There is an awesome YouTube video about this from the person who made it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nHbA2-_qzH4

This link is way more interesting than the original ieee.

It was submitted to HN 2 times already but unfortunately it flew under the radar: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwa...

	▲	ckemere 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Upvoted them both. I’m an ECE prof, and the video summed up why working with students is so rewarding.

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techwizrd 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I found the video on YouTube before the IEEE article. It's a fascinating story.

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adolph 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Wow, I'm glad to see that person is getting some more recognition for this work.

A claim in the video that I can't verify but makes economic/logistic sense is that the speed problem isn't the panels but the controllers. The current crop of controllers are optimized for low power, which fits the e-reader use case but that is not optimal for the interactive use case.

	▲	jolmg 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> The current crop of controllers are optimized for low power, which fits the e-reader use case but that is not optimal for the interactive use case. Eink is awesome for low-power use. Why try to contort the technology for something it's not good at, instead of using a more appropriate technology like transflective LCDs? Eink isn't the only option for reflective displays. If you increase the power use of eink to get better refresh rates, I imagine you'd end up using more power than (and still end up with lower refresh rates than) an MIP display.