E Ink thinks its displays belong on pretty much everything
E Ink has been on a bit of a run lately, what with the whole e-book explosion. And it's easy to see why: E Ink offers inexpensive, ultra low power displays that are easy to read in direct sunlight. Does that mean that absolutely everything should have a handy little display on it? E Ink totally thinks so.
E Ink doesn't make products, but they do make E Ink displays. So a lot of the time, their job is to just suggest cool ways in which other people can (and occasionally should) be working their tech into consumer products. But that's fine, we're down with that, 'cause it means we get to take a look at what E Ink thinks the future holds for their medium.
Page through the gallery below and decide for yourself which of these concepts seems like a realistic and reasonable way to use an E Ink display. I'll give you a hint: it may not be the E Ink enabled baseball glove.
Via E Ink
Posted on location at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.
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Smartphone Battery Case Whipping out your phone to check for messages every five seconds wastes battery, but an E Ink display on the case can get you the info you need without having to power on the LCD.
Bike Computer If I was riding this bike, this display would be showing my heart rate (dangerously high), my speed (not high enough), and distance (depressingly low).
Tape Measure Now this I would buy: a tape measure that displays the exact length you've measured. Genius.
Snowboard A piezoelectric generator inside the board generates power when you bend, stomp, or ride on it to power the display.
ReScript Pill Case Now you won't forget whether or not you're supposed to take your pills with alcohol while operating heavy machinery.
RFID Bike Lock In addition to the E Ink display, this bike lock comes with a nifty little RFID-based remote control.
Baseball Globe E Ink says "Send all of your pitch signals to the catcher in total secrecy with this integrated E Ink segmented display." Uh, isn't that illegal or something?
