E INK’s mission is to increase the response time and colour accuracy of the Gallery 3 e-paper. This new technology was found on the new reMarkable Paper Pro writing slate. reMarkable announced that instead of 300 millisecond response time, they got it down to 100 milliseconds. Many people thought this increase was due to the engineers working at the company, but instead, it was E INK that improved it.
In a recent 2023 earnings report, E INK stated, “E Ink released the 8-inch advanced colour ePaper (Gallery 3) in 2022 to enhance the experience of using colour e-readers. In 2024, we will provide an upgraded version of Gallery 3 to deliver optimized performance and enhanced visual experience for customers.”
The optimized Gallery 3 e-paper display and some under-the-hood power made the reMarkable Paper Pro shine. In June of this year, E INK issued a press release which said they formed a joint venture with Himax for the T2000. If you don’t know what this means, it is a next-generation colour ePaper timing controller. The new TCON design drives screen updates faster with lower power consumption, supporting a broad spectrum of colour e-paper technology platforms aimed at e-readers, e-notebooks and digital signage. The T2000 eNote handwriting function enhances screen refresh speed to provide a smooth writing experience.
The T2000 represents a significant advancement in TCON technology compared to E Ink’s predecessor TCON, the T1000, which was introduced in 2019. The T2000 integrates E Ink’s proprietary colour imaging algorithm, which supports E Ink’s latest full-colour e-paper display technologies, including E Ink Kaleido 3, E Ink Gallery 3, and E Ink Spectra 6. In addition to delivering high-quality image colours, the T2000 processes colour rendering more than ten times faster than the previous generation.
So, Gallery 3 has been dramatically improved upon since Bigme and Good e-Reader released the Galy in early 2023. This is why a night and day difference exists between overall response time and colour accuracy between the new reMarkable Paper Pro, which just came out, and the Galy. This now sets the stage for the latest Color Kindle e-readers that are coming out in 2025. With the new controller chip rendering engine and improved handwriting, it makes sense for a Kindle Scribe Color and Kindle Paperwhite Color to come out and have tremendous page-turn speed and an excellent bookstore experience. The Scribe Color will make looking at large PDF files look stunning and drawing in colour very appealing.
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.
