E Ink fits Vizplex displays into Casio, Hitachi handsets
By Darren Murph 
posted Aug 3rd 2008 1:17PM
posted Aug 3rd 2008 1:17PM
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posted Aug 3rd 2008 1:17PM
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Casio and Hitachi make phones?
Yes they do, so does toshiba and other japanese brands. >.< I love my Toshiba W54T. Random brands make phones here in Japan
Sign me up for the W61H already.......
The designs = WIN!
What about the MOTOFONE F3?
http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/motorolas-9mm-motofone/
Here's an idea: how about putting these e-ink thingies on keys on a keyboard instead of OLED on keys, that way you don't draw much power but can still do imaging on keys, in a more subtle way since it doesn't give off light.
And perhaps, but only perhaps, it can be done cheaper?
That's a fantastic idea, at least in principle. I wonder if anyone has put any R&D time into to determine the feasibility.
"E-paper is not transparent so it cannot be backlit, thus it requires external lighting to be read in the dark."
- http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-Ink
Pain in the ass if you're texting in the dark and don't have your phone's key layout/spacing perfectly committed to tactile memory.
The Dude,
Re-read the post. He's talking about a real keyboard and not a cellphone. The Optimus keyboard used OLED screens, but it's ungodly expensive. Thus the reason for him to point out that e-paper might be a decent alternative, especially since colorized versions are in the pipeline.
Personally, I love having a backlight on my keyboard. My Razer Lycosa will be hard to move on from, but maybe this keyboard could include some sort of lamp attachment point so that you can have light shining down on it.
wake me up when they have e-ink tattoos.
That first, horribly ugly phone reminds me of a Katana LX with the OLED external display... which also happens to be horribly ugly.
Hooray!
what about mitsubitchy?
This stuff + iPhone 4G + Mobile Bootcamp (so the iPhone 4G can run Windows Mobile) = Best phone EVER.
I second your nonsense!
Nonsense?!?! How dare you? This happens to be an extremely complex and in depth equation that could result in the best portable media device ever made!
Nonsense, why I otta...
I daresay that I got a Low Rank for using a word with i in the beginning of it... What is it with you people? If I had said HTC Touch I would have been fine... *sighs*
No you got low rank because you were talking crap!
Just "who?"'s talking crap.....
oh..yea...... it's [who?] talking crap...that is [who]....
muwahahaha
"that can scroll through 96 different images"
Are these just on/off designs?
I wonder why it isn't a dot matrix display? Is this more like those Nintendo Handheld games that had LCD images that just jumped form position to position.
I think I'd rather have a smaller display that could do any image you wanted.
Yeah, I was quite fond of the mitsubitchy and mitsuscratchy show myself.
Is it just me, or is the Gz'one advertising its "WIN"?
It's for the au/KDDI 3G network, which is branded as "WIN" (analagous to DoCoMo's "FOMA" network).
It could be WIN or it could be NIM according on how you turn the phone.
Two names for the price of one!!!
Now that's something to brag about.
That's pure.... WIN!
IM NIM NIM NIM!
Yeah, I was quite fond of the mitsubitchy and mitsuscratchy show myself.
Speaking about mitsubitchy and mitsuscratchy, that kinda how my genitals feel whenever I see ugly handsets like those shown above. I'd better get my plug-in electric backscratcher to calm myself down.
Is is just me, or does the first phone have a doubleshot effect? Like the first Zune?
It looks kind of cool with with the doubleshot effect.
Yes its WIN and stands for "We Innovate Next" and if you look at it on its side it reads EZ which is how they brand all of their different services(EZnavi, EZtv, EZweb, EZnews Flash etc...)
i used to use their EZ-E service till i got a cap busted in my ass
and aids
This is going to take customization to another level. I hope you'll be able to upload your own designs at some point.
Love the idea for the keyboard as well. Would be handy for all kinds of applications. I wonder if the e-paper can take that kind of repeated pressing?
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I love how the famous Japanese Flip designs.
They ooze style.