Dasung is quickly becoming a popular brand for people who need an e-paper display and want to hook it up via HDMI to their laptop or PC. The monitor doesn't emit a harsh backlight that can lead to eye issues, headaches, and insomnia. With the Dasung e-ink monitor, your eyes will be protected while writing code or … [Read more...]
E-Readers Accounted for 70% of EInks Revenue in 2017
The Amazon Kindle Oasis, Kobo Aura one, Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 and the Sony Digital Paper screens are all powered by E-Ink. The E-paper company has just announced that in 2017 they generated $521.58 million dollars and 70% of their revenue derived from e-readers. “We expect the e-reader segment to weaken … [Read more...]
Exclusive – Sony is no longer manufacturing the Digital Paper in Japan
Sony is no longer manufacturing the Digital Paper DPT-RP1 in Japan and has outsourced it to China. All new purchases made on Amazon, B&H and other official distributors in the United States and Japan are receiving the Chinese variants. The Sony Digital Paper DPT-S1 and early versions of the DPT-RP1 were designed … [Read more...]
Amazon has Shut Down Liquavista Offices in the Netherlands
Amazon has dismantled the Liquavista offices in the Netherlands and moved all of the equipment out. All of the key executives working in the division have already been moved into other departments and Amazon has shut down all job listings to work on Liquavista. This is a serious blow to consumers that were hoping to … [Read more...]
Is the Kindle really easier on the eyes or is it a marketing gimmick?
The Amazon Kindle is the world's most popular e-reader and in all of their marketing material it says the display is easy on the eyes, allowing you to read for hours at a time. Amazon also mentions that reading in the dark on a Kindle is better than a smartphone or tablet. Is there any truth to this? The Amazon … [Read more...]
New Braille e-reader is aimed at Musicans
Canute is the world’s first viable multi-line refreshable Braille e-reader and has been under development since 2012. This year the company is doing public trials with a number of blind musicians. Canute can store thousands of Braille e-book files in its built-in memory and show them across 360 cells. That’s nine lines … [Read more...]
E-Ink Color E-Paper is delayed until 2019
In 2016 E-Ink developed a new breed of e-paper called ACEP, which stands for Advanced Color ePaper. It features a high quality, full color reflective display. For the first time ever, an electrophoretic display (EPD) can produce full color at every pixel without the use of a color filter array. It can display over … [Read more...]
There is a new E Ink Phone under development
The Light Phone 2 is a new E-Ink phone that is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo. This is not a smartphone that you play games or read ebooks on, it is a basic device that makes phone calls and text messages. This is their second product, the first one shipped last year and was even more limited, you couldn't even … [Read more...]
Would an E-Ink Bus Stop Make Sense for your City?
E-Ink has implemented e-paper bus stop signs all over the United States and the United Kingdom. These displays run on solar power and the wireless internet access often displays the schedules in real time. Would these displays make sense in your city? Papercast has just signed an agreement with E-Ink to supply a … [Read more...]
E-Ink Joins Digital Stationery Workgroup
Last May WACOM, Samsung, Wacom, Fujitsu and Montblanc started a new organization called the Digital Stationery Consortium and it will create a universal digital ink framework for sharing handwritten notes, drawings and sketches between users, regardless of platform. E-Ink has just confirmed with Good e-Reader they have … [Read more...]
Xiaomi Launches New E-Ink Product
Xiaomi has been developing smartphones for a number of years and the company is trying to iron out deals in the US with various carriers. One thing they are not known for is E-Ink products, but that is just what they are doing. The tech giant has launched a n a digital thermometer hygrometer with an ultra-cheap price … [Read more...]
GVIDO unveils digital sheet music store and wants ambassadors
The GVIDO dual screen 13.3 inch sheet music reader is the only product of its kind on the market and was designed exclusively for musicians. The company has only been selling their product online for a the past few months and they have just added a retail storefront where PDF sheet music and songbooks. The average … [Read more...]