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I loved the screen of the OLPC XO laptop. I know we're really pushing for high resolution/Retina displays, but when it comes to laptop and mobile screens, usability in portable/mobile situations is desirable.

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So funny that you mention this as I just today busted out my OLPC (first gen from the original G1G1) to do some hacking by the pool. It's still such a solid lil laptop, and the tiny keyboard is a small price to pay for such a beautiful screen in direct sunlight.

I'd take an underpowered laptop with a screen like that over a MBP retina any day.

There was a nifty combo LCD/eInk screen on the market for a while that I was really hoping would take off, for just this reason.

The same people that designed the OLPC screen started up a company called Pixel Qi. I bought one of their screens and stuck in a Samsung netbook - it's pure heaven in sunlight.

You can buy the screens from Makershed:

http://www.makershed.com/Pixel_Qi_display_p/mkpq01.htm

Someone should definitely do a Kickstarter project just to make such a screen.

Such a screen exists [0], but it's only available in raw form [1] or in overpriced, underspecced, undersized laptops [2].

[0]: http://pixelqi.com/ [1]: http://www.makershed.com/Pixel_Qi_display_p/mkpq01.htm [2]: http://www.cloversystems.com/SunBook.htm

I found this: http://www.solcomputer.com/pixel-qi-display-2.html but the price is apparently $800. I agree- I would fund a kickstarter for this.

I loved the display on the EEE pc 401 - matte; 800x480; it should be terrible but it was surprisingly nice.

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