14 DAY TRIAL // The Pixel Qi displays have definitely been the subject of the media's attention whenever they saw any sort of advancement, for multiple reasons, and it seems that the company has just caused a few more ripples with its latest model.
For those interested in a reminder, Pixel Qi displays are color screens that can operate in two modes, depending on the ambient lighting conditions.
When sunlight or roomlight is sufficient, they can work in transflective mode, by allowing said ambient light to add to the display brightness.
The other mode, the pure reflective, is purely black and white (64 greyscale) and has the great advantage of being completely visible even under direct sunlight, something that LCDs have trouble with.
The screen previewed recently has a diagonal of 10.1 inches and is a TFT LCD with LED backlighting whose native resolution is of 1,024 x 600 pixels.
Apparently, Pixel Qi actually managed to push the power consumption of this screes as low as 1.5W, though it took a special USB driver to achieve this feat.
The creation of this screen was possible through a collaboration with Display Solution AG.
The screen was adapter to the latest display driver board generation which supports screens capable of connecting via USB/Wireless-USB, as well as Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mb).
“We are pleased that Display Solutions has adopted our low-power, use-anywhere screens in a way that will enable many new applications and device types," said Mary Lou Jepsen, chief executive officer and founder of Pixel Qi.
"Our working with Pixel Qi screens is enabling an important step forward in low-power systems – and we believe these will find great use in many fields where portable screens are needed," said Norbert Feuchtgruber, chief executive officer of Display Solution AG.
The new product supports subpixel rendering, a technology supported by most existing operating systems.