Dasung has debuted what is likely the world’s first portable color e-ink monitor, the Paperlike Color, which is now available for $850. Although e-ink monitors lag behind.
In a nutshell: Chinese company Dasung launched what it called the world’s first color e-ink monitor last August for $1,650. Almost exactly one year later, the company has introduced a portable variant for around half the price. The new product closely resembles Onyx’s Mira, just in color.
Dasung has debuted what is likely the world’s first portable color e-ink monitor, the Paperlike Color, which is now available for $850. Although e-ink monitors lag behind traditional display technologies in several crucial ways, their unique quirks make them better suited to certain tasks.
The 12-inch monitor has a 2,560 x 1,600 resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio. Although its X-Color filter algorithm and high refresh rate panel won’t display videos or web pages nearly as well as LCD or IPS screens – it wasn’t primarily designed for such content – it performs those tasks adequately for users with no other option.
