Qualcomm demonstrated at CES 2012 mirasol Technology , finally reaching the production stage. This is another screens technology , which in many ways combines the advantages of E-Ink and LCD.
mirasol Screen- passive, static image on it does not consume energy, the charge is spent only for paging. Therefore, a device for reading books with the screen can operate without recharging for a long time. The screen can run entirely in reflection mode, without its own illumination. If light is enough, you can enable the built-back-lighting, which, unlike LCDs back-light do not shine through screen and illuminates it from the outside.
The second major advantage of mirasol - color screen. No external illumination decreases the contrast and the colors are not as bright, but the picture is colored. Therefore, unlike traditional screens with electronic ink, it is not necessarily limited to text, for example, it is possible to read magazines with pictures and full-color version.
Finally, for mirasol technology are available a very high refresh rate, which allows, in particular to view video.
The screen is still much more economical than LCD. According to the company, this enables approximately to triple the battery life compared with tablet with an LCD screen.
According to the company, large production volumes of mirasol displays can be cheaper than LCDs.