MOTO Development Group Demonstrates First-Ever Android / E Ink Integration
February 13th, 2009 by Katherine Druckman in
The robustness and versatility of the Android open source operating system combined with extremely energy efficient E Ink could prove to be a marriage made in heaven, as this demonstration from labs.moto.com would suggest.
The broadsheet E Ink development kit is connected to the Beagle Board running Android through the use of a custom USB driver developed by the MOTO team.
The potential for such low-power, portable devices could be promising, don't you think?
Android Meets E Ink from MOTO Development Group on Vimeo.
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On February 13th, 2009 jayakumar says:
Certainly agree that it is exciting. But, just want to point out, that this was not exactly the first ever Android on E-Ink demo. I had done one before, video and details here, Android on E-Ink , plus my demo uses the E-Ink controller and am300 host touchscreen itself rather than using an external beagleboard and keyboard.
Awesome!
On February 13th, 2009 Shawn Powers says:
Be sure to drop one of use a line when you do stuff like that. We like to spread awesome whenever we hear about it!
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