red the screen is shifted, the screen's backlight still shines through, and that backlight is still white, and some of it still gets through. For example, on the lowest setting, 1200K I believe, I can still see a relatively white glow on my ceiling, rather than red like my screen is showing. Flux does certainly help, but unless you have an OLED monitor, you'll still have the white backlight behind the LCD.

Always good - thanks for another one. I have an old Kindle someone gave me, it won me over. Being able to up the text size is a huge part of it. Also being able to carry around so many books while weighing less than one paper book.

My local transit network recently starting adding e-ink screens at larger stations with ride information and waiting time for the next train/bus. Kind of cool to see and handy if you don't have a smartphone.

i'd be super interested in a full-color e-reader for comic books in full color.

@Broockle

5 жыл бұрын

that technology is hopefully in development somewhere. I've never cn anything that could potentially do that. They should start by adding a bit of color to the kindle

@Raguleader

4 жыл бұрын

Comic books, magazines, textbooks, lots of great applications when that tech becomes practical and profitable. I've seen e-readers that double as digital notetaking devices, so I imagine they'd take advantage of a color palette too.

@NonsensicalSpudz

4 жыл бұрын

like some kinda of tablet with a colour screen. maybe someday such a device will exist

@DarthCiliatus

4 жыл бұрын

@@NonsensicalSpudz a tablet with perfect sunlight visibility, no eyestrain, and very low power draw.

@NonsensicalSpudz

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarthCiliatus maybe in the future? anyway back to my iPad Pro

It's been a while and this technology has become so much more advanced (I just got myself a Boox air 3 C (color eInk) It would be cool if you could review this at some point since there have been so many advancements since this video. Thanks for all you hard work (and not so hard work in November)

15:20 Lenovo listened to you with their thinkbook twist. E ink on one side. Twist the screen, and OLED on the other side.

1. The e-ink development mainly focused on increasing the contrast and resolution. Now, e-ink produces 300 dpi screens. 2. e-ink screens development is surely hindered by patents. Actually, E-ink inc. is the ONLY manufacturer of e-ink screens because of this. That's why, all the high-end readers are literally the same when it comes to screen quality. Only software and lighting differentiates them. That's why I ended up with cheap, chinese Onyx reader. The screen was the same as in then current Paperwhite and it cost only 1/3 as much. 3. Paperwhite uses a bunch of LEDs that are on the sides of the screen, so then the light bounces off it and goes to our eyes, it's actually way less straining that direct light (and latest models can vary the temperature if the light). 4. If you'd want to try out e-ink as screen, you might want to try Onyx Boox Max2. It has HDMI input so you can use it as a PnP monitor. I'd say it's enough if you want to do some text processing. 5. On the topic of low-power, reflective screens, Qualcomm had a promising concept a few years back. It was called Mirasol and while it's colours were a bit dull, it's response time was low enough to watch videos and enjoy smooth animations. I think there was a smartwatch that used it (I don't remember if it was ever launched).

@Innomen

5 жыл бұрын

Good old intellectual property law. Criminalizing innovation for well over a century!

@YounesLayachi

5 жыл бұрын

Someone who knows about mirasol !

@MrBobaFett

5 жыл бұрын

Where are you finding Onyx Boox at 1/3rd the cost of the Paperwhite? I've finding closer to the opposite as far as the pricing.

@Innomen

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrBobaFett for real, the thing is on amazon for 800 freaking bucks.

@joaopoppel9898

5 жыл бұрын

@@Innomen you cant compare the boox max 2 to a paperwhite... Dude this device has like tripple the size of a paperwhite and a dozen other features a paperwhite can only dream of. The author obviously meant one of the cheaper models, which are prizey. (Probably not a third of a paperwhite, but far from 800 bucks)

Dude, never never ever stop making videos, one day, people on Mars will have to learn why they don't use beta cassette to record their Marstube videos.

@RiasatSalminSami

5 жыл бұрын

evolor now I wanna see martian cassette porn.

@ashwalk85

5 жыл бұрын

I read that way too fast

10:51 That near-psychotic maniacal laugh is brilliant. I doubt it went in one shot but it felt natural.

i just now realized that at CES 2023 there was a laptop literally like you described as i was rewatching this video, how neat!

