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Pixel Qi Hits The Big Time With 3M Collaboration

6:40AM September 13, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Pixel Qi’s Transflective LCD technology has been blowing minds since late 2009 but has yet to gain much traction in the market — beyond the Notion Ink Adam, that is. But that may change with its latest round of funding, provided largely by 3M. More »


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Tablet Bezels Are The Perfect Home For Solar Charging Cells

1:00AM June 7, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Every tablet and ereader has a fair amount of bezel around the screen. Good for your hands, but otherwise, it’s wasted space. What if those bezels had embedded solar cells, allowing the device to charge while in use outdoors? More »


Pixel Qi Working On 7-Inch Backlit LCD/Transflective Tablet Displays

8:55PM September 20, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Smaller, 7-inch backlit LCD/transflective displays are on their way next year, claims Pixel Qi, for use in mini tablets and eReaders. They’ll be available to manufacturers early next year and could be in our hands late 2011, if all goes well. More »


Netbook LCDs Can Now Be Replaced With The Pixel Qi Display Kit

8:00PM July 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We already know that in a head-to-head in broad daylight the Pixel Qi display is heaps brighter than the iPad – but as the amazing Notion Ink tablet is still delayed you’ve got to DIY if you want that display. More »


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November Delay Could Doom Notion Ink Adam Tablet

2:00AM June 7, 2010 | Jack Loftus

As the tablet market gets even more crowded and competitive (read: Did you see Computex this year?), any delay could effectively end a company’s chance at making that all-important first impression. Notion Ink Adam was just delayed until November. More »


iPad Screen Versus Pixel Qi In Daylight: It’s Not Even Close

11:40PM June 1, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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This is hardly a scientific test. But when an iPad screen and a Pixel Qi faced off head to head recently at Computex in broad daylight, there was one very clear winner. And one very murky “magical” device. More »


DIY Pixel Qi Kits Arrive Q2, Bring Transflective Displays To Old Laptops

3:00AM March 8, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Were you as impressed with the Pixel Qi display as we were? Good news: There’s a DIY kit coming late this year that will allow you to swap out 10-inch laptop screens with a transforming Pixel Qi e-ink/LCD combo screen. More »


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Slate Showdown: iPad Vs HP Slate Vs JooJoo Vs Android

1:00AM January 30, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

Everybody’s talking about tablets, especially those single-pane capacitive touchscreen ones more specifically known as “slates”. The iPad is the biggest news maker, but there are lots headed our way (most with built-in webcams). Here’s how they measure up, spec-wise: More »


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Notion Ink Adam Pixel Qi Tablet/Ereader Hands On

2:41PM January 9, 2010 | John Herrman

Housed in a wooden, painted prototype case, the Notion Ink Adam tablet is rough. But with Pixel Qi dual-mode screen tech on one arm and Nvidia’s Tegra 2 on the other, it’s one of the most exciting devices at CES. More »


E-ink Is Dead, Pixel Qi’s Transflective LCD Just Killed It

6:58AM January 9, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Pixel Qi’s magic transforming displays seemed too good to be true: One screen that’s both a bright, full colour LCD and a reflective, e-ink quality display for reading in light. It is pretty damn incredible. More »