• GrassEnglish
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    Wasn’t e ink in the highest tier of patents stifling advancement?

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      Yeah, licensing fees are super high. Who knows what kind of battery life and displays we might have on our personal devices today if eink wasn’t so encumbered.

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        It’s fucking crazy cause my city just put e-ink displays on bus stops and I thought it was because they were going cheap, I guess not, though.

        • WIZARD POPE💫English
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          Because e ink is basically perfect for bus stops. You don’t need to update more than once a minute or two and it uses basically no power for running 24/7.