Pebble, the e-ink smartwatch with a tumultuous history, is making a move sure to please the DIY enthusiasts that make up the bulk of its fans: Its entire software stack is now fully open source, and key hardware design files are available too.
Pebble creator Eric Migicovsky announced the move on Monday in a blog post and video detailing the changes his reborn Pebble watchmaking firm has undertaken, and they’re considerable.
Doesn’t have and never had an E-Ink display. It’s a tLCD (t for transflective). It shares the property that it gets easier to read the brighter the ambient light is. It does not need to be cycled like E-Ink and is generally fast in comparison (closer to LCD in speed).
Yep.
Early 90’s laptops used transflective. They were a tad sluggish, but not terribly slow. I actually played DOS shooter games on one.
I’ve actually played an FPS on e-ink. It’s not ideal but it works with modern e-ink tech