What if we could develop our own smart wearable device that we can strap around our wrists? A few smart fellows at the Interactive Media Lab at Dresden Technical University came up with just such an idea even though the entire thing seems quite rudimentary in its looks. That said, the device has its own color E-Paper display big enough to have decent sized info on display. … [Read more...] about How a Plastic Logic Legio color bendable display can be used for a DIY smartwatch
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Here are some great e-ink tablets and e-readers for kids
We've voiced our thoughts about how e-paper devices serve as the perfect gateway to start your children out with technology. They aren't as harmful to eyesight as mainstream tabs, they help save you a lot of money on traditional paper products and storage spaces, they are safer for the environment as fewer trees have to be sacrificed, and so much more. With the conversation … [Read more...] about Here are some great e-ink tablets and e-readers for kids
These are the most travel-friendly e-readers
E Ink displays are wonderfully cooling for your eyes and feel fantastic to the touch. They offer great alternatives to traditional LCD and OLED screens and help save millions of trees each year. It's only natural that you'd want to take your trusty e-reader along with you on your travels. The best travel-friendly e-readers and e-paper tablets pack light and don't require you … [Read more...] about These are the most travel-friendly e-readers
E Ink’s August earnings to take a hit due to China plant closure
E Ink Holdings said their monthly earnings are going to take a hit this month as they are forced to shut one of its production facilities in China owing to a sudden spike in Covid cases. The company said it is their production facility located in the Yangshou region in China that has been shut to comply with local restrictions, the Taipei Times reported. Fortunately, the … [Read more...] about E Ink’s August earnings to take a hit due to China plant closure
Digital Views installs an 84-inch E Ink signboard in California
A California-based company called Digital Views that deals with LCD controller boards and display solutions has installed a large public signboard in Silicon Valley, California. Measuring 84-inches wide, what sets this signboard apart from the rest is its E Ink panel. The 84-inch e-paper signboard is comprised of three 42-inch panels lined up vertically. As seen in the image … [Read more...] about Digital Views installs an 84-inch E Ink signboard in California
New e-paper is as color-rich as LCD and feels like E Ink
Color e-paper with the capability to reproduce colors with as much vibrancy as that of an OLED or at least LCD panel has long been the target of display engineers but has always remained elusive. Now, researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden claim to have a solution to this in the form of an e-paper display that can reproduce as much color as an LCD panel … [Read more...] about New e-paper is as color-rich as LCD and feels like E Ink
IndiaNavi E Ink mapping device can take you places where smartphones are dead
One of the several reasons smartphones are great to have in our pockets is that they provide us with navigation details that are customized to our needs. That's a great thing to have when making our way through unknown places, and the results shown are pretty accurate as well, in most of the cases at least. There sure are instances of people getting stuck in the middle of … [Read more...] about IndiaNavi E Ink mapping device can take you places where smartphones are dead
Lilygo Mini E-Paper Core offers a 1.02-inch e-Paper display
Lilygo has come up with a new e-Paper-based device that offers a rather small 1.02-inch e-Paper display that is held within a 3D printed enclosure. The device also comes with a microSD card socket that also serves as the primary storage, a reset button as well as a three-way user button. Besides, there are also headers for GPIOs, ADC, DAC, SPI, and others as well. Coming to … [Read more...] about Lilygo Mini E-Paper Core offers a 1.02-inch e-Paper display
New hybrid smartwatch from Leitners to have Plastic Logic e-paper dial
Plastic Logic, a household name when it comes to glass-free electrophoretic displays is providing the e-paper display technology for a new hybrid smartwatch - Ad Maiora - being developed by the Czech Republic-based start-up, Leitners. There isn't going to be a touchscreen display as seen with most smartwatches. Rather, the Ad Maiora will have an e-paper dial sourced from … [Read more...] about New hybrid smartwatch from Leitners to have Plastic Logic e-paper dial
Soofa Sign makes it to downtown Manchester
Soofa Signs has made its way to Manchester City, with the first sign already installed at 848 Elm Street. This happens to be the result of a partnership between Soofa Signs and Liz and Jeremy Hitchcock of Orbit Group and the City of Manchester. With this, Manchester has become the first city in the state of New Hampshire to have the Soofa Sign installed. The sign will serve … [Read more...] about Soofa Sign makes it to downtown Manchester