Tag archive: e ink

For anyone who sketches on a daily basis, for work or for play, a dilemma arises when trying to transfer those sketches to the digital world. Scanning seems outdated and requires actually having a large machine to do the scanning. Digital sketch pens have been on the market before, but none have had enough success to have real staying power. Until now. Today Wacom announced its new Inkling pen ($200), which works with real paper and a wireless… Read More

E Ink's thin electronic paper displays have proven to be a hit technology for ereaders, thanks to low power consumption, visibility in broad daylight, and a display that's, well, like paper. Now E Ink and Epson plan to take electronic paper to the next level, announcing a new high-resolution 300 dpi electronic display suitable for use in ereaders—a significant increase from the 160dpi displays available today. “As the… Read More

Sorry, Samsung Infuse: Your title as the nation’s thinnest 4G smartphone was just considerably trumped. Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab and Arizona State University’s Motivational Environments Research Group have created a paper smartphone – called, ingeniously, PaperPhone – with all the functionality as the bulkier versions in our pockets. “This is the future, everything is going to look and feel like this within five years,” creator and… Read More

Competition in the ereader market doesn't seem to be subsiding: while some companies are now touting their ereaders as full-fledged tablet computers that can compete with the likes of the iPad, others continue to compete on another point that's dear to consumers' hearts: price. Kobo has just announced that the Onyx version of its Kobo Wireless eReader is now available from Best Buy locations in the United States at a special… Read More

We recently heard that Amazon is getting into the tablet business, with an Android device that will push its digital content. Now, a report from DigiTimes suggests the tablet could be here later this year. Component makers are claiming that Quanta has received OEM orders from Amazon, and makes the bold assertion that monthly orders during peak season will reach 700,000 to 800,000 orders. Amazon is also reportedly working with E Ink Holdings for… Read More

While the moving pictures in Harry Potter newspapers are magic, a breakthrough in display technology could make paper-thin, disposable e-readers a reality. DNA reports that University of Cincinnati researchers may soon come up with disposable e-reading devices that, in theory, could perform actions similar to an Amazon Kindle, but on actual paper. Andrew Steckl, an engineering researcher at the university, discovered the new paper-based display… Read More

Of all the tablets out there, the only one that really interests me is the Notion Ink Adam, largely because, on specs, it represents a better picture of where this form factor is going. This week, Notion’s website went up, and a countdown to ordering began. I doubt it is going to make it to Christmas for most of us, but to me, on paper, it is a better iPad alternative than anything currently out there. It could cause people to hold off buying… Read More

Electronic paper display makers E Ink has unveiled E Ink Triton, a new color electronic paper display that can handle the 16 levels of grey found in current ereader displays, as well as “thousands” of colors, with both text and colors readable in direct sunlight. What's more, E Ink claims its new Triton color epaper displays are up to 20 percent faster than previous E Ink displays, making page-turns and rendering even more… Read More

Barnes & Noble may introduce a new version of its Nook e-reader with a full color touchscreen display, powered by Google Android. CNET reports that the company will unveil the device on Oct. 26. A tipster told the website that the device will be called the Nook Color, have a seven inch display, and sell for $249–a bold price. “It's a big step ahead, instead of chasing Amazon,” said the anonymous person. Adding fuel to… Read More

Over the next 10 years, eBooks are likely to change dramatically. Their capabilities have already started to blend with MP3 players, and will blend with video players next year when the Apple tablet launches (assuming Steve Jobs gives the product its final blessing). But what does the future hold?

Amazon Kindle 2 $259 After taking the world by storm with the original Kindle, Amazon returned to the drawing board for the Kindle 2, a slimmer, sexier version of the original. It offers a 6-inch screen, 2GB of internal memory (to hold about 1,500 nonillustrated books) and most importantly, Whispernet access to pull down books from the sky when you’re out and about. Text-to-speech capabilities even allow it to read books to, if you don’t mind a… Read More

So you’re sick of paper. Sick of trips to the bookstore. Sick of the weight of a fist-thick textbook in a backpack. Sick of working your laser printer to death for a stack of papers you’ll read once and trash (and sick of the guilty feeling you get when you do it). It’s time for an e-reader. The once unheard-of category has been exploding recently thanks to the introduction of hot models like Amazon’s Kindle, which turned the market upside and… Read More

Chipmaker Marvell and paper-like display maker E Ink have announced a new platform for next-generation eReaders, rolling in Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, power management capabilities and support for E Ink displays into a single-chip solution. The companies hope the design will accelerate the already-burgeoning eReader market and make devices available at many price points, from super-fast and super-slim high-end readers to consumer… Read More

Following on the heels of Verbatim, hard drive maker Western Digital has introduced two new external hard drives—the My Book Studio and My Book Elite—that feature E-Ink labels that show a drive's name and remaining capacity, even when the drive is unplugged. The company has also introduced its latest My Passport Elite portable drive with a convenient grab-and-go USB dock. All three drives also feature Western Digital's WD SmartWare… Read More