NY designers FormNation turn the iPhone into a sleek e-ink phone that nods to b&w cameras
NY-based design consultants FormNation showed off an interesting creation of theirs. The E-Phone is the first all e-ink smartphone in the world that one may actually find attractive. While the YotaPhone 1 & 2 are dual-screen devices and the Onyx Boox is basically an e-reader that also makes calls, the FormNation phone is both a design and technological statement.
Designer Jan Habraken and his team based the project off each others' iPhones and their inherent pain-points: big price, compromised battery life, heating up after prolonged use and signing up for Apple's services. Thus, they made up a phone that can last up to a month on a single charge, can be procured on the cheap, and does what a smartphone is expected to do these days - keep you connected.
While you won't be able to enjoy the latest 3D games on the phone's frugal e-ink display, you will get zero sun glare and an awesome reading experience. Even the e-ink display's black & white color scheme and notoriously slow refresh rate have become beneficial. The phone's camera creates true b/w images and generates stop-motion GIF images instead of 1080p video.
Well, FormNation might have just made the best backup phone ever.
While you won't be able to enjoy the latest 3D games on the phone's frugal e-ink display, you will get zero sun glare and an awesome reading experience. Even the e-ink display's black & white color scheme and notoriously slow refresh rate have become beneficial. The phone's camera creates true b/w images and generates stop-motion GIF images instead of 1080p video.
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