InkPoster: PocketBook's E-Ink picture frames now available
PocketBook is now offering its E-Ink picture frames, named InkPoster, which were presented at CES, in Germany. The largest variant costs 2700 Euros.
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The InkPoster is available in Germany. The Swiss company PocketBook already caused a stir at CES with its E-Ink picture frames. Three different sizes can now be purchased. Prices range from 700 to 2700 euros.
PocketBook's InkPosters are digital picture frames that, unlike the competition, are not equipped with LCD or OLED screens. Instead, an E-Ink display is used, which offers several advantages over the alternatives: E-Ink displays only require power when their content changes. As long as an image is static, they consume no electricity.
Therefore, PocketBook's InkPaper are also wireless; the built-in battery is supposed to last a year if the image is changed daily. The picture frame is charged via a USB-C port hidden in a flap in the frame.
E-Ink Technology Spectra 6
The InkPaper differs significantly from the E-Ink displays found in e-readers. It relies on a technology called Spectra 6: white, red, yellow, and blue beads are embedded in the cells of the panels. With each image change, the colored beads in the Spectra-6 panel are moved back and forth in the electric field until they are in the correct order under the display surface and show the desired color.
This allows the InkPosters to display much richer colors than e-reader displays. The disadvantage: an image build-up takes about half a minute—unacceptable for readers but manageable for a digital wall poster.
From 700 to 2700 Euros
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The Premium variant, Tela, is even pricier at 2700 euros. It is 28.5 inches large but has a sharper display with 3060 x 2160 pixels. The Tela also uses an IGZO backplane developed with Sharp for slightly faster image build-up.
The InkPosters can be loaded with content via a PocketBook app, which also provides artwork suggestions. Alternatively, you can display your photos on them.
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