TCL debuted a new paper-thin display called Nxtpaper that is meant to offer better eye protection when using devices.
As part of TCL’s slew of IFA 2020 announcements, the company introduced Nxtpaper on Thursday, which it calls is a “combination of screen and paper.”
The screen technology protects your eyes from flicker, blue light, and light output when reading from a screen or watching videos.
TCL said on Thursday that Nxtpaper has eye protection certifications from the German Rhine laboratory, the SGS laboratory, and German VDE. The new tech also has 11 different patents, specifically surrounding eye protection.
Nxtpaper is meant for larger devices like a tablet, so it looks like you won’t find a paper-thin screen on TCL phones any time soon. The screen is reportedly 36% thinner than your typical LCD while also being 65% more power efficient (since it doesn’t use backlighting).
The new screen tech could be compared to e-ink screens, which are found in e-readers like Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite. E-ink screens don’t emit light naturally, reducing both screen glare exhibited by LCD and OLED panels and the eye fatigue that can result from it.
However, Nxtpaper looks to be a step above e-ink tech since TCL promises a 25% higher contrast in its display. According to multiple reports, Nxtpaper will start to appear in TCL products “in the near future.”
IFA 2020 continues in Berlin through September 5. Although the event is invite-only with a maximum capacity of 1,000 guests per day, there are various virtual events and virtual showrooms to explore during the event.
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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