Pixel Qi DIY kits will be out in Q2, ’slightly more difficult than changing a lightbulb’

We’re going to assume that Mary Lou’s bravado-filled “It’s only slightly more difficult than changing a lightbulb” is in reference to working with OLPC. In fact, in Mary Lou Jepsen’s most recent Pixel Qi blog post she makes quick reference of the fact that there will be DIY kits for replacing your own laptop screen (most likely a 10-inch module) with the sunlight-friendly, switchable magic of Pixel Qi, but she spends the rest of the post talking about how in Nigeria some schoolgirls started up a laptop hospital where they’d repair their XOs by swapping out parts or reseating cables. We doubt most of our laptops will be so resilient when it comes to ripping off the bezel and swapping in the Pixel Qi part, but we’re dying to void our warranty and find out.

Pixel Qi DIY kits will be out in Q2, ’slightly more difficult than changing a lightbulb’ originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pixel Qi has ’several more’ partners since CES, is working on new form factors

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/gadgets/Pixel_Qi_has_several_more_partners_since_CES’; There’s nothing, nothing, we love more than talkative CEOs. And though this may not be a case of some brash smack-talking, we still appreciate Mary Lou Jepsen giving us a fresh update on the development of those delectable Pixel Qi displays. As you already know, CES provided us with our first opportunity to see one in person (in the shape of the Notion Ink Adam) and we were left highly impressed with the versatility and responsiveness of the hybrid display. Since then, Mary Lou and company have recruited a few more partners and, while production of the 10-inch units is ramping up as expected, new form factors are also being contemplated. She still won’t tell us any names, but we’re excited by the possibility of (relatively) pocketable Pixel Qi devices — how does a Dell Mini 5 with a 40-hour battery life sound?

Pixel Qi has ’several more’ partners since CES, is working on new form factors originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Notion Ink Adam hands-on (with video) at MWC 2010

We got a few minutes today to check out the latest build on Notion Ink’s Adam prototype that we first saw back at CES. Like we heard a week or so ago, there will indeed be two versions of the Adam — one which will be 12.9 mm thick and boast the Pixel Qi 3Qi e-paper screen, and another, thinner, non-Pixel Qi screen. The thinner, lighter version will measure in at 11.6 mm thick. As far as we know, the only difference in the two Tegra-powered Adams will be the display, and we also hear they are shooting for a third quarter of 2010 launch. The prototype on hand at MWC was not working, so one of the Adam’s developers was kind enough to shoot a demo video of a working unit for us (and its Flash support) — which is after the break.

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Notion Ink Adam gets detailed, pictured in its latest form

Notion Ink Adam gets detailed, pictured in its latest form originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Notion Ink to have competition to encourage development for Adam reader, might release two versions

Back at CES, we were pretty excited to get our hands on Notion Ink’s far out, Pixel Qi display-boasting reader, Adam. Well, Notion Ink is on the move, and encouraging development for the Tegra-powered little devil is apparently a top priority. The company has unveiled plans to hold an App Competition with one million dollars in prize money for the development of Adam-compatible software. There are no final details about the contest yet, but we think we’ll probably be hearing more about it next week at MWC. Slashgear’s got some interesting renders Notion Ink sent over which give us an idea of what a final production model might look like — and it’s definitely different than the prototype we saw in Las Vegas. The company also told Slashgear that it’s considering having two retail versions of the Adam — but has only said that one might measure 12.9mm thick, and the other 11.6mm thick — so we’re not sure what other differences might be in tow. We’ll let you know when we hear more details about that million dollar prize money, though.

Notion Ink to have competition to encourage development for Adam reader, might release two versions originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TI’s OMAP4 prototype drives three independent displays without breaking a sweat

It’s been a long, long while since we’ve seen any life from the OMAP4 labs at Texas Instruments, but with the sudden resurgence of the tablet, now seems just about right for the company to start showcasing the platform’s prowess once more. TI is expected to have a mind-bending showcase at Mobile World Congress later this month, but Slashgear was able to get a sneak peek at what’s to come at the outfit’s Dallas office. The device you’re peering at above definitely piqued our interest, as it’s some sort of twin-screened handheld that can actually support a third independent display courtesy of an integrated pico projector module. We’re told that OMAP4 will bring along dual 1GHz ARM A9 cores, patently ridiculous battery life figures (145 hours of MP3 playback with a 1,000mAh battery) and support for 1080p output via HDMI. Naturally, TI has no intention of ever bringing this piece of hardware to market, but it’d certainly love if some other firm stepped in and did so. Here’s hoping we’re overrun by potential suitors in Barcelona — given that the show kicks off on Valentine’s Day, we’d say the timing would be just about perfect.

