Mirasol e-paper technology was conceptualized by electrical engineer Mark Miles, inspired by Blue Morpho butterflies, which reflect light using nanoscale structures on their wings that cause incoming light waves to interfere with one another, reflecting only specific wavelengths, resulting in the appearance of an iridescent, brilliant color. Qualcomm bought his company in 2004 … [Read more...] about The Rise and Fall of Qualcomm Mirasol e-Readers
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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
Qualcomm is not giving up on Mirasol
Qualcomm Mirasol technology was originally developed for the next generation of color e-readers. The company has spent over two billion dollars trying to make it work but only a handful of devices ever employed it, such as the Kyobo and Koobe Jin Yong Reader. Since they failed to make a meaningful impact in the digital reader space they pivoted and started to optimize it for … [Read more...] about Qualcomm is not giving up on Mirasol
Kobo Will Never Make a Color e-Reader
Kobo has verified that they will not employ color technology on any of their dedicated e-paper e-readers. Michael Tamblyn the President of Kobo said that color screens and interactive features would continue "on the tablet and app side", which now accounts for half of Kobo's business. Color e-paper has really never taken off in the commercial space because both developers … [Read more...] about Kobo Will Never Make a Color e-Reader
Qualcomm Mirasol Technology Reimagined as Wearable Tech
"The Internet of Things" is the new mandate from Qualcomm, as the company transitions its Mirasol technology from tablets to wearable tech and smartphones. Many industry analysts wrote off Mirasol e-Paper technology as dead, but this couldn't be further from the truth, as Qualcomm as updated the screens for a new breed of devices. SID Display Week 2013 just kicked off in … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Mirasol Technology Reimagined as Wearable Tech
Qualcomm Mirasol Screen Technology – What went Wrong?
Mirasol spent almost four years developing its screen technology, which was an alternative to Pixel QI and Color e-Paper. It was based on IMOD (Interferometric MODulation), with MEMS structures at its core. This MEMS-based innovation is bistable & highly reflective, meaning the display itself can be seen in direct sunlight. It saw many products reach South Korea and Asia, … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Mirasol Screen Technology – What went Wrong?
Fuji Xerox e-Paper Showcased
Last week, one of the biggest e-paper conferences, SID, was held in Boston. Fuji Xerox had their line of e-paper technology on display at the event, one that the company claims is far better with its color display qualities. Fuji Xerox revealed this has been achieved by removing the color filter, which has resulted in a more vibrant display. The technology that is used in … [Read more...] about Fuji Xerox e-Paper Showcased
Mirasol to debut 4 new e-Readers at SID 2012
The Society for Information Displays or SID is coming up next week and Mirasol will be showing off 4 of their e-readers. These devices will have the brand new Mirasol e-Paper technology found in the Kyobo e-Reader. One of the great aspects of the entire Mirasol lineup to date is the ability to run the Google Android operating system. This allows tremendous flexibility to … [Read more...] about Mirasol to debut 4 new e-Readers at SID 2012
Jetbook Color and Kyobo Mirasol e-Reader Comparison Video
Welcome to another exclusive Good e-Reader Comparison Video! Today we check out the two latest entrants to the color e-paper market with e-Ink Triton and Mirasol. These two technologies give you a taste of color e-paper in very distinctive ways. e-Ink Triton is e-Ink Holdings' first venture into producing true color e-paper. e-Ink Pearl is their previous generation … [Read more...] about Jetbook Color and Kyobo Mirasol e-Reader Comparison Video
Koobe Jin Yong Reader the Latest Device to Use Mirasol Display Technology
We only just reviewed the Kyobo Mirasol e-reader, a South Korean exclusive, last week and it looks like Mirasol has another device up their sleeves, the Koobe Jin Yong Reader. First of all, this latest e-reader is the spitting image of the Kyobo one recently released in terms of hardware. It uses a Qualcomm’s 1.0 GHz Snapdragon S2 class processor and features a 5.7” XGA … [Read more...] about Koobe Jin Yong Reader the Latest Device to Use Mirasol Display Technology