Hitachi W61H features E-Ink display
Posted in Gadgets by Joel Levin on January 29th, 2008
Hitachi has just announced the W61H cell phone, a sleek device that features a 2.7-inch E-Ink display on the backside that can show one of 95 predetermined patterns on it (users can change the pattern shown).
In addition to the ‘Silhouette screen,’ the phone features a 2.8-inch display with a 240×400 resolution, a 1.97 megapixel camera, and a built-in 2GB micro SD card.
The phone has launched in Japan only, with no current plans to release a US version anytime soon.
The inclusion of the E-Ink display is pretty cool, but it’s very unfortunate that it’s only for aesthetics. Would be nice if it would show incoming calls, the time, or something else useful. More pics after the jump. Read more »