E INK is best known for e-readers, such as the Amazon Kindle or Barnes and Noble Nook. The e-paper technology is also employed for e-notes or digital note taking devices, such as the Onyx Boox MAX 3 or Remarkable 2. There are other lesser known uses, such as smartphones, grocery store price tags, digital signage and secondary monitors! Today, Good e-Reader has a new video that … [Read more...] about What is E INK? What type of products are out there?
E-Ink, Clearink, Plastic Logic and E-paper News
E INK is now selling Advanced Color E-Paper Developer Kits
E INK developed their Advanced Color E-Paper a couple of years ago, but it was only late last year that the technology was refined enough that other companies started to use it for digital signage. Good e-Reader was in Tokyo for the world premier. In order to spur further adoption, E INK is now selling ACEP development kits for $799 that have a 13.3 inch display, logic board … [Read more...] about E INK is now selling Advanced Color E-Paper Developer Kits
New Print Color ePaper Now Available for eReader and Education Applications
E Ink is introducing a new technology, Print Color, for eReader and eNote applications. This is the same technology that Good e-Reader got the worldwide exclusive at the Wac0m Connected event in Tokyo. This new ePaper platform utilizes a new printed Color Filter Array (CFA) technology in conjunction with E Ink’s second generation, faster and brighter, Carta 1100 ink. The new … [Read more...] about New Print Color ePaper Now Available for eReader and Education Applications
Warm Light disrupts sleep more than Blue Light
There has been a strong movement by Apple and Google to adopt warmer colors on the screen, to help you fall asleep faster. Common wisdom was that blue light was more disruptive to people's circadian rhythm than warm colors. Some past studies have suggested that blue light suppresses melatonin, a hormone that influences sleep. This might not be the case, according to a new … [Read more...] about Warm Light disrupts sleep more than Blue Light
Will you buy a color e-reader next year?
Good e-Reader exclusively learned a couple of weeks ago that E Ink has developed a new kind of color e-paper that will be available in digital note taking devices sometime in 2020. It will be able to display around 5,000 colors and give users the ability to draw and take notes in full color, which will be ideal for professionals, casual users and artists.The name of the … [Read more...] about Will you buy a color e-reader next year?
Beck Elektroniks launches new EPD driver board
There are a number of companies that offer driver boards to power E INK displays, for the purpose of developing an e-reader prototype. E INK and Plastic Logic both market these types of things, but one of the largest in Europe is Beck Elektronik and they have just released a new board for 13.3 inch displays.The EPD driver board by Beck Elektronik is really special in the … [Read more...] about Beck Elektroniks launches new EPD driver board
Everything you need to know about E INK Color E-paper
Good e-Reader had the worldwide exclusive of the new E INK color e-paper that debuted at the one day Wacom Connected Ink event in Japan. The only people who were invited to the event were people involved in the e-paper industry, and of course Good e-Reader was there. We have learned this technology now has an official name, Print-Color e-paper.Print-Color e-paper E Ink can … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about E INK Color E-paper
E Ink and Wacom have just unveiled a new type of color e-paper
E Ink and Wacom have just unveiled a new breed of color e-paper. It does not have a name yet, but the two sides are going to market this new technology to other major players in the game. Wacom has disclosed to Good e-Reader at Connected Ink 2019 about the new technology and it will be in a series of products in late 2020 and target the digital note taking or e-note … [Read more...] about E Ink and Wacom have just unveiled a new type of color e-paper
Color e-paper is being tested by some big name companies
E Ink has disclosed at its quarterly earnings teleconference that their revenue in the first 10 months of this year dropped by 1.25% year-on-year and they generated $379 million USD. They mentioned that their revenue will decline in the next two months, even though a number of new e-readers have been released by Bookeen, Pocketbook and Onyx Boox.E Ink President Johnson Lee … [Read more...] about Color e-paper is being tested by some big name companies
Xiaomi is going to release a new 2nd gen E Ink thermostat
Last year Xiaomi released an E Ink Hygrometer and thermostat. The company in the process of developing a second generation version that has Bluetooth and is compatible with Apple Homekit, Mijia and Aqara hubs. It will also include a VOC sensor.Not much is known about this device, it hasn't even been officially announced yet. … [Read more...] about Xiaomi is going to release a new 2nd gen E Ink thermostat
Kingrow K1 E Ink smartphone unboxing
The Kingrow K1 is the first E Ink driven smartphone with modern specs. It has a single e-paper panel as the main screen that gives you around three weeks of battery life. Good e-Reader now has the final production model in our hands and would like to offer you a full unboxing video.The Kingrow K1 features a 5 inch E Ink Carta HD display with a resolution of 1280×720 and 283 … [Read more...] about Kingrow K1 E Ink smartphone unboxing
Let’s take a tour of the E Ink Booth at CEATEC 2019
E Ink travels all over the world at various technology events and showcases their e-paper technology. The company was recently in Japan at CEATEC 2019 and Peter has documented all of the new products. This includes the JustWrite technology that provides a latency free writing experience, color e-readers, smartphones, printers, privacy shields and a ton of other … [Read more...] about Let’s take a tour of the E Ink Booth at CEATEC 2019
