Inkcase Plus adds an E Ink screen to your Android smartphone

•  DARIO BORGHINO
•  JULY 17, 2014
•  11 PICTURES

InkCase+ is a planned electronic ink display that complements your Android smartphone, allowing you to perform common tasks more conveniently while improving battery life Image Gallery (11 images) Los Angeles-based startup Oaxis has turned to Kickstarter to develop InkCase+, a secondary screen for Android smartphones that will use electronic ink technology to improve battery life. Slated for an October release, the 3.5-in display would fit inside a custom phone case and be equipped with bluetooth, dedicated apps and a 500 mAh battery promising 19 hours of reading time on a single charge. 洛杉矶Angelesbased启动Oaxis已经转向开发InkCase + Kickstarter,第二个屏幕为Android智能手机使用电子墨水技术来提高电池寿命,定于10月发布,3、5显示不下一个定制的手机情况配备蓝牙,专用的应用程序和一个500毫安时电池有前途的19个小时的阅读时间。

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We check our smartphones dozens of times every day, continuously activating energy-hungry, high-resolution displays with a pixel count well into the seven figures; and curiously enough, we often do so just to perform the simplest of tasks, such as checking the time or reading an incoming text. The net result is that a good portion of battery life can often waste away for no good reason. 每天我们检查我们的智能手机数十次,不断激活energyhungry,highresolution显示像素计数到7位数,说来也奇怪,我们经常这样做只是为了执行最简单的任务,如检查或阅读的文本的时候,最终的结果是,一个好的部分电池寿命往往浪费了没有理由。
An effective solution is to combine a smartphone with an E Ink ("electronic ink") display, either by embedding it on the rear of the device or by using as as a functional phone cover. Electronic ink is the same type of display used in e-readers, and this technology comes with two main selling points: you can easily read these screens even in direct sunlight, and they only draw power when the screen refreshes, meaning that battery life is usually outstanding. 一个有效的解决方案是把智能手机和电子墨水显示电子墨水12(12),通过嵌入在后方的设备或通过使用作为一个功能的手机盖,电子墨水是电子书阅读器中使用的相同类型的显示,和这种技术有两个主要卖点:您可以轻松地阅读这些屏幕即使在阳光直射,他们只画力量当屏幕刷新,这意味着电池寿命通常是杰出的。
InkCase+ plans to harness the idea of the E Ink display as a smartphone case, but takes the idea further than previous attempts by introducing a number of apps that add functionality. The idea is to use it as a standalone e-reader or as quicker way to check the time; but also, thanks to a low-power bluetooth connection with your smartphone, you'll be able to view notifications directly from your phone, as well as answer or decline calls, run fitness apps, store maps for offline use, view pictures and control music playback directly from the device itself. InkCase +计划利用的电子墨水显示作为一个智能手机,但需要进一步比先前的尝试通过引入应用程序添加功能,这个想法是为了使用它作为一个独立的电子书阅读器或者更快的方式查看时间,但同时,由于低电力与智能手机蓝牙连接,你就可以直接从你的手机查看通知,以及回答或拒绝电话,健身应用程序运行,存储地图离线使用,视图和控制音乐播放图片直接从设备本身。
The startup is releasing a kit for developers to create apps, but we wouldn't recommend holding your breath for official support from the most popular services for e-books, such as Amazon or Google Play Books. We'd bet on your choices being limited to sideloaded DRM-free books, or perhaps some more niche services. 启动发布一个工具箱为开发者创建应用程序,但是我们不推荐屏住呼吸官方支持的电子书的最受欢迎的服务,如亚马逊和谷歌玩书,我们打赌你的选择被限制为拷贝DRMfree书籍,或者更多的细分市场服务。
The device is listed at weighing just 45 g (1.6 oz) and measuring 5 mm (0.2 in) thick. It supports all smartphones running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and above. That 3.5-in display will have a resolution of 360 x 600, which comes out to a solid, though by no means mindblowing, 200 pixels per inch (PPI). 列出的设备是在重45 g(1 6盎司)和测量5毫米(0,2)厚,它支持所有运行Android的智能手机4 3(软心豆粒糖)及以上,3,5显示分辨率360 x 600,出来一个坚实的,虽然不是太,每英寸200像素(PPI)。
According to the company, the relatively small 500 mAh battery will give you an impressive 19 hours (or 2,000 pages) of continuous reading, or seven days in standby mode. When the battery does finally conk out, you can charge it using the provided micro USB cable. 据该公司介绍,相对较小的500 mAh电池会给你一个令人印象深刻的19个小时(或连续阅读,2000页)或七天在待机模式下,当电池终于出故障,您可以使用提供的微型USB充电电缆。
Inkcase Plus was originally available for a US$79 Kickstarter pledge, but those limited slots have all been snatched up (the minimum pledge to reserve one is now up to $89). The case comes in either black or white. Backers also get a choice of two different cases – a standalone leather "Pouch" or the plastic "FitCase" that fits both the Inkcase and aSamsung Galaxy S5 (the company says it will add cases that are compatible with more phones if it gets enough requests). Inkcase +最初是用于Kickstarter承诺79美元,但是这些有限的名额都被抢走了(最低保证储备现在高达89美元),黑 {MOD}或白 {MOD},支持者也会选择两种不同的情况下,一个独立的皮革12袋12或塑料12 FitCase 12适合Inkcase和aSamsung星系S5(该公司表示,它将增加情况下兼容更多的手机如果得到足够的请求)。
Oaxis says it expects to start mass production in September, delivering the first devices in October 2014. The crowdfunded project has already surpassed its $100,000 goal, with 27 days to go. The company will consider building a second version of the device with a bigger screen, as long as enough people are on board. Oaxis表示,预计在9月开始大规模生产,交付第一个设备在2014年10月,群众筹资项目已经超过了100000美元的目标,与27天,公司将考虑建立第二个版本的设备更大的屏幕,只要有足够多的人。
The video below shows the InkCase+ in action. Source: Kickstarter