College experiment changes face of time
Once upon a time you could spot the smartest guy in the room by the size of his watch. It's true. In the prehistoric years before smartphones and laptops, no self-respecting computer genius or math wizard left the house without a digital monster strapped to his wrist. The bigger and bulkier (with more buttons) the timepiece, the better. Function definitely trumped fashion. Thankfully, with the arrival of the stunning new E-Ink Watch, those days are over.
At last, style and technology combine in a wristwatch that literally changes the face of time. The face of the E-Ink Watch utilizes the breakthrough electronic ink technology found in bestselling high-tech e-book readers like The Kindle™. You've probably already heard about the incredible ability of those e-readers to render virtual text with amazing clarity. Now the exact same technology that can deliver electronic images with the visual sharpness of print on paper has become even more portable.
The E-Ink Watch utilizes breakthrough technology, first developed by a group of ingenious students at MIT in 1997. The patented process allows electronic images to be displayed on virtually any surface and is much easier on the eyes than a traditional digital image. E-Ink utilizes millions of microcapsules that are no wider than a human hair. Each capsule contains positively charged white particles and negatively charged black particles suspended in a clear fluid. The ink is printed onto a layer of laminated circuitry and delivers a bold image that (unlike traditional LCD) can be read easily in direct sunlight.
The elongated, rectangular face of the E-Ink watch lets you switch from black-on-white to white-on-black mode, with oversized analog numbers and a mock graphic clock-face display. The ultra-thin stainless steel case (a mere 12mm thick) is ergonomic to fit the contour of your wrist and secures with a wide, sporty black polyurethane band. The E-Ink Watch is water-resistant to 5 ATMs. Guaranteed to change the way you look at time.
