An E-Ink Laptop?!

Better for your eyes, insane battery life… but all the programs you know and love.

I’m a huge fan of e-ink (also known as electronic paper) technology. Heck, one of my reviews was featured on the Supernote main website for ages. There are names in the review business way bigger than mine, but I’m proud of the mark I’ve left. Why? Because electronic ink technology is one of the most under-appreciated and exciting developments in years.

The history of e-ink can be summed up in this sentence: has been around for decades but has only seen proper exploration in the last ten or so years.

How does e-ink work? At the most basic level: there are little globes suspended in the screen which, when a current is applied, flip over. One side is black, one side is white. This is a horrid over-simplification that engineers will scream at me for. But, the point is that it’s an analog experience.

The thing is, this experience is better for your health. E-ink reflects light, it doesn’t project light. This experience causes far less…