OLPC Spinoff Pixel Qi Merges E-ink With LCD

MaryBethP writes with some tasty prototype photos and info about the new OLPC spin off "Pixel Qi" that is combining the best of e-ink and traditional LCD displays. "The screen can work as a traditional backlit LCD when indoors, can have that backlight disabled to be perfectly visible outdoors (shown after the break), and, as its pièce de résistance, can be toggled into an energy-efficient 'epaper' mode. How exactly the company is fitting these seemingly disparate slices of technology into a single 10.1-inch screen is something of a mystery, but we're guessing much will be answered next week ahead of a planned product launch by the end of the year. Color us intrigued."

Re:Wait. What?

[linzeal]

Generation X is dead and their cathode ray tubes are dead, long live the twittering tweens and their lcd screens.

Re:Wait. What?

[TimeTrav]

You can have my Zenith console when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.

And get off my lawn!

Re:Wait. What?

[morgan_greywolf]

Who said anything about cathode ray tubes? Get off my lawn and let me go back to my Teletype!

Re:Summary is a complete ripoff!

[clone53421]

Are we just copying and pasting now? WTF?

Don't be ridiculous. If we'd just been copying and pasting, it would have looked like this (emphasis added):

"The screen can work as a traditional backlit LCD when indoors, can have that backlight disabled to be perfectly visible outdoors (shown after the break), and, as its piÃce de résistance, can be toggled into an energy-efficient "epaper" mode. How exactly the company is fitting these seemingly disparate slices of technology into a single 10.1-inch screen is something of a mystery, but we're guessing much will be answered next week ahead of a planned product launch by the end of the year. Color us intrigued."

Re:Wait. What?

[Intron]

Haven't you ever seen Fringe?

I think giant letters floating in the air would make navigating Boston streets much easier.

Re:Wait. What?

[Amouth]

i still have one of the crt ones.. nice single color too

Re:e-Ink?

[psocccer]

Or that search company...what's it called? Gloople? Gorgon? Giggle?

I don't know, maybe you should google it?