Foldable devices have recently become a popular trend among tech enthusiasts worldwide, prompting almost all frontline manufacturers to jump onto the bandwagon. The folding device market is growing rapidly, with not only Samsung and Huawei but also other companies such as OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi, Motorola, and Google too, joining the race. While Apple might be conspicuously missing … [Read more...] about Apple’s first foldable device, a folding iPad expected to launch in 2024
New tech allows liquid-filled pop-up buttons on OLED for better tactile feel
Interacting with flat touchscreens through swiping and tapping has become a normal part of using smartphones or tablet devices. However, it still cannot compare to the convenience and ease of typing on a physical keyboard or playing games with a tangible controller. To address this, Craig Shultz and Chris Harrison from Carnegie Mellon University's Future Interfaces Group (FIG) … [Read more...] about New tech allows liquid-filled pop-up buttons on OLED for better tactile feel
An E Ink slow movie player that relies on machine learning to eliminate ghosting
Mat Kelcey's slow movie player is an interesting application of e-ink technology. E-ink displays are known for their low power consumption, high contrast, and readability in various lighting conditions, but they are typically limited to displaying black and white or grayscale images. Another downside of the E Ink displays is their low refresh rates. All of these … [Read more...] about An E Ink slow movie player that relies on machine learning to eliminate ghosting
Book.io to launch Brave New World NFT e-book
Book.io and the Algorand Foundation, the organization focused on growing the ecosystem for the world's most advanced layer-1 blockchain, are teaming up to bring 10,000 e-books of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World to the Algorand blockchain, the company announced via a press release. This will mark the first time a reader can truly own a digital copy of the 1932 classic that has … [Read more...] about Book.io to launch Brave New World NFT e-book
Bigme S6 e-note with built-in ChatGPT, 7.8-inch 300PPI E Ink display launched
Bigme has a new e-note device to offer in the form of the Bigme smart office notebook S6. It is not entirely a new device though but can be considered a reworked version of the Bigme S6 e-note that the company had launched earlier. Among the changes introduced is built-in support for ChatGPT this time, making it the first e-note device to come with such a feature. In fact, … [Read more...] about Bigme S6 e-note with built-in ChatGPT, 7.8-inch 300PPI E Ink display launched
Online piracy of anime, manga led to a loss of around 2 trillion yen in 2021
A study conducted by the Content Overseas Distribution Association, a Tokyo-based watchdog, has revealed that online piracy of Japanese entertainment, such as manga, anime, and video games, caused losses of approximately 2 trillion yen in 2021, representing a five-fold increase from 2019, the publication Japan Today reported. The significant increase is attributed to two key … [Read more...] about Online piracy of anime, manga led to a loss of around 2 trillion yen in 2021
Modos working on affordable range of open-hardware E Ink devices
Modos, the start-up that had shot to instant limelight with its E Ink laptop project had suddenly gone silent for the past several months, prompting many to speculate if it continues to remain committed to the project it had envisaged. While refuting such claims, the company has now come up with a small update stating they are in the process of creating a free and open-source … [Read more...] about Modos working on affordable range of open-hardware E Ink devices
Pubook Pro to come with 10.3-inch Kaleido 3 E Ink display, built-in ChatGPT
Pubu, the Taiwan-based company, is reportedly working on an e-note device called PubBook Pro. While details are scarce, the rumour is that the said e-note device will feature a 10.3-inch Kaleido 3 Color E Ink display. The PuBook Pro is also touted to come with an octa-core MediaTek processor that is coupled to 8 gigs of RAM and 128 gigs of storage. The e-note will be running … [Read more...] about Pubook Pro to come with 10.3-inch Kaleido 3 E Ink display, built-in ChatGPT
New full color cholesteric e-paper display can function without power for a decade
How about an e-paper display that is capable of displaying full color and needs to be charged only once in a decade? Iridescent Optoelectronics exhibited just such a display at the 2023 Touch Taiwan event that was recently held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. As Taiwan Economic Daily reported, the color e-paper display forms part of the company's Infinity Display … [Read more...] about New full color cholesteric e-paper display can function without power for a decade
iReader Smart4 e-note with 10.3-inch E Ink display launched
Apart from the iReader Neo series of e-readers, the company also launched the iReader Smart4 e-note device as well. Understandably, both cater to two distinct but often overlapping segments. The iReader Smart4 e-note device is basically an E Ink tablet that can be put to a lot of uses, including e-book reading or listening to audiobooks. The Smart4 e-note comes with a 10.3-inch … [Read more...] about iReader Smart4 e-note with 10.3-inch E Ink display launched
New iReader Neo and Neo Pro e-readers with 6-inch E Ink display launched
iReader has launched the Neo series of e-reader devices - the iReader Neo and the iReader Neo Pro. Both are basically the same from the design point of view though understandably, the Neo Pro is the more advanced version compared to the base Neo model. The Base Neo model comes with a 6-inch E Ink panel having 212 PPI resolution while the Pro version gets a 6-inch E Ink display … [Read more...] about New iReader Neo and Neo Pro e-readers with 6-inch E Ink display launched
Hisense granted patent for new dual screen mobile phone
Hisense announced it has been granted the patent for a dual-screen mobile phone that it had applied for earlier. Details aren't available just yet though what is known is that such a dual-screen mobile phone will be unlike the foldable phones we have seen in recent times. There is not going to be a display that folds and unfolds to reveal a smartphone or tablet form factor … [Read more...] about Hisense granted patent for new dual screen mobile phone
Here is your chance to buy the PocketBook Touch Lux 5 for cheap
The PocketBook Touch Lux 5 makes a strong case for itself thanks to its 6-inch E Ink Carta HD capacitive touchscreen display having 1024 × 758 pixels 212 PPI resolution. It also boasts a front-lit system that comprises 8 white and 8 amber LED lights. Powering the e-reader is a 1 GHZ dual-core processor, 512 MB of RAM, and 8 GB of onboard storage. The latter again is expandable … [Read more...] about Here is your chance to buy the PocketBook Touch Lux 5 for cheap