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blinking e-ink name badges on the way. why? why not?

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The only thing more unnecessary than a name badge that says “Hello, my name is…” is one that blinks. Sorta like the old HTML <BLINK> tag that most of us had the good sense to stop using about a decade ago.

Thanks to the fine folks at Korea’s Neolux, we’ll soon be staring at blinking…

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September 22nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech technology

phosphor e-ink watches: kind of like a kindle that you wear on your wrist and doesn’t read books

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These modern digital watches don’t use LED or LCD screens. Instead, they use E-Ink screens to tell the time.

Phosphor’s E-Ink watches have a bold modern design, and feature highly readable electrostatic displays.

The Phosphor DH01, DH02 and DH03 all feature a display that combines a dramatic modern numeric display for minutes, along with a…

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June 17th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design technology timepieces

cybook 3 e-book reader price and launch date revealed

Bookeen Cybook 3 E-Reader

I’ve been seeing early pictures and rumors of this new electronic book reader floating around for a couple of months now, and now the final specs, launch date and price have finally been announced.

Bookeen’s Cybook 3 reader will hit shelves this September, with prices starting at $350 USD. The Cybook 3 is a super-slim…

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July 28th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets mobile tech