Some of the best places for a photo aren’t near an outlet, like the bookshelf in your living room or the side table next to your favorite chair.
Last year, we introduced Ink 13", our first cordless, color e-paper frame to make it easier to display your photos where cords can’t reach. Now, with Ink 10", we’re adding a more compact frame with sharper detail, three new base colors, and up to three months of battery life on a single charge,* so you can enjoy the look of a printed photo with the freedom to change it in more spaces in your home.
Made for more spaces
Ink 10" has a smaller footprint than Ink 13" and an all-new monochromatic design, inspired by the contrast between precisely machined surfaces and organic textiles. A thin profile and micro-fluted graphite bezel surround a dark linen-textured mat. Ink 10" is dual-orientation and comes with both a stand and a mounting kit, so it can rest on a tabletop or sit flush on the wall, in portrait or landscape.
More colors, finer detail
Unlike an LCD screen, e-paper doesn’t use glowing pixels. Instead, charged ink particles set each pixel’s color. Aura’s proprietary dithering algorithm arranges those particles into patterns that create the look of a full-color photo.
Ink 10" is one of the first frames to feature the E Ink Spectra™ 6 nine-color system. It adds three new custom base colors (off-white, mustard yellow, and orange) to the six core base colors (black, white, red, yellow, blue, and green). Family photos are the most common use for our frames, so we chose the new colors to fill gaps in the original palette that most often show up in those images. The result is more even color on faces, richer detail in textures like grass, and more natural transitions in gradients like a sky at sunset. A higher pixel density of 200 PPI, up from 150 PPI on Ink 13", makes photos sharper.
Calm by design
E-paper reflects light rather than giving it off, so photos can look dim when they rely on the room’s light alone. Ink 10" includes a subtle front light, just one-eighth the brightness of an LCD backlight. Using motion and light sensors, the light adjusts automatically throughout the day: adding gentle vibrancy when needed, turning off at night, and conserving battery when no one is home. You can also schedule the light to turn on and off at set times.
By default, Ink 10" refreshes overnight to show a new photo each day. The slower pace invites you to linger on each image and helps extend battery life, since e-paper draws power mainly when the photo changes. If you’d like to see more, you can refresh up to 12 times per day, or change the photo anytime using the Aura app or the buttons on the frame.
Ink 10" is also Calm Tech Certified Platinum, the Calm Tech Institute’s highest level of recognition, reserved for products that meet the strictest requirements for technology that supports human well-being.
Share from anywhere
Like every Aura frame, Ink 10" is powered by the Aura app. You can add photos from the Aura app, Web Uploader, Apple Photos, Google Photos, iCloud, your iPhone camera roll, or the frame’s dedicated email address. You can even text photos straight to the frame.
Friends and family can be invited to contribute from anywhere, and storage is free and unlimited, with no subscription or hidden fees.
Aura Ink 10" is available now in the US for $349 at auraframes.com. It joins Ink 13" and Aura’s HD frames, including Carver, Aspen, and Walden, which remain great choices for anyone who prefers the brighter look of an LCD display.
*Up to three months of battery life when changing one photo per day. Battery life will vary and depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the frequency of image updates, app and button usage, the light level in the room where the frame is located, the amount of time per day the front light is illuminated, the location of the frame and whether it is in a high-traffic area, and environmental factors (e.g., WiFi strength and room temperature).