E-readers are getting features they don't need, and it's going to slow them down
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Carriers E Ink, the company that creates the e-ink displays we all know and love, is partnering with MediaTek to bring AI capabilities to future e-readers (via Android Authority). Technology moving to new advances is hardly anything new, but in this case, we have to ask: Does anybody actually want or need this? Details are sparse at the moment, but we do know MediaTek is developing a pair of processors, the MT8115 and MT8126, specifically for e-ink devices. These chips will contain dedicated AI hardware that processes on-device, rather than requiring a cloud. Again, we're not sure entirely what this will mean for AI on e-ink devices, but we can guess. It's likely it'll handle real-time translations, document summaries, and converting voice notes into text.
Published: June 2, 2026 9:43 am
Source: Android Police — Read original