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Pixel Qi ramp up sales pitch as mass production approaches

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Aug 26th 2009 No Comments

It looks as though Pixel Qi are ramping up their sales pitch ready for an assault on the display market, with founder Mary Lou Jepsen pushing out a chart showing where the company's low-power panels fit. While the chart isn't as clear as it could be, the takeaway message is that they're pushing the Pixel Qi panel as the best combination of reading and media-consuming displays.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 24 2009

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Jun 14th 2009 2 Comments

After Palm’s big moment last weekend, Apple once again seized the headlines with their WWDC 2009 keynote on Monday morning. We showed up to liveblog the whole announcement, expecting a new smartphone, and the company delivered in the shape of the iPhone 3G S – twice the speed, twice the storage, and the same styling as the iPhone 3G – together with a launch date for iPhone OS 3.0. However, Apple weren’t content with just that: they also brought along a new MacBook Pro range complete with integrated batteries; check out our video unboxing and first-impressions.

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Pixel Qi 3Qi vs Amazon Kindle; Mary Lou Jepson Q&A [Video]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jun 8th 2009 No Comments

Pixel Qi’s recent demonstrations of their clever 3Qi LCD display have prompted multiple questions from would-be users keen to stretch more battery life out of their notebooks and netbooks, and the company’s CTO (and 3Qi creator) Mary Lou Jepsen has stepped up to answer them. Among the most anticipated questions, Jepsen addresses price: according to her, the rumored $200 tag is not for the display itself but an estimated cost for an entire netbook using the indoor/outdoor 3Qi screen.

Video Q&A and 3Qi vs Kindle demo after the cut

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Pixel Qi 3Qi prototype gets video demo

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jun 2nd 2009 No Comments

It may look like a slightly washed-out standard netbook screen, but this is actually one of Pixel Qi’s amazing 3Qi indoor/outdoor/e-ink panel prototypes being shown at Computex. As well as being usable as a standard LCD display, the 3Qi panel can be flipped into a monochrome e-ink mode that’s incredibly power-frugal and very easy to read even in direct sunlight.

Video demo after the cut

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Pixel Qi demo 3Qi indoor/outdoor/e-ink netbook display

By Chris Davies on Friday, May 29th 2009 No Comments

Pixel Qi have finally demonstrated their clever 3Qi screen, which mixes together indoor and outdoor readability together with an e-paper mode. The same panel is used in both halves of this picture: on the left, it’s set to full color saturation with its backlight on, while on the right the backlight is off and the panel is in e-paper mode. The latter will be incredibly power-frugal, as e-paper only draws power when changing the display, not to maintain an image.

After the cut, outdoor readability demonstrated

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Pixel Qi working on three-in-one display

By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Apr 23rd 2009 No Comments

Pixel Qi is working on a new display that includes three different functions into one convenient product. It would feature color and black-and-white modes like the XO-1, but also have an e-paper mode for an easier-on-the-eyes experience.

According to the company’s chief, Mary Lou Jepsen, the new screens would eventually have touchscreen features. The goal here is to make a screen that can be read under full daylight, use the least amount of power possible and do more than just show images.

There’s a real desire to add touch functionality. While Pixel Qi displays have been used primarily in OLPC notebooks so far, they can now also be used in products for other companies, though who they are is not yet known.

[via Electronista]

20 to 40hr notebook runtime promises new Pixel Qi displays

By Chris Davies on Monday, Dec 1st 2008 No Comments

Pixel Qi, the company formed by ex-OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen, have been talking up their super-efficient display technology and the impact it could have on mobile device runtime. According to Jepsen, Pixel Qi are currently working with notebook and e-book manufacturers on applications using a color and video capable e-paper, with power demands a fraction of traditional LCD screens.