Louis Huang, the creator of a fundamentally new monitor technology, was looking for a low-cost alternative to existing monitors with active display lighting that strained his eyes. Since e-ink displays start at $1,700, he developed his own design. his device costs $545 and so far it has only been presented in the form of a working prototype.

How does it work

• The Eazeye monitor has a translucent base screen with a light reflector on the back. During the day, it directs sunlight to the back of the monitor, and in the dark it can easily be replaced with a regular light bulb. This should provide “more comfortable viewing and less power consumption” compared to using artificial LED display light.

Working diagram of the Eazeye monitor / Photo: Eazeye

• Active lighting is also here if you need it for any reason. However, Eazeye’s LED backlight has 3 times lower blue light intensity than conventional monitors that claim to have low blue light.
• The device consumes everything 4 watts of energyThis is significantly less than traditional monitors, which require an average of 40 watts.
• in his house diagonal 24 inch1080p resolution and a maximum frequency of 75 hertz.
• The video shows that white balance can be adjusted using an app on a smartphone. If the light reflected on the screen is too yellow or blue, you can compensate with help from the monitor itself.

Eazeye monitor / Eazeye photo

The brightness of the monitor directly depends on the lighting conditions in the room does not exceed one-third the brightness of typical monitors. The default color temperature is 4000K. At any setting, for full-fledged work, the image on the screen remains somewhat faded, often combined with an overly bright background.

Eazeye monitor / Eazeye photo

Eazeye monitor / Eazeye photo

Journalists who tested the monitor appreciated the originality of the idea, but noted that the current version of the product is still “raw” and needs a number of improvements. Artists, photographers and people of other creative professions for whom accurate color rendering and brightness are important will definitely not like such a monitor. But for those who do basic things like surfing social networks, browsing the news, printing large amounts of text, you may like it.

Eazeye monitor presentation video: video