New devices borrow E Ink; here’s whats next

Here is how to take the ubiquitous car remote and bring new ideas to it. Add in a screen with Kindle-like E Ink and you’ve got a notice you are low on gas, maybe your tires are low, or your oil life is nearly depleted. This is just one of the cool things ultra low power E Ink can bring.

This specific device by Delphi, allows users to locate their vehicle in a sea of look-a-likes; turn on the car, adjust the climate in the car, and more. Interesting and fun, who doesn’t love that? Delphi says in volume, E Ink device can be made economically.

The flexible shape of the E-Ink screen means this kind of innovation is coming to more and more devices like microwaves, refrigerators and remotes. Where else would you love to have a simple screen for data?

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