The Rise And Fall of EINK Smartwatches | Sony, Epson, Seiko & More

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EINK watches were, at one point, were prominently manufactured by companies of the likes of Sony, Epson, and even Seiko & Fossil.
Now, most manufacturers stopped making them altogether.
What happened?
Sit back and relax, and let Goodereader take you through, the rise and fall of EINK Watches
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2 ай бұрын

Still grieving for Pebble.

@yensteel 2 ай бұрын

Same. I no longer have the watch but I still have the charger cable lol

@NikMalov 2 ай бұрын

@@yensteel I have a watch but can't find the charger! But last time I tried it the Rebble software was far from good unfortunately.

@marekjakimowicz Ай бұрын

Me too.

@JackPorter 15 күн бұрын

i just stopped wearing a watch entirely. haven't found a good replacement so i've gone watchless for over a year now. my apparantly completely unreasonable wishlist: E-ink display (nobody needs a 60hz hdr video capable watch, i mean c'mon) 1 FULL week or more battery life music controls or a fully integrated music player(non-subscription) nfc for payment bluetooth to connect to phone (or earbuds if using integrated music player) IP68 water resistant No HR monitor, no step tracker, no sleep tracking, period tracking. No voice, camera or speaker, except for notifications/alarms/input feedback/haptics all that tracking does is suck the battery, and when i got a NATO strap on the monitoring is covered anyway.

@umangmalik 2 ай бұрын

i still feel like a notification-centric color e-Ink smartwatch along the lines of the Pebble in terms of price and functionality would do really well

@SableLeaf 2 ай бұрын

To be fair, the "entry price versus feature set" is a very strong factor as to why the trendy ones fell.

@goodereader 2 ай бұрын

Yeah for sure

@timonroehrbacher 2 ай бұрын

Great video wow!! Love your channel!

@NikMalov 2 ай бұрын

I'm honestly slightly offended to not see Pebble in the list - best E-Ink smartwatch not only of their time, but at least half a decade further on.

@goodereader 2 ай бұрын

If you watched the video you'll notice that we talked about the pebble. It is not eink nor is it epaper So we don't know where the offense is coming from

@NikMalov 2 ай бұрын

@@goodereader Fair point, I didn't get to the very last bit of the video with MIP mentions. I got confused by usage of Garmin Instinct images at the beginning, as if it was supposed to cover over energy-efficient screen technologies as well.

@goodereader 2 ай бұрын

Yeah for sure, we mentioned that the industry has alternatives, but splitting hairs... They are not epaper unfortunately. Nevertheless, it is a good unit, the pebble.

@anamewillcomelater Ай бұрын

@@goodereader Well arguably it is epaper. Epaper are displays that give the appearance of paper, which the transflective LCD effectively does.

@goodereader Ай бұрын

It's not epaper, no

@ilkeryoldas 2 ай бұрын

Would be cool for watch bands though, those don't need to refresh that often

@Daniel-dg2dt 2 ай бұрын

I really miss Pebble in the industry ...

@goodereader 2 ай бұрын

well, as we said, Pebble is not EINK or epaper.

@James_Baggott 2 ай бұрын

I've had my Skagen for a couple years now and it's the best watch ever. The only part that bugs me is I frequently press the side button and it has a 3 minute timeout when it should have 30 seconds so I'm not glancing at the menu screen half the time and the hands are meant to move out of the way on purpose but usually it's annoying. If those 2 things were fixed it would be 10/10 and if it had better sleep tracking 11/10. I get compliments on it all the time.

@ehmzed 2 ай бұрын

Not this video coming out as I'm looking to buy a Fossil Hybrid HR 💀

@goodereader 2 ай бұрын

You might be able to find some straggler Skagen units, but for the most part fossil is gone

@BellipotensNYC Ай бұрын

Pebble was amazing. Sad fitbit bought them. Amazfit was great initially but now moved on to the same smarwatch like everyone else.

@SMGJohn 2 ай бұрын

The best idea would probably to layer it like Fossil did but use OLED instead, colour e-ink at the bottom then an OLED layer ontop

@ajwalker4416 2 ай бұрын

I think it would work for fitness bands, but maybe not smartwatches. However, with the asking price, it's not surprising they didn't catch on and died. They should not have been as expensive. Perhaps someone will return to the idea with a more reasonable asking price for fitness-focused watches with some smartwatch features.

@christill 2 ай бұрын

They’ll be back for sure. It’s an inherently good idea, so someone will return to the concept.

@chiquita683 2 ай бұрын

Nah OLED killed it

@christill 2 ай бұрын

@@chiquita683 In the short term yes, but e-ink is an inherently good solution for smartwatches. And I do think the OLED smartwatch hype will eventually burn out.

@yensteel 2 ай бұрын

It's great for "always on display" usages and increased battery life. It's just that the public prefers shiny flashy stuff and avoids tech that looks older while costing the same. Too often we hear about complaints that E-ink should be half the price of tablets for example. It is gaining traction in the public sector though, I've noticed that Macau uses epaper posters that display the position and estimated arrival of every bus. Assisted by solar. HK and Singapore still use LCD. One person said Macau cheaped out by avoiding LCD 🤦

@christill 2 ай бұрын

@@yensteel That perception will change in the public as more people get sick of toxic social media and look to slow down a bit. And I think it will get much bigger in the public sector as you said. That’s where the main success will be for the next few years.

@dingwiki6681 2 ай бұрын

this proves that the e-ink display can be the irregular shape, so why the e-ink readers do not have a screen with a large R angle, just like the style of modern smartphones, with an edge to edge bezel ?

@Luca-xr7bs 2 ай бұрын

Still using my Sony smartband talk

@chiquita683 2 ай бұрын

Basically all of them were overpriced. The basic watches should have been $50 but I'd bet they werent

@ilkeryoldas 2 ай бұрын

E-inks are not suitable for a screen that constantly needs to refresh like in smartwatches.. they would consume more battery than LCD so it makes sense they're not popular

@yensteel 2 ай бұрын

One partial refresh a minute (A second is too much, agreed) should work.