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E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" display space

E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" display space

Hannspree HannsNote 2 with ecoVISION Paper DisplayReflective LCD displays don’t have a backlight and instead reflect ambient light, allowing you to use them without any additional illumination as long as you’re in a brightly lit environment. If you want to make a tablet or another device with a reflective LCD that can be used in dimmer environments, you’ll want to add some front-lights that shine onto the screen… much the way most modern eReaders with E Ink displays have front lighting. TCL NXTPAPER 10 5GOne of the more recent entries into this space is HannSpree’s ecoVISION Paper Display technology, which also offers “fast, full-colour performance,” energy efficiency, and “true 8-bit, non-FRC, flicker-free, and low blue light features” that are said to “help reduce eye strain.”

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