Sonder E-Ink Keyboard

Re:Sonder E-Ink Keyboard by anotheryou on Sunday October 30, 2016 @12:31PM (#12830656)

Almost looks like they went for one big e-ink screen underneath and moved the mechanics out of the way between the keys. The "blueprint" also shows such a rectangle that could be one big screen just behind the changing keys.

I wouldn't order it before not reading a review about how the feel of the probably new mechanics is.

How black is black on backlit e-ink? I'm thinking of an inverted theme, because I don't want a keyboard glowing white all over at night.

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Re:Sonder E-Ink Keyboard by TheOtherHobbes on Sunday October 30, 2016 @01:10PM (#12830895)

It's almost certainly a single display. Mini-caps would be expensive and very difficult to build reliably.

The e-ink displays I've seen aren't brilliant at black. It's usually somewhere between 50% to 75% gray. That may well be enough, but I think a lot of people are going to want to see a production sample before buying.

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Re:Sonder E-Ink Keyboard by SonderDesign on Monday October 31, 2016 @07:03AM (#12835716)

The contrast on the new displays are much better, the spec for E readers (encarta) displays are more forgiving given the application.

Mini caps would be expensive and also not a good look as each display has an IC driver bonded to the glass substrate so you would have this large border for each key.

I totally would want to get my hands / of fingers on one before selling too.

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