10:50 - Terrible, completely awful, joke, literally the worst. Exceptionally fantastic delivery :P

@ArcturusOTE

5 жыл бұрын

You mean literaturely the worst? :)

@DragoonWarrior790

5 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. I did not see that coming and it had me laughing for several seconds.

@vexbanearamori7224

5 жыл бұрын

damnit...i laughed again.

@sporkafife

4 жыл бұрын

The massive overbearing laugh suddenly cutting off for him to instantly go back to talking normally is comedy gold

@doomyboi

4 жыл бұрын

I read this comment. I knew there was a stinker coming. It *still* got me!

That Sony Reader is in impeccable condition. Well done!

@im.empimp

5 жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed at the condition of his hardware! I don't think I ever had a week old Casio watch that was in as good a condition as his decades old Casio displayed @4:17

@dmf81

5 жыл бұрын

Still have 2 of these in perfect condition. I do miss the buttons.

Man this is taking me back. I remember when e-ink e-readers first got big in the States. They were all the rage. I got one of the early amazon Kindles. I think it was the second edition. It was the only non-laptop device I had connected to the internet in highschool/middle school, so I often scrolled the internet on it. It was interesting to see how it would interpret certain websites. Unfortunately, a bunch of the microcapsules just froze up, and got "stuck", so I had to get a new one.

Dude I love your videos! As a contractor/Carpenter I'm in the trades and not being able to call myself a legit electrician, I do however handle all my own wiring and stuff, as well as plumbing and everything else and the last few years have become quite the techy guy. Doing some crazy RGB projects and some really cool stuff which definitely breaks up the monotony of the every day kitchen and bathroom remodels... just wanted to say hi and thank you for your vids.. awesome service but also very entertaining making it fun to learn stuff i thought I already knew enough about to get by. Example: why use the hot water (and not cold) for the dishwasher??? Makes so much sense once you think about it 🤔 and lots more stuff! I normally don't do these kind of posts, in fact this may be my first, but I thought it was only fair that I payed some homage respect and acknowledgement for your work! It is appreciated! And super helpful! Truth be told...The reason I decided on this one to write something was also to say ...... the cover pic for this lesson! The b&w headshot! Bruh ! Badass mugshot! Pretty intimidating bro! Thx again!

10:45 😂 his laugh

@ricardocruz4235

3 жыл бұрын

After getting used to his stonefaced deadpan delivery that laugh was too funny

@Blubb5000

3 жыл бұрын

I had to pause at that point for a bit. That was so great.

@miguelcarmona3036

3 жыл бұрын

@@Blubb5000 Same lol

all I want, really, is a good-size e-ink display for the raspberry pi. it'd be nice to turn one of my keyboards into a dedicated word processor

@DonVigaDeFierro

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, this would be amazing to have.

@fernarias

5 жыл бұрын

Search ebay: Waveshare 7.5 inch E-Ink display HAT SPI e-paper for Raspberry Pi 3B+ two color

@christophermorin9036

4 жыл бұрын

you might find the constant flashing for every letter you type off putting.

@markkeilys

4 жыл бұрын

@@christophermorin9036 if it's coded right only the parts that change would need to flash.. basicly it would be an old-styile block cursor

@ilia-ned

4 жыл бұрын

@@fernarias You may find even 10 inches one of the same brand!

15:19 This dual-type laptop screen is an amazing, fantastic idea! Addendum: It’s called the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Twist, available now!

You’re awesome dude. You go through the trenches to teach and demonstrate how we got to where we are today. I really appreciate your videos! Thank you!

See video title "Exploring the World of E-Ink". Think, who the heck would want to watch a video about E-Ink?! Realise its Technology Connections. Watch video about E-Ink.

@sillykristy

5 жыл бұрын

Can't relate. I'd watch any video on cool technology unless it's HowToBasic.

