E Ink display changes the color and design of the Cream DaVinci electric guitar in seconds

The design of the Cream DaVinci can be changed at the touch of a button using E Ink. (Image source: Cream Guitars)

The Cream DaVinci electric guitar demonstrates how E Ink screens can be used to change a product's design and color in real time. The entire front of the guitar is covered with an E Ink Prism 3 panel, allowing for a wide variety of patterns to be displayed.

Hannes Brecher (translated by Jacob Fisher), Published 12/03/2025 🇩🇪

Gadget Launch

E Ink displays are still primarily used for e-readers like the Kindle Paperwhite, but the technology is also ideal for digital posters. This is because E Ink arranges color particles to form an image, so that power is only consumed when the image displayed changes.

Thanks to a reflective surface, E Ink displays look almost like printed paper and do not necessarily require backlighting. E Ink Prism 3 was specially designed to allow household appliances, walls and fashion accessories to change color at the touch of a button. Cream Guitars is now using this very panel for the front of an electric guitar. The panel can adjust color areas in 64 individual segments, so it is not possible to display a photo or text, for example.

However, the colors and patterns can be programmed via a corresponding app so that they can be matched to a particular song, for example. To do this, the smartphone is connected to the guitar via Bluetooth. The E Ink display can show seven different colors, including white, black, yellow, orange, blue, red and green.

Price and availability

The Cream Guitar DaVinci is expected to ship in July 2026. Those interested can pre-order the guitar now at a special introductory price of $2,500 for the first 100 units. Afterwards, the price is expected to rise to around $3,500.

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Editor of the original article: Hannes Brecher - Senior Tech Writer - 19342 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2018

Since 2009 I have written for different publications with a focus on consumer electronics. I joined the Notebookcheck news team in 2018 and have combined my many years of experience with laptops and smartphones with my lifelong passion for technology to create informative content for our readers about new developments in this sphere. In addition, my design background as an art director at an ad agency has allowed me to have deeper insights into the peculiarities of this industry.

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Translator: Jacob Fisher - Translator - 2579 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2022

Growing up in regional Australia, I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Now I live in Germany, having moved here in 2014, where I study philosophy and anthropology. I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.

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