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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by IshKebab on Friday November 17, 2017 @04:17AM (#15720432)
Ha that video is not a fast update rate. It's just only updating a small bit of the screen at a time so you can't really see the slowness. Modern kindles are pretty fast but not video speed, and they still have to blank the screen after a few updates.
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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by avar on Friday November 17, 2017 @07:42AM (#15721516)
Yes, obviously I'm not going to be linking to a video showing a technology that doesn't exist yet.

The video serves to demonstrate that given some technological development the entire screen could be like that, and aside from that there are E-Ink screens in common use that can't refresh even such a small area that fast.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by mavhc on Friday November 17, 2017 @08:27AM (#15721766)
A technical video about eink, reprogramming the firmware etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsbiO8EAsGw
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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by j_s on Friday November 17, 2017 @10:38AM (#15722788)
It's unfortunate that so much of this specific content is locked up as video. The part is $35 shipped on AliExpress, a great way to begin experimenting.
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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by mavhc on Sunday November 19, 2017 @09:31AM (#15734012)
Unedited video is the fastest kind of content to produce, and the slowest to consume.

Edited video is the slowest kind of content to produce.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by j_s on Sunday November 19, 2017 @11:20AM (#15734458)
Unfortunately for me even edited video is still tougher to consume than the written word, when it comes to technical​ content.

I have a much easier time digesting information​ at my own pace.

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