@magnatron1086

5 жыл бұрын

@@sillykristy I agree. But in 2019 I'm struggling to see E-Ink as "cool" :-) Only a few KZreadrs could make a topic that might have been cool a good few years ago interesting to watch. Technology Connections is pretty much top of that list :-)

@flowjob3813

5 жыл бұрын

It amazes me how good he is at presenting technical stuff in such an entertaining way with so much facts! even if I know exactly how something works and why and what not, I still watch the video because it is so awesome

@NeoJiNeTiK

5 жыл бұрын

Love geeking out on real geek stuff!

@NameHierEinfuegen

5 жыл бұрын

I still love my trusty old sony prs-t1. E-ink rocks for reading books or papers. The technology might be pretty well known by now, but you can still amaze a lot of people who have never seen it in person ;).

I own a Kobo Aura 2 and it's honestly the best device I've ever bought. I used to hate reading until a friend showed me her e-reader. Turns out all I needed was a uniform page terrain level and the ability to change font and font size.

@eekee6034

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up reading books, all the books I could get my hands on, and yet I still vastly prefer electronic displays. They're just more comfortable (when adjusted properly).

@andrewweitzman4006

Жыл бұрын

@@eekee6034 For me, it was reaching bookshelf critical mass. There was just no more room! My starter was a Kobo Mini, and then moved onto my Nia just recently.

15:39 you asked for Lenovo ThinkBook Plus gen 2

loved this video! i’ve recently dug up my kindle paperwhite again, and it’s just as great as i remember :D it’s cool to learn some of the technology behind it!

The bloopers at the end are great. It makes you realize how hard he works to create free flowing, professional content.

E-paper would be perfect for outdoor advertising and signs on the airport, especially multilingual signs.

@nerychristian

5 жыл бұрын

Car License plates would be another use.

@tcphll

5 жыл бұрын

@@nerychristian Why would a car license need to change?

@SuLokify

4 жыл бұрын

It would be fantastic for price/product signs on shelves as well

@alberoDiSpazio

4 жыл бұрын

Until it gets dark.

@dnb5661

4 жыл бұрын

Some stores already use a simmilar thing for advertising inside their building. Not sure if I have seen it outdoors before.

Brb gonna go watch that tech moan video first because I don't think I've seen it yet. Thanks for all the amazing content Technology Connections

i lost it at 10:54. Recently came across your library of content TC, i like you :)

Could you imagine an e-ink based linux distro. If you want a mostly text based OS as a writer or something and have the monitor he asked for that would be really cool especially from a productivity standpoint

@markkeilys

4 жыл бұрын

huh, A modern electric typewriter... I could get behind that idea.

@PNGpyro

4 жыл бұрын

@@markkeilys You could check out the hemmingwrite (sorry, freewrite now) if you can stomach the 500$ price tag - or you could do what I did and finagle a keyboard onto a rooted Nook Glowlight, one of the few e-readers that natively runs android (and the only one that's not stupid expensive.) But even just typing, the refresh rate issue is still a problem, and I bet the freewrite is worse; even with the nook's experimental 'fast refresh' modes enabled through tweaking, I can barely type at half-speed if I want to see my words appear as I hit keys. Honestly, if you're interested in a decent electric word-processor, I'd suggest investigating the alphasmart. It's dated, but really amazingly well made for it's time. LCD screen and membrane keyboard, sure, but lighter and faster and much, much cheaper.

@asuasuasu

3 жыл бұрын

most ereaders are already linux, the issue is whether they're open enough to run custom software. kobos are, kindles depend strongly on the model and firmware version.

@jaxblonk5127

3 жыл бұрын

I've once seen a video of an electronic typewriter from like the 30s that got pursuaded to run linux. that was pretty neat.

13:47 "Supposedly, E-Ink Holdings has developed a full-color display, but I'm not aware of any applications of it." Dude. DUDE. Comic Book E-Readers!! SOMEBODY BUY THE RIGHTS!!

@IceMetalPunk

4 жыл бұрын

He meant he's not aware of anyone who has applied it yet, not that there are no potential applications.

@thejacal2704

4 жыл бұрын

@@IceMetalPunk It's not 'what he meant', it's exactly what he said; ''applications OF it'', he didn't say 'applications FOR it'.

