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Russias first smartphone has an extra e-ink screen on the back

2013-12-04 19:54:39| Extremetech

The YotaPhone slaps an extra e-inck screen on the back of a phone to relay information to the user as a battery saving measure. It's on sale in Russia now, but its future is uncertain elsewhere.

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E-ink display wirelessly powered by NFC, offers a second screen for your second screen

2013-08-20 17:21:24| Extremetech

For a while now, battery tech has been one of the biggest bottlenecks through which future devices and impressive features must squeeze before they arrive. Progress on that front, as you may have noticed by your phone dying during your commute every night, has been slow. Instead of moving forward, though, battery advances can move sideways. Wireless charging is at the forefront of these sideways advances, and a new system in which an e-ink display can be wirelessly charged via NFC proves just that.

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