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by emsy 2209 days ago
The problem is that unlike a phone or a tv these will probably be on for the whole workday, so 8h+ with little change to what is displayed and probably at a high contrast. The burn in will probably be an issue.
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That's an easily solvable problem -- just have each individual key label bounce around the keycap like a DVD player screensaver.
What burn-in? E-ink is a passive technology, it's not "on" like liquid crystals that have to constantly be pulled into a specific configuration by applying fresh charge, and will settle in that configuration over time as they find the lowest energy state amongst themselves that then has to be overcome with a higher charge.