At the Digital Signage Japan event, E INK unveiled a 13.3-inch device running Spectra 6 e-paper, a technology they’ve never used in a screen this size before. While it’s not yet optimized for e-readers or e-notes, it’s a perfect fit for signage or a digital photo frame, showcasing the device’s versatility.
E Ink Spectra 6 builds upon the prior generations of the Spectra platform and has been engineered to provide a print-quality replacement for any paper sign. It also features an enhanced colour spectrum and an advanced colour imaging algorithm to improve marketing and advertising performance. E Ink Spectra 6 enables customers to utilize a full-colour display with low power consumption for indoor digital signage, replacing paper signs or light-emitting displays.
E Ink Spectra 6 is a full-colour product, providing a level of colour saturation and vividness never before seen in a reflective display and with the ability to give a visual performance similar to the most advanced paper colour printers on the market today. The display features a 60,000-colour gamut and a contrast ratio of up to 30:1. As this is a reflective display, it has a nearly 180-degree viewing angle and is easy to read in bright light. The model we saw had a resolution of 1600×1200 with 150 PPI.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.