Aura announced a thin color e-ink photo frame

Aura has introduced the Ink, a cordless color e-paper frame designed to bridge the gap between the permanence of a printed photo and the flexibility of a connected device. The frame aims to give users a way to display more photos at home without adding another glowing screen. With up to three months of battery life on a single charge, Ink can be mounted flush to the wall or placed on a tabletop.

Unlike traditional digital photo frames that rely on constant power and backlit displays, Ink uses a 13.3-inch color e-paper panel based on E Ink Spectra 6 technology. The result is a non-glowing, low-power display that reconfigures physical color particles to form each image in a 30-second process known as imprinting. This gives photos a subtle, vintage quality while consuming almost no energy once displayed.

Aura's proprietary dithering algorithm expands the frame's six-color system of white, black, red, yellow, green, and blue into millions of tones, enhancing realism and detail. The company has paired that with adaptive front lighting that adjusts automatically to ambient conditions, giving images soft vibrancy without the glare of an LCD screen. When no one is nearby, a built-in motion sensor switches off the lighting to preserve battery life.

For photographers and visual artists, the Ink represents a new way to present digital work in a physical space. Traditional digital frames often distract with constant motion or screen glare, but e-paper technology allows for subtle, gallery-like displays that more closely resemble prints. The frame's color rendering is still more muted than a backlit display, but its tonal richness and texture align well with fine art and lifestyle imagery.

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