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Title: Archos smartwatch with E Ink touchscreen coming this summer
Author: Brad Linder
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:30:54 -0500
Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Liliputing/~3/F9pGlnL3P1Q/archos-smartwatch-e-ink-touchscreen-coming-summer.html

Archos is adding a fourth smartwatch to its lineup. The company introduced 3
smartwatches in January[1], including a $129 watch with a low-power E Ink
display.

Now the company plans to launch another E Ink model, this time with a
touchscreen display.

[image 2]

The first 3 Archos smartwatches are expected to hit the streets in May or
June, with the new E Ink touchscreen model coming later in the summer.
Pricing for this model hasn’t been determined yet, but it’ll probably be the
most expensive member of the Archos smartwatch family.

All of the company’s watches are designed to pair with your smartphone via
Bluetooth and display incoming notifications on your wrist. What sets the E
Ink models apart from the cheaper LCD versions is that E Ink relies on
ambient light so it’s easy to view in direct sunlight and it only uses power
when the screen is refreshing.

This lets the E Ink watches display the time or other content continuously
for days or weeks without recharging. Most smartwatches with color screens
dim the display after a set period of time in order to conserve battery
power.

The new E Ink model appears to be the Archos version of a watch designed by
Sonostar, and introduced last year[3] as a device that could potentially sell
for about $179.

Charbax from ARM Devices got an early look at the upcoming Archos smartwatch[4]
, and while it doesn’t seem to respond very well to touch commands at this
point, Archos is just starting to show off a prototype. It’ll be months
before the watch hits the streets. Hopefully that’ll provide some time to
work out the kinks.

via ArcTablet[5]

Archos smartwatch with E Ink touchscreen coming this summer[6] is a post
from: Liliputing[7]
[image 8]

Links:
[1]: http://liliputing.com/2014/01/hands-archos-smartwatch-family.html (link)
[2]: http://cdn.liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/archos-touchscreen-e-ink.jpg (image)
[3]: http://redirectingat.com?id=32X105xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Farmdevices.net%2F2013%2F07%2F21%2F179-smartwatch-by-sonostar%2F&sref=rss (link)
[4]: http://redirectingat.com?id=32X105xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Farmdevices.net%2F2014%2F02%2F25%2Farchos-touchscreen-e-ink-smartwatch%2F&sref=rss (link)
[5]: http://redirectingat.com?id=32X105xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arctablet.com%2Fblog%2Ffeatured%2Farchos-touchscreen-e-ink-smartwatch-shown-at-mwc-2014%2F&sref=rss (link)
[6]: http://liliputing.com/2014/02/archos-smartwatch-e-ink-touchscreen-coming-summer.html (link)
[7]: http://liliputing.com (link)
[8]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Liliputing/~4/F9pGlnL3P1Q (image)

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