Sonder: E-Ink Keyboard

Re:Sonder: E-Ink Keyboard by masklinn on Sunday May 31, 2020 @02:46PM (#23371614)

> This whole thing sounds like scam. I don't think this keyboard is possible to make at $199. Every piece of eink display under the cap costs a few bucks.

It would most likely have a single large display, like the Optimus Popularis. Uglier and less convenient, but way the hell cheaper.

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Re:Sonder: E-Ink Keyboard by mschuster91 on Sunday May 31, 2020 @03:14PM (#23371839)

You still pay through your nose for large eInk displays though. I don't get what the fuck makes them so expensive... probably patent issues.

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Re:Sonder: E-Ink Keyboard by bransonf on Sunday May 31, 2020 @04:53PM (#23372633)

I'd guess low demand as well. Compared to any other type of screen, eInk is extremely niche. E-Readers and some mass produced wearables (Pebble) made it work, but even those had a fairly small market.

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Re:Sonder: E-Ink Keyboard by yjftsjthsd-h on Sunday May 31, 2020 @05:06PM (#23372727)

Pebble wasn't eink, weirdly enough; it was a "Sharp Memory transflective LCD" (which did have very similar properties, granted).

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