TI’s OMAP4 prototype drives three independent displays without breaking a sweat originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget Podcast 179: CES 2010 Final Goodbye – 01.10.2010

Goodnight CES! You were cool and had a lot of great technologies this year.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: See You Again [Maximum FX Crushed + Screwed Mode]

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04:12 – Inbrics M1 is the thinnest Android slider we’ve seen, probably everything we ever wanted
04:29 – LG GW990 hands-on video
06:50 – 3D @ CES
14:25 – RED Scarlet and Bomb EVF surprise hands-on!
20:05 – Lenovo Skylight hands-on and impressions (video)
20:20 – Intel
22:00 – E-ink
22:55 – Chances of Netflix on Nintendo ‘excellent,’ says Netflix CEO
23:05 – Andy Rubin on multitouch in Android: ‘I personally don’t like two-handed operations’
23:17 – Boxee
24:10 – Pixel Qi: The e-Reader story of CES 2010
33:35 – The Android Army is Rising
34:05 – Synaptics Fuse concept hands-on

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Engadget Podcast 178: CES 2010 Day 4 – 01.09.2010 [Chopped n' Screwed Remix]

I hopped off the plane at LAS with a dream and my MacBook Pro
Welcome to the show of tech and glow, whoa will I make a big win?
Jumped in a cab, here I am for the third time
Look to the right, and I see the CES sign

This is all so crazy, everybody seems so nerdy
My tummy’s turnin’ from some cheese I ate at DigEx
Too much e-ink and I’m wired
That’s when the podcast man turned on the radio

And the Miley song was on
And the Miley song was on
And the Miley song was on

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: Party in the U.S.A. (Chopped and Screwed)

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05:00 – Pixel Qi screens to be used by a major manufacturer in 2010
15:30 – Qualcomm Mirasol display video hands-on in glorious 1080p
19:35 – Live from Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo’s CES 2010 keynote
32:43 – Andy Rubin on multitouch in Android: ‘I personally don’t like two-handed operations’
33:20 – Live from All Things D at CES 2010
40:01 – Dell divulges Mini 3 details, tablet (Mini 5?) caught running Android 1.6 (update: video!)
46:20 – Windows Mobile 7 coming to MWC in February, not just ‘evolutionary’
59:15 – Boxee Box interface demo video

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Engadget Podcast 178: CES 2010 Day 4 – 01.09.2010 [Chopped n' Screwed Remix] originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pixel Qi screens to be used by a major manufacturer in 2010

Though we’ve seen prototype devices before and the Notion Ink Adam here at the show, we got another look at it today from PixelQi founder Mary Lou Jepsen herself. The high resolution display was hacked into a Lenovo IdeaPad S10 and with the backlight on the color LCD screen looked crisp. We did notice that horizontal viewing angles while watching a video clip on the screen were poor in some lighting, but text and the rest of the OS was clear as day. Similarly, when we turned the backlight off, which switches the display to just a monochrome mode, the viewing angles on a movie weren’t great, but a PDF looked just as good as it does on an Amazon Kindle. Regardless, we continue to be impressed with the refresh rates of the display considering you can’t do anything like it with E ink or any other reader on the market. Hit the break for a quick video.

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Pixel Qi screens to be used by a major manufacturer in 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Notion Ink Adam stripped bare and our in-depth video hands-on

You have to have a pretty special product to get two Engadget posts discussing your wares during the maelstrom of CES, but this Adam thing just won’t leave us alone with its Pixel Qi display, Tegra 2 innards and bona fide potential to blow the bloody doors off the homogeneous tablet market. We’ve gone back and grabbed video of the device in direct sunlight and it just kept on impressing us. The screen resolutely refused to be overpowered by the light, whether its backlight was on or off, but that was merely the tip of the iceberg as far as the happy impressions. Come past the break to find out more about buttery smooth 1080p playback (with a handy HDMI out), Notion Ink’s plans for modifying the Android OS, and more on the likely pricing of the device which is set to land in quarter two of 2010. Oh, and yea — we totally ripped it open and photographed the insides. Check that out below.

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Notion Ink Adam stripped bare and our in-depth video hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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