The company’s FLex has an e-reader shown, an optional light-emitting layer contains. The energy saving technique, e-readers, typically on an unlit e-inkscherm, in the dark to be read.
With the new technology the e-reader with a single led on the side of the screen is illuminated, whereby an optical film on the e-paper for the dispersion of the light. In a video demo is shown how the illumination with a press of the button on and off to convert.
Because there is only a single led is needed for the lighting, the technique has little additional power use. Normally use e-readers with an e-inkscherm current to flow only if the content on the screen changes.
FLex is its technology to manufacturers of e-readers offer. Therefore, it will probably still take some time before the first product with the FLex technology on the market.