Netbook screen can be tough on your eyes especially if you use them outdoors. They can put a bit of strain on your eyes after a while. That’s why E-ink powered devices are so popular. They make reading documents for long hours much more convenient than regular laptops. Thanks to Pixel Qi display, you can add a similar type of functionality to your netbook. It turns your display into a dual mode screen that can be used under sun-light and in darker rooms. This display lets you turn your netbook’s backlight off to read on it more effectively.

This one-of-a-kind, plug-and-play 10.1-inch display offers two modes–an easy-to-read, real color, multi-media mode or a crisp, low power e-reader mode. The sunlight-ready, e-reader mode makes it easy to use outdoors.

These screens rival the best e-paper displays on the market today but in addition have video refresh and fully saturated color. The e-paper mode has 3 times the resolution of the fully saturated color mode allowing for a high resolution reading experience without sacrifice to super color fidelity for graphics. In addition these screens can be used in sunlight.

This is truly an exciting piece of technology. Devices such as Kindle are very one-dimensional. Having the ability to read on netbooks like you would on a Nook or Kindle is a huge plus. This display has been tested with Samsung N130 & Lenovo S10-2, but there is no reason it should not work with other 10.1 inch netbooks.

It would be nice to have this kit available for larger laptops. Its price plays a big part too. Currently, this display is shipping for $275. That is almost as expensive as a mid-level netbook. Despite of the price, these displays are selling like hot cakes.