I Want: A Phosphor E-Ink Watch

Okay, we’ve all seen digital watches, and we’ve seen analog watches, but have you ever see an E-Ink watch?

Phosphor watches gives us the lowdown…

Electronic ink is a proprietary material that is processed into a film for integration into electronic displays. Revolutionary in concept, electronic ink is a fusion of chemistry, physics and electronics to create this new material. The principal components of electronic ink are millions of tiny microcapsules, about the diameter of a human hair. In one incarnation, each microcapsule contains positively charged white particles and negatively charged black particles suspended in a clear fluid. When a negative electric field is applied, the white particles move to the top of the microcapsule where they become visible to the user. This makes the surface appear white at that spot. At the same time, an opposite electric field pulls the black particles to the bottom of the microcapsules where they are hidden. By reversing this process, the black particles appear at the top of the capsule, which now makes the surface appear dark at that spot.

Wow. That’s a lot of stuff there. Very impressive. All I know is the watches look really cool and one can bet that you’ll be the only one on your block that owns one if you make a purchase. And really, isn’t that all that matters?

(Source: Phosphor Watches)

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