The Pocketbook InkPoster Launch - World's First E Ink Art Frame

[@VladimirKostek]

I'm pleased to see how much interest there is in Art displays like this. The bi-stability of E Ink and only having to charge it once every 6 months + is a huge reason why I think it will be successful, as well as the rendering quality. Like any new tech the high price is certainly a barrier to entry. However, there is a cheaper 13.3" Spectra 6 version from another company that I'll be posting soon. I'll link it below when I finish that.

[@VladimirKostek]

Also if you want to see more on the product they have some nice visuals on their website. Also you can hit the notify button on a specific model if you are seriously interested in getting one when they launch. inkposter.com/

[@joelmulder]

I just hope these can become somewhat affordable some time. This is such a fantastic use of E-Ink technology.

[@VladimirKostek]

Yea not having to charge the battery for 6 months to a year is really awesome. I think the price will drop over time like all new tech does eventually. There is another company I'm working on a vid that has a more affordable 13 inch version.

[@Change-1820]

I love the concept. Once the price drives down, I can see it replacing digital photo frames and if you could schedule changes, that would be awesome.

[@VladimirKostek]

I think the price will start to come down at some point. Definitely looks very impressive!

[@DannoHung]

Color gamut is too low to render photos well. With that and the price, I’d guess it’ll be another decade.

[@Change-1820]

@DannoHung the photo demo looked really good to me, but Vlad saw it in person.

[@VladimirKostek]

@@Change-1820 It does much better than render them "well". Just like most art pieces ambient lighting is important too, with the right lighting it looks fantastic.

[@Change-1820]

@@VladimirKostek, thanks for jumping in. I could see it being extremely valuable for art collections that rely on reprints. You could ideally switch over the collection with a click of a button, assuming it really is gallery quality.

[@mabizu]

Amazing product

[@VladimirKostek]

I think it's really cool too!

[@hometechUK]

That's for the upload your the only person to view & upload about the InkPoster. I've been emailing Eink & for years for a colour Eink poster, it's finally here. Love that finally we have spectra 6 in a consumer product, you can't tell it's not a real print unless you get quite close. Just wish those white frame bezels weren't so LARGE.

[@VladimirKostek]

Im glad you liked it, there is another spectra panel I'll mention in a vid soon! Yea thats what I was referencing about the inserts, I feel like it would be cool if you could customize it for your liking with the inserts. E ink is hard to get a hold of for sure, they were here for CES and there wasn't even anyone I could really interview unfortunately!

[@AlbertScoot]

That looks amazing, I want one so bad but there's no way I could afford it.

[@VladimirKostek]

Stay tuned for some cheaper alternatives, there's another spectra 6 product that is half the price

[@hedovein3540]

Please make this product available in Canada somehow once you have ironed out what the international sales model looks like for Ink Poster. Vladimir, thanks for posting this one!

[@VladimirKostek]

Glad you liked it, hopefully the international sales will be sorted out soon!

[@jeffreymoss]

This is great! I've been waiting for eInk to move into the art space, and these frames are really encouraging. The ability to be away from an outlet is super important, and the fact that you can change images with an app is solid. I know the pricing is a bit up there for the larger screens, but if it looks great, it will be inexpensive relative to other art pieces.

[@VladimirKostek]

I'm so excited for these, they look fantastic! It's such a nice way to display photography, I was going to buy a nice photography printer but honestly these are more tempting now...

[@TekkiWuff]

Thank you for covering this! Been following the development of eInk and especially Spectra 6 for years and am super excited to see it coming to consumers in form of these frames!

[@VladimirKostek]

Me too, stay tuned I'm putting a video on another Spectra 6 device soon too

[@SWard-oe8oj]

This is actually so cool. Reminds me of those prototypes from Sharpe

[@SWard-oe8oj]

Nvm they're related 😅 Can't wait for the technology to grow

[@mark_kelly]

Outstanding! Expensive but looks amazing.

[@mothywood]

This is the thing I was most excited about at this year’s CES. Can’t wait for the price to come down on these.

[@matheus8530]

This with good enough refresh rate and ultra high ppi in a 13.3in would be my dream e-note

[@VladimirKostek]

You and me both man!

[@AngryApple]

They could also add smaller ones for cheaper Spectra 6 is highly available in 4" and 7.3" formats

[@sebastianbalthasar3279]

Well explained. Thanks. Great technology!

[@VladimirKostek]

You're welcome!

[@RadAlzyoud]

This is very cool. I'd be interested once the price drops. I am an enthusiastic photographer, and this is, almost, exactly what I was hoping for when it comes to frames. I like to rotate my photos regularly, and this is a better solution than what I do now with prints.

[@VladimirKostek]

Yea im a photographer as well, being able to cycle the art out is super cool and not having to open up the frame and change the print. Hope the price comes down but stay tuned I found another company that has a cheaper one I'll be making a vid on

[@BVS-px5zi]

Looks incredible. Do you know if there is a possibility to display as well black&white photos? Or only color?

