We’ve been waxing lyrical (and critical) about Apple’s Vision Pro here at TechCrunch this week – but, of course, there are other things happening in the world of wearable tech, as well. Sol Reader raised a $5 million seed round with a headset that doesn’t promise to do more. In fact, it is trying to […]
Also, a big selling point of e-ink is that it can be lit externally and match the color tone and brightness of your outside environment. If you’re blocking out the outside environment, what’s the point of e-ink?
Even while lit, e-ink appears different than a backlit screen. Being front lit, it does still mimic a book being lit by a light. Eye fatigue is a big talking point when considering backlit vs frontlit displays.
I’m not convinced that benefit would hold true if it was locked to your head, but the details are still sketchy, so I’d be happy to be convinced otherwise by some third party reviews.
The difference between e-ink and digital screens is massive. I’m not sure how they’ll be able to make e-ink look good in these glasses though