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Oct
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Onyx International Working On Android-Powered E Ink Smartphone [Video]

Posted by in Android OS, News

E Ink has long been lauded as a versatile, universally legible display technology, making appearances in NOOK tablets, Amazon Kindle devices, and a couple of weird prototypes over the years.

Onyx International, a manufacturer of ebook readers, has evidently created a prototype smartphone – powered by Android – that uses a full E Ink display.

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The phone you see above is apparently the only prototype of this device in existence (so far). While the specs aren't named, we can see that the device is running Android Gingerbread, and not without its issues. Of course, as a – presumably – unfinished device, bugs are to be expected.

04
Nov
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[New App] Planning An Outdoor Photo Session? The Photographer's Ephemeris Can Tell You Sun And Moon Direction, Timing, And Temperature

Posted by in Applications, News

First launched as a desktop app in 2009, Crookneck Consulting LLC's The Photographer's Ephemeris, is finally available for Android.

TPE allows photographers to plan outdoor sessions with an impressive level of detail and accuracy, providing information related to sun and moon rise and setting, color temperature, and interactive maps that will show you the trajectory of relevant celestial bodies, allowing you to plan your shoot around the best possible lighting situation.

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If you're a fan of the desktop software, or just want an awesome tool to help you squeeze as much optimal lighting as possible out of your photo sessions as we approach the end of daylight savings time, The Photographer's Ephemeris is definitely worth looking in to.

31
May
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Pixel Qi Announces Two New Sunlight-Readable Screens For Tablets

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If there's one thing that annoys us all, it's trying to use a device outside in the sunlight - on some devices it's almost impossible to see the contents of the screen without contorting into all sorts of odd positions to create just the right combination of shade and viewing angle.

However, display maker Pixel Qi is looking to change the game with its newly-announced duo of screens: a 7 inch 1024x600 and 10.1 inch 1280x800, both of which are low power and highly readable in outdoor light. Have a looksee at this video of CEO Mary Lou Jespen putting the 10.1 incher head-to-head against the iPad:

Not only are these new displays low power and easily readable, but they're also super thin, with the 10.1 inch coming in at a super slim 3mm, while the 7 inch could get as thin as 2mm.