Comment on E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" display space - Liliputing

• JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Which one do you prefer?

  And don’t say Pebble, that’s an e-paper, not an eink.

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  • sxan@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I know E Ink is a company, but for most of us it’s become a de-facto term referring to the technology, like kleenex, or q-tips.

    I have every Pebble model, and used them until the last one’s battery finally gave out. I’ve been using various e-ink (e-paper) readers, from the first Sony to my current Kobo & reMarkable (one for leisure reading, t’other for PDFs and writing). Are those displays different technologies than E Ink’s? Does the display process E Ink uses differ from other e-paper technologies? Are they not all based on polarized, bi-colored balls?

    I have nothing against pedantry, but I also think E Ink has lost (or won, depending on how you look at it) the identity game; I suspect the majority of people - if surveyed - would neither realize E Ink is a specific company, nor that the correct generic term is “e-paper.” Everyone I know (with whom the topic comes up) just call it “e-ink,” whether or not it comes from that company. Similarly, I’ve never heard anyone call it “e-paper” IRL.

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