[@VladimirKostek]

Black and white works too

[@BVS-px5zi]

@@VladimirKostek This is perfect. They look to be very well build. And compared to the Ionnyk frames they are a real bargain. And cheaper as well than the ones from Framelabs.

[@VladimirKostek]

There is another spectra 6 panel that I'll make a video on too

[@sandrogamperle2989]

Would love to see various sizes, e.g. an even smaller one to put on a desk or one large like the A1 prototype but with a smaller passe-partout, etc. Definitely looking forward for those to release to the market!

[@VladimirKostek]

Yea agreed, a nice 7" one would be awesome for desks

[@Deathbunnygirl]

Does it require a subscription?

[@gtzgabriel98]

I want one

[@VladimirKostek]

Me too! Lol. So much paper than those normal picture frames that are always consuming power

[@VladimirKostek]

8:11 Enrico mentioned $699 for the entry model. However when I look at their site I see it listed at $599, great news if true! inkposter.com/products/spectra-315

[@TheHelium999]

Are the white "bezels" really necessary or are they by "design"?

[@VladimirKostek]

I'm assuming the panel has a spectra 6 module that is surrounded by the frame, would be cool if they released just a bezel-less version too

[@TheHelium999]

@@VladimirKostek Thanks for the reply. I was thinking that they really needed the extra space around the actual screen... If It is just an artistic choice then I really hope for options with at least a thinner bezel somehow. But these are really amazing ways for an colour eink display to "shine".

[@VladimirKostek]

@TheHelium999 Definitely, it looks great! As a photographer im super excited for them as a way to display my work. There is another company that had a spectra 6 panel with a sort of module like i was referencing. I'll post some stuff about that soon too

[@weinerdful]

How was the rendering of the photo that he sent to the frame? Have a meural now, which is quite good for digital photos, but I can definitely see the benefits of this technology.

[@VladimirKostek]

The quality and crispness is quite good. It is hard to see the individual pixels unless you get very close, the PPI seems solid. From a normal viewing distance the experience is fantastic, with the caveat that there is good ambient lighting. How do you like the Meural? I remember looking into those a few years back.

[@weinerdful]

@@VladimirKostek Generally pretty happy with the meural. The image quality for digital pictures is pretty good, although the app is kind of buggy. Meural is also on sale often and can be pretty reasonably priced especially compared to what InkPoster will list at. Will be great to see InkPoster in person at some point.

[@VladimirKostek]

@@weinerdful Good to know

[@AlanHerrlich]

Meural seems to be the closest comparison. I kind of like this better although this is like 3x the price. I am pretty sure Netgear is currently just selling out their inventory of Meural frames and when they are gone they are gone. Although I think currently working Meural’s will work for quite awhile.

[@id104335409]

This would make for a great joke present. Imagine hanging a portrait that turns into something horrible at night or when you have guests.

[@VladimirKostek]

I lol'd, it looks like permanent art too so they might think they are hallucinating haha

[@6or7breadsticks]

The usb stuff needs to be on the back, not the bottom. Maybe both.

[@davecgriffith]

Curious about long term usability. What if the product flops and is discontinued? The next OS update could render the app unusable. Are there other options for owners to interact with the frames? (e.g., loading photos over USB) It'd be amazing if the frames could run a webserver to allow changing the image from any computer on the network. I'd sure be more comfortable shelling out that kind of money if I knew I could count on it continuing to work for years, regardless of the decisions of the company.

[@walesu.k.2108]

How much will these cost?

[@stijnjasper]

8:10

[@VladimirKostek]

I looked at the site and I think he misspoke on the smaller one, looks to be $599

[@knotcensored932]

Spectacular. Advertisers will LOVE this technology.

[@VladimirKostek]

Stores/hotels/showrooms, sky is the limit

[@tomstarwalker]

I want to put my NFT in it.

[@hakanlundberg]

Although I suspect we have to wait a few years for the 120hz versions 🙂, these ≈0,005hz models look great. Can likely google it for myself, but interesting info for the “image-pro” are such things as color gamut size, black point and white point. The saturated images displayed are those who give the best result with, what I suppose is, RGBK partitive color mixing. Cyan seas, magenta sunsets, and possibly also bright yellows may be harder to push. Not to forget is that it isn’t only about the technology, but about the processing that can map the gamut of “real world colors” (or your own jpgs) into this “pointillist color space”.

[@VladimirKostek]

It uses a red, yellow, blue and white color mixing

[@BeardLAD]

@@VladimirKostekyeah, the white comes from the mix of the three colours, hence the choice; and, contrast is handled same as OLED concept… …frame rate is irrelevant for static images, but resolution matters, especially with the larger formats that can be an option for medium format TIFF files: definitely want it to handle very large TIFF images.