Electronic Ink Timepieces

Twelve24 Introduced its E-ink Clock at CES 2014

What is an electronic ink clock exactly? Well that's a good question. For those who use e-readers, the "ink" that shows up on the screen for your various books is written in electronic ink.

The company Twelve24 is taking e-ink out of the books and slapping it on the wall with its new electronic ink clock. This thing is extremely large in size too -- it's not going to be an understated part of an office or living room it is going to be the big obvious floating clock in the room.

The design is of four big zero shaped digits that will flash when the time changes. It is a big idea with an equally big price tag, but that's what happens when CES comes to town

E-ink Clocks
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop smaller, more affordable e-ink clocks for personal use.
Large-scale Timepieces
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative designs for large-scale, eye-catching timepieces in commercial spaces.
Electronic Ink Displays
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new applications for electronic ink displays beyond e-readers and clocks.

Sectors Adopting This

Consumer Electronics
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Pioneer the integration of e-ink technology in a wide range of consumer electronic products.
Interior Design
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with designers to incorporate large-scale timepieces as statement pieces in interior design.
Advertising
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize electronic ink displays for attention-grabbing advertisements and marketing campaigns.
SCORE
4.2 out of 10
GENDER
70% Men30% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 57%
Activity 60%
Freshness 8%

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