@Clara_Page

4 жыл бұрын

The perfect MANGA Reader also!!!!!!!!

@TurtleCraftZ1

4 жыл бұрын

@@Clara_Page Most manga is printed in black and white, is it not

@jasonna4285

3 жыл бұрын

My thing with comic books has always been how thin they were, I would love to be able to just read volume after volume on an e reader. I'm surprised none of the comic book companies would think of this

I always appreciate your presentations. Thanks

should totally follow up on this now with some of the new boox and other brand tablets, including the color displays!

I first encountered E-Ink at EPCOT's InnoVentions pavilion in the 90's, meaning this topic is the Most Technology Connections Thing I think

Friendship ended with engineerguy Now Technology Connections is my best friend

I'm not gonna lie dude. This stuff is not what I want to spend my precious time learning about. Yet here I am, somehow drawn to your punny deliveries and general nerdy charm, learning things I never thought I wanted (and still not sure I wanted to) learn about. Take my subscription and keep em comin!

Coming back here three years later, your Laptop idea (15:19) became reality! Lenovo just showcased your exact suggestion at CES 2023. Amazing stuff!

Hey, there's a good reason to have an electronically controlled teapot, and that is to return HTTP 418 and mean it.

@astrrra

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is really underrated

@SimuLord

3 жыл бұрын

That was a fun trip down the Google rabbit hole. :D

@pablorepetto2759

3 жыл бұрын

Hear, hear!

@thesampotato2030

3 жыл бұрын

just dont make coffee in it

subbed for the 50 shades of grey :') genius!

Alec, love the shirt and your delivery style.

You are cool man. Love these videos. You make the best ones. Hope to see much more of these in the future.

Lenovo already did the E-Ink laptop think. The Lenovo Yoga Book C930. I haven't tried it myself, but I think they still sell it.

@polakjan

5 жыл бұрын

Still sell it? It's not even a year old, of course they still sell it :P Seriously though, the Yoga Book series is great, I have the first generation at home myself, and would definitely get the new one if they were to make a lower spec version as I use it mostly for note taking, the e-ink display works wonderfully on these kinds of devices.

@im.empimp

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed; I hadn't heard of it before, so thank you for letting us know about it! It's got an interesting configuration, but I'm definitely not ready to give up my actual keyboard (at least not yet) www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/yoga/yoga-c-series/Yoga-Book-C930/p/ZZIWZWBYB1J www.pcmag.com/review/363331/lenovo-yoga-book-c930

@xployalist

5 жыл бұрын

I messed around with one at a best buy. Interesting concept, but they replaced the keyboard to do it, making it useless for any typing in the process

@nicholasboccio

5 жыл бұрын

Came here to say the same kzread.info/dash/bejne/hot61rOohK7UYqw.html

@kelvinyonger8885

5 жыл бұрын

The eink is only use on the keyboard, cuz only b/w and response time doesn't matter

A company called Dasung make e-ink computer monitors, black and white though but for office work they're a godsend for the eyes. The paperlike 3 runs at a fairly impressive 2200x1650 too! Hella expensive though

@im.empimp

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, $1000 for a 13.3” black & white monitor, even if it is e-ink that is "fast nearly as LCD", is a bit more than I can stomach :-( dasungtech.com/english/detail/id/223

@RiasatSalminSami

5 жыл бұрын

3NTR0PY any links for buying that thing? Would love to have one.

@Megabobster

5 жыл бұрын

@@RiasatSalminSami $1249 on Amazon 🙃

@RiasatSalminSami

5 жыл бұрын

Megabobster thanks for the info.

@PainterVierax

5 жыл бұрын

@@im.empimp It seems there is a problem of licensing fees behind e-ink for being affordable on large panels. Also guys, don't forget that the OS and the applications themselves should be adapted to such a low refresh rate technology. All the UI must be thought around that.

Love this channel. Great content and style.

My dad has a kindle he got as a gift from a friend. He LOVES it so much he bought a newer backlit version and tried to get my late mom to use the old one. My mom, god rest her soul, was a book-a-holic. Since her passing a year ago, we have donated at least 300 books already and we still have about another 200 to donate. I'm still incredibly impressed by the battery life of e-ink devices.

