While we expect to have those eReaders and monitors with those new color panels with electronic ink sometime in 2018 , today we turn our attention to a new E-Ink monitor that Dasung has been showing off this month with a series of videos on YouTube.
In those videos that appeared on YouTube, Dasung showed the monitor performing various tasks , and now we know the reasons for its launch: last week, Dasung launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its 13,3-inch Paperlike monitor.
The Paperlike monitor has a pre-order price of $799 with free shipping in the United States. It's expected to begin shipping in August of this year. Having set a relatively low funding goal, it has already been surpassed by 450 percent.
They offered up to 30 monitors for $699, but they've already been pre-ordered, so if you want one, you'll have to pay the $799 price. Dasung maintains that the monitors will be priced at $995 when they hit the market, so if you were thinking of buying one, now might be the time to pre-order and save $196.
The price of the monitor is higher than 13,3-inch E-ink readers such as the Onyx Boox Max, which has a touch screen, Android operating system, internal and external storage, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a number of features that Paperlike lacks.
The Paperlike is an E-ink display with a USB cable and a stand. It has no battery, touchscreen, or operating system. It serves only as a secondary monitor for your PC. Another drawback is that it uses a glass E-ink Fina panel, unlike other eReaders that use a plastic-based Mobius panel.
It's quite a striking concept for an E-ink monitor, but we 'll have to see if it achieves the expected success. You can find the Indiegogo campaign here.