Pixel Qi
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| Type | Privately held company |
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| Industry | Electronic visual displays |
| Founder(s) | Mary Lou Jepsen |
| Headquarters | San Bruno, California, United States |
| Website | www.pixelqi.com |
Pixel Qi Corporation (pronounced Pixel "Chi") is an American company involved in the research of low-power computer display technology, based in San Bruno, California.[1] It was founded by Mary Lou Jepsen, who was previously the chief technical officer (CTO) of the One Laptop per Child project.[2]
The company designs liquid crystal displays (LCDs) that can be largely manufactured using the existing manufacturing processes & infrastructure for conventional LCDs. The advantage of the Pixel Qi displays over the conventional LCDs is mainly that it can be set to operate under transflective mode (thus needs lower backlight than normal LCDs) and reflective mode (requires only ambient light)--for eye-comfort, power-saving, and visibility under bright ambient light.[2]
The technology was expected to show up in E-book readers and other devices in 2010.[3]
- The first commercial device to use the Pixel Qi display, ARM-based Adam tablet by Notion Ink, was released mid-January 2011.[4]
- A tablet is also planned by Innoversal, named Lattice.
- Clover Systems launches Pixel Qi-equipped netbook, named SunBook.
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[edit] Compatible laptops
A list of laptops known to accommodate the DIY 10.1" Pixel Qi screen [5]
- Lenovo S10-2
- Acer Aspire One
- Samsung NB30, N130, N220, NF210
- Notion Ink (Tablet)
- Notion Ink (Tablet PC)
[edit] Incompatible laptops
A list of incompatible laptops and the reason
- Lenovo S10-3 - screen too big and pin connector in wrong position.
- ASUS Eee PC 1000HE - wrong connector in the wrong position
[edit] References
- ^ "Pixel Qi Promises Cheap, Readable, Low-Power Displays". Wired. 12 May 2009. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/05/pixel-qi/. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ a b "The Hunt For The Perfect Screen". Gizmodo. 28 December 2009. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/12/the-hunt-for-the-perfect-screen/. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ Pixel Qi screens to be used by a major manufacturer in 2010 By Joanna Stern posted Jan 8th 2010
- ^ "Pre-order shipping date is slipping" blog posted 15 Dec 2010
- ^ "Make - Pixel Qi - compatible list sum up"
