Pomera is a Japanese company and they are launching an E Ink typewriter in the United States via a Kickstarter campaign. It features a foldable keyboard that extends when you want to use it, making it more portable than the Freewrite. The DM30 is designed for the US market and features a six inch E Ink display and … [Read more...]
Dasung PaperLike HD E Ink Monitor is available now
Dasung has developed their third generation E Ink monitor called the Paperlike HD and it is currently available in China. This product will likely be released in North America via Amazon sometime in the next few months. The Dasung Paperlike HD features a 13.3 inch E Ink Carta display. The resolution can be changed … [Read more...]
E-Ink is doubling down on Spectra epaper
E Ink is the company that has powered the entire e-reader revolution and its epaper technology is on every single device currently on the market. For the past few years e-Readers represent 80% of their annual revenue and most of the partnerships they establish are to further develop new products in this space. E Ink … [Read more...]
Pervasive Displays unveils 12 inch color e-reader
Pervasive Displays has just released a brand new 12 inch color e-paper display that can be used for an e-reader. It utilizes E Ink Spectra to show black, white and red colors. The resolution is 960 x 768 with 103 DPI. As a bistable display, the EPD module requires very little power to update an image and can maintain … [Read more...]
CLEARink is focusing on wearables and 9.7 inch e-readers
CLEARink will be demoing some new technology at SID Display Week 2018 and the company is going to primarily focus on 1.32 inch displays for wearables and 9.7 inch screens for e-readers. The company has just managed to increase the resolution of their color screens from 106 DPI to 200 PPI due to a new color filter … [Read more...]
The Top 5 Trends in Electronic Displays for 2018
Everyone these days is focusing on electronic displays that go far beyond the e-reader industry. AI, blockchains, machine learning and the automotive industry are driving factors behind most of the new technologies that are cutting edge. SD Display Week is right around the corner and here are the top 5 trends that will … [Read more...]
What is going on with Plastic Logic?
Plastic Logic has been around for almost twenty years and they have no commercial success stories, although the company is still developing new products. They raised hundreds of millions of dollars over the years and in 2010 they tried to release the Que e-reader, but it was a commercial failure. This was the last … [Read more...]
Dasung Paperlike Pro Carta 13.3 E-Ink Monitor Now Available in the US
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...]