Citizen brings revolutionary curved clock using E Ink Imaging Film

10 Aug '05

3 min read

Leading watch manufacturer Citizen Watch Co Ltd to launch revolutionary curved clock using e ink's electronic paper display.

Citizen Watch Co Ltd(President, Makoto Umehara), T.I.C.-Citizen Co Ltd(President, Toshio Takahashi), and E Ink Corporation(Massachusetts, USA, President & CEO, Russell J. Wilcox)are pleased to announce the demonstration of the world's first curved clock product to utilize an electronic paper display(EPD).

This unique design is enabled by E Ink Imaging Film. This easy-to-read, low-power display component is fully conformable, allowing product designers more creative freedom than ever before. Citizen Watch Co. and T.I.C.-Citizen Co. worked closely with E Ink to develop the electronic paper display used in this new clock.

Displays made with E Ink Imaging Film provide a number of benefits over traditional display technologies, including:

Exceptional Readability - roughly twice the contrast of a reflective LCD, EPD's can be easily read in bright sunlight or in dimly lit environments and at virtually any angle.

Low Power Consumption - In addition to the fact that no backlighting is required, the display also has an inherently stable "memory effect" which requires no power to maintain an image - both of which drastically increase the battery life. The result is 1/100 the power consumption of traditional display options.

Versatile, Flexible Form - E Ink Imaging Film allows product designers to create entirely new designs that were never possible before. This thin, flexible display can be used to create curved, eye-catching shapes.

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