Author: Martin Botha
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What is e-ink?
E-ink in general refers to electronic ink. It is a type of technology that aims to mimic the characteristics of real ink on real paper in the electronic world. In other words, it tries to give you the benefit of modern, electronic documents (cloud storage, easy to edit, etc.) and the benefits of real paper…
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Compromise: Monochrome vs. Colour
When you consider mobile phones, TV\’s and other LCS devices, you don\’t have to make a choice about whether you want a colour device or not – all mainstream devices support colour. In stead, you have to compromise on the type of colour – OLED vs QDot vs who knows what else. This is because…
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E-ink Tablets
E-ink Tablets E-ink tablets are much more versatile than just readers. The tablets allow you to make notes, to annotate documents and so much more! Whether you are looking for a tablet that increases your productivity, or just something that lets your creative juices flow, there is an e-ink tablet that is perfect for you.…
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Compromise: Kaleido vs. Gallery
The two main products from the eInk crowd are Kaleido and Gallery. Kaleido has wider adoption than Gallery, despite the latter having brighter colours. Kaleido Kaleido actually uses a normal e-ink Carta display that is black and white. On top of the Carta display, a colour filter array is added that adds the primary colours.…
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Onyx Boox
The heart of the brand If Onyx was a car manufacturer, they would probably be like Ford, that has everything from mild mannered hatchback to a growling V8 Mustang. They have an extremely diverse range of models to choose from – whilst brands like reMarkable and Supernote are aimed at specific markets. In fact, Boox…
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Viwoods
The heart of the brand It might be a little early to establish exactly what the brand is about – as they only launched recently, following a Kickstarter campaign. The campaign received quite a bit of kickback (no pun intended!) from people who believed it was all a hoax. In the end, though, Viwoods was…
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Amazon Kindle
The heart of the brand We are talking tablets in this post – but Kindle has always – and will remain to be, a brand for those who read. Amazon is very far from the online bookshop that it originally was – but books and reading is still very much in its DNA. As a…
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Ratta Supernote
What are they all about? The Supernote devices by Ratta first entered the market in mid-2019. Their slogan \”For those who write\” encapsulates the product perfectly. Very similar to reMarkable, it is all about writing in an environment that is meant to be distraction-free. Compared to reMarkable, the Supernote has quite a bit more functionality…
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reMarkable
The heart of the brand reMarkable focuses strongly on minimalist design that mimics paper. They seem to be ruthlessly cutting any functionality that will not contribute to their vision: replacing your paper. Their website greets you with: The future of paper is here. This minimalist approach appeals to those who want to write and read…