iPad 3 to feature E Ink-LCD hybrid screen?
The Apple iPad 3 may have a hybrid LCD E Ink display, if a patent filed in October 2009 and revealed publicly today, goes into production. The system will automatically recognise what it's displaying and change the screen display to suit. So when reading a book the E Ink display will be activated, with a backlight if needed.
It doesn't stop there – the device will even be able to layer LCD and E Ink at the same time using multiple composite display regions. The translucent E Ink display will sit atop the LCD and below the touchscreen. This is just the kind of groundbreaking development Apple needs to get people queuing for its next release, tipped to ring in significant changes for Apple's tablet. Even if it doesn’t need that to stir up a queue.
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Comments
Cabe
2 years ago
I'm sure Pixel Qi will have something to say about this.
wright211289
2 years ago
Stuff have seemed to get on the apple rumor wagon recently, this is a single patent publication (one of many released recently), why is this relevant to a website like this. I read macrumors and engadget for this sort of stuff, stick to the reviews, thats why i love stuff for the awsome reviews and great magazine, not for the irrelvant random apple patent publications.
And lets be honest, why would apple ditch the quality ips display they have at the moment that caters for all media for a substandard e-ink screen, i bet that would be good to watch hi-def movies on right!...... :/
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1 year ago
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