"... that's the second failed enterprise in as many sentences." Aaaaaaaaaaaand subscribed!

@williamreid6255

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry but I don’t get it

@mVpkilla93

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamreid6255 There's nothing to get he just has a lame sense of humor

@ryanwallace983

2 жыл бұрын

@@mVpkilla93 I think you mean dry or wry humor If it’s not for you it’s not for you but I at least find it amusing

me: **tries to pay attention** my brain: BIFF'S AUTO DETAILING BIFF'S AUTO DETAILING BIFF'S AUTO DETAILING BIFF'S AU-

@thekinginyellow1744

2 жыл бұрын

You know, I saw the shirt, but until I read your comment I never made the connection to "Back to the Future"

Thank you for explaining wizardry of my beloved Kindle e readers. And also why they have a life span of three years of heavy jostling. Which is what I'd like them to improve on. Also the backlight setting on the new kindle reader models is super interesting. On the low settings, it still isn't even like a phone. Turning that setting on and off lets you read where you can read a book and in the back of a car at night.

A friend just shared with me one of your videos and now I'm hooked with your channel.

Some products that might interest you: the largest Onyx Book Devices (I think the MAX2 or something) have got an micro HDMI input, thus it can be used as a monitor. Also, the new Lenovo Yoga Book C930 has got a combination of EInk and normal display just like you mentioned. Last but not least, there is something arising in the microsoft surface lineup. Im not quite sure, but I think they patented some EInk stuff or did show early concepts or sth. Anyways, great video, thanks.

@tabbertmj

5 жыл бұрын

I saw the Lenovo. It looks interesting but seems buggy. If you run across one in the store, close the lid. Then knock on it twice.

@matthewsalvas5547

4 жыл бұрын

Just saw your post my friend - wasn't trying to step on your toes with my similar post - above - I am tragically late to any/all/every party for the better part of 700 days running now....clearly you were aware of this before me, and, as such, are absolutely entitled to all of the glory and respect associated with such feats. I defer to your most impressive techweb spider algorithms. . -s

@tams805

4 жыл бұрын

@@tabbertmj I tried one. It's impressive but doesn't work well enough for the price. For me, the main problem was that the haptic feedback didn't feel like keys at all. I used the previous version with some odd glass display, which was just weird, in a bad way.

Man, I really love these displays. I wish they were able to make monitors like this to, but sadly the speed is just to slow. "Eye abusing glowing rectangle", that is a good way to sum up current monitor technology.

@GildedAlien

3 жыл бұрын

Dasung Paper Like Monitor

@richardtaylor4845

3 жыл бұрын

My name is Richard Taylor I have been camera crew all my working life I am 67 years old. One of my credits was the original Max Headroom film and used to be the Camera Tutor at the British National Film School. I say all of this only to validate that I have never heard a better description and presentation of my craft/ art. Thank you. Richard Taylor D.O.P.

I absolutely loved the Barnes & Noble Nook 1st gen. It had a big non-touch screen e-ink display and a small colour touchscreen under neath for interaction. Sadly the form factor never caught on and Eink eventually just went touch.

You really should make an update since there are now at least two competing technologies for colour eink. I own a 10 inch Android tablet with colour eink and it is absolutely brilliant!

10:52 is the scariest laugh I have EVER heard, I think it's the same one I heard during a stress induced Nightmare...

Me: never heard of e-ink, never been interested also Me: watches an 18-min video on e-ink because it's GREAT

@joesterling4299

5 жыл бұрын

Me: Deletes Amazon emails with the word "Kindle" in the subject line. also Me: Watches this video, and learns something new and amazing. (I had NO idea!)

I bought the Sony Reader PRS-600 when it first came out (it was a very expensive luxury that I thought I would regret). It sitting on my desk beside me right now and contains hundreds of reference books that I use regularly. It has served me well and I have never regretted getting the over-priced bit of tech. It also contains several thousand other books as well.

These ereaders are so well made I never had the chance to take one appart. My first one from 10 years ago still works.