PNC Bank primarily does business in the United States and they have just developed a new E Ink credit card and it will be available for all members within a few months. One of the compelling factors about this new card is that the CVV code will automatically change every 60 minutes, which will cut down on theft. PNC Financial Services Group is currently running a 90-days … [Read more...] about PNC Bank has developed an E Ink Credit Card
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Electronic Paper and E-Paper Trends and Statistics for 2019
E-Readers are on the rise and more devices were released in 2018, than any other year. Companies like Boyue, Onyx Boox and Pocketbook are beginning to be household names due to innovative hardware and great user experiences. Amazon and Kobo are the two largest companies in the world, still heavily invested in e-readers and selling ebooks. There is some interesting new e-paper … [Read more...] about Electronic Paper and E-Paper Trends and Statistics for 2019
E Ink is expanding their manufacturing capabilities
The e-Reader industry has enjoyed a tremendous resurgence in the past twelve months and many companies are seeing success with their ebook readers. There were more e-readers released this year, than any other year. E Ink has disclosed that they are getting so many orders that they plan on expanding their manufacturing capabilities next year, to keep up with demand. President … [Read more...] about E Ink is expanding their manufacturing capabilities
Lenovo Yoga Book C930 with E Ink keyboard available now
The Lenovo Yoga Book C930 is the first two-in-one released by a major company that has an LCD and E Ink screen. This device is fairly expensive and it ranges from $950 for the 128GB version to $1050 for 256GB. Hopefully this tablet sells, so more companies will continue to develop products with E Ink. As the world’s first dual display laptop with E Ink, the Yoga Book’s … [Read more...] about Lenovo Yoga Book C930 with E Ink keyboard available now
E Ink is developing e-paper that requires no battery
E Ink is in the midst of developing next generation e-paper products that do not need a battery. The company has just partnered with Fujitsu to design a reference design board for battery-less products such as badges, price tags, luggage tags and eventually e-readers. The byproduct of this new partnership will likely bear fruit sometime in late 2019 or 2020. Fujitsu is not … [Read more...] about E Ink is developing e-paper that requires no battery
E Ink continues to generate significant income from LCD royalties
E-Ink is the only major player left in the game, who continues to develop electronic paper that powers the Kindles, Nooks and Kobos of the world. The company generates 70% of their revenue from the e-reader segment, but is slowly growing the amount of royalties they are capturing from their LCD patents. In a recent financial report the company stated that it lost $1.73 … [Read more...] about E Ink continues to generate significant income from LCD royalties
The Sony and E Ink Joint venture is working on some excellent products
Sony and E Ink Holdings formed a joint venture late last year and is it called Linfiny. The new company is set to optimize the design and R&D capability at Sony Semiconductor Solutions and backend module production capacity at EIH to develop e-paper products and solutions to enable clients to shorten time-to-market for new e-paper products, E-Ink Frank Ko said. Good … [Read more...] about The Sony and E Ink Joint venture is working on some excellent products
The rise and fall of Pixel QI – How it shaped the e-reader revolution
Pixel Qi is a company that started right at the cusp of the e-reader revolution. It was started in 2008, one year after the original Kindle was released. The Notion Ink Adam was the first tablet to employ the technology in 2011 and four other tablet companies issued their own products. Pixel Qi has shipped over 3 million displays in over fifteen laptop and tablet models in … [Read more...] about The rise and fall of Pixel QI – How it shaped the e-reader revolution
Who will be the next company to get into the e-reader business?
Ten years ago e-readers started to gain mainstream popularity with the advent of the Amazon Kindle and within a few short years dozens of companies started to release their own hardware. The vast majority of them only sold the e-reader and offered no avenue to purchase ebooks or other digital content. The e-reader market started to become really saturated and many companies … [Read more...] about Who will be the next company to get into the e-reader business?
E Ink will garner 30% of their global revenue from China by 2020
E Ink is based in Taiwan and they currently generate 20% of their global revenue in the Chinese market. The primary source of income is derived from e-paper displays such as electronic shelf labels, but also exclusive smartphones that are only available in the Chinese market. These include the Hisense A2, Huateng Flag D1, Siswoo R9 Darkmoon and many white label variants. E Ink … [Read more...] about E Ink will garner 30% of their global revenue from China by 2020
E Ink bus stop signs now available in Sydney
Visionect has just launched a pilot program in Sydney Australia for a series of E Ink bus stop signs. These bus stops are the result of their cooperation with the Australian company Mercury Innovation - these were their partners from a few years ago when they launched a series of e-paper traffic signs in Sydney. The new bus stops are powered by Visionect and designed by … [Read more...] about E Ink bus stop signs now available in Sydney
Flexterra and E Ink develop a new flexible 6.8 e-reader
Flexterra and E-Ink have developed a new flexible 6.8 inch e-reader that is in the prototype stage and it should be refined over the course of the next twelve months. Flexterra has developed the backplane for this new device and E Ink the epaper display and internal components. Flexterra has developed new OTFT system, which stands for “Organic Thin Film Transistor,” and it … [Read more...] about Flexterra and E Ink develop a new flexible 6.8 e-reader
E Ink shows off giant 42 inch epaper display
E-Ink is showing off a number of products at SID Display week and one of the most interesting is four different Pearl screens that are showing different segments of the an image of a Zebra. Each of the screens have a resolution of 2880x2160 and 85 PPI. Each panel has a 3:4 accept ratio, the display is capable to display images at 2-16 gray levels (1-4 bits) depending on the … [Read more...] about E Ink shows off giant 42 inch epaper display
E Ink Advanced Color ePaper will be available in late 2018
E Ink color e-paper produces a very high quality, full color reflective display. In the ACeP system, the ink can produce full color at every pixel, without the use of a color filter array. E Ink is currently showcasing ACeP in both 32 inch and 13.3 inch at SID Display Week and the company is hoping to roll make the 13.3 commercially available in late 2018 or early 2019. The … [Read more...] about E Ink Advanced Color ePaper will be available in late 2018