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
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Pixel QI is Officially out of Business
Pixel Qi first first established in 2008 by Mary Lou Jepson and her husband John Ryan took over the reigns as CEO in November 2012. Mary left the company in March of 2013 to become Head of Display Division at Google X. John followed her in September to become the Director Program Management at Google X. With a non-existent executive team and no display prospects for the future, … [Read more...] about Pixel QI is Officially out of Business
Why E-Readers Are Not Innovative Anymore
Three years ago e-readers seemed to embrace new technology and give customers a reason to update their devices. In 2011 and 2012 we saw high resolution displays, color e-paper and the ability to read in the dark with front-lit screens. The constant innovation was directly attributed to the sheer amount of e-readers shipped between 2010 and 2012. Why the lack of innovation? e … [Read more...] about Why E-Readers Are Not Innovative Anymore
Pixel Qi Working on New Retina Display Screen Technology
Pixel Qi is enamoured with the Apple iPad 3, but is not impressed with the overheating issue or the 8 watt power draw. The company is working on a next generation screen that draws very low power and has the same resolution. CEO Mary Lou Jepsen wrote, "We can now announce that we can match or exceed the image quality of the screen in the iPad3. We have a new architecture that … [Read more...] about Pixel Qi Working on New Retina Display Screen Technology
Pixel Qi Shifting their Business Strategy away from Consumer Electronics
Pixel Qi is well known for developing a new breed of screens that deliver an unparalleled experience in direct sunlight and draw very low power. The company has seen their technology showcased in the early One Laptop per Child program in Africa, which initially drew industry wide attention to the company. In the last year their screens were featured in various ZTE Tablets in … [Read more...] about Pixel Qi Shifting their Business Strategy away from Consumer Electronics
Sol Computer to launch 7 inch Android and Windows tablets with Pixel Qi displays
Sol is adding some more variety to its line of tablets this year. These would however be of 7 inch sizes with one running on Android and the other on Windows. For those who have come in late, the company already has a 10 inch netbook and tablet in the market, both of which are windows based. These devices have the added specialty that they have Pixel Qi displays which make them … [Read more...] about Sol Computer to launch 7 inch Android and Windows tablets with Pixel Qi displays
Pixel QI and Shizhu Team up to Release 4 Tablets
Pixel Qi and China based Shizhu Technologies have ironed out an agreement to release 4 new tablet computers. Pixel Qi will be providing the screen technology that draws less power and makes it easy to read in the sun. These tablets will be multimedia based and will also be used for reading. Shizhu Technology will be targeting the growing e-reader demographic in China. The … [Read more...] about Pixel QI and Shizhu Team up to Release 4 Tablets
3M Ventures invests in Pixel QI
3M Ventures an investment arm based in Germany has just invested in Pixel QI for next generation mobile display screens. Pixel QI has finally found the suitor that it has been looking for the last few years to bring its products into the mainstream. The core basis of its technology is to provide low cost LCD screens that are readable in direct sunlight. They also mimic the … [Read more...] about 3M Ventures invests in Pixel QI
OLPC’s XO-3 tablet set for 2012 debut
OLPC or One Laptop Per Child's dream of coming up with a super cheap (read $100) laptop may not have had the type of success that Nicholas Negroponte had dreamt of when he got started with the project but he definitely isn't giving up yet. However, the entire personal computing segment underwent a paradigm shift in the last one year or so with the advent of tablet PCs. … [Read more...] about OLPC’s XO-3 tablet set for 2012 debut
Notion Ink Adam 2 to use new Pixel QI Display and Tegra 3 Processor
Today we broke the news that the Notion Ink Adam 2 is in development and should be ready by December of this year. CEO of Notion Ink Rohan Shravan said that the company will debut the unit at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, which we will be attending. Earlier in the month we were in Taipei Taiwan for Computex 2011 and landed an exclusive interview with Pixel QI CEO Mary Lou Jepsen. She … [Read more...] about Notion Ink Adam 2 to use new Pixel QI Display and Tegra 3 Processor
Good e-Reader Exclusive – Pixel Qi Demonstrates Screen technology and announces New Partners at Computex 2011
We caught up with Mary Lou Jepsen, the CEO of Pixel Qi and John Ryan who walked us through some of the new products and screen technology the company has been working on. The company has been working fervently on the next generation of Pixel Qi technology to provide a low power, high resolution display panels. They also showed us some new devices hitting the market soon that … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Exclusive – Pixel Qi Demonstrates Screen technology and announces New Partners at Computex 2011
Pixel Qi developing a new screen for Notion Ink Adam
Pixel Qi demonstrated to us at Computex a new screen they are going to be using for the Notion Ink Adam that will reduce glare and give a better experience utilizing the Pixel Qi mode in units that support it. Anyone who has purchased the Notion Ink Adam or saw any of our videos comparing it to an Amazon Kindle or our direct sunlight tests all noticed one thing, there was … [Read more...] about Pixel Qi developing a new screen for Notion Ink Adam
ZTE tablet with Pixel Qi display
The China based ZTE has introduced a new tablet at the ongoing MCW that includes the sun light readable Pixel Qi screen. The other nice thing with the new Android tablet named ZTE Light 2 is that it comes with a 7 inch display making it the first in the segment to include the liquid crystal Pixel Qi display. Almost every other Pixel Qi based tablet that has seen the sun light … [Read more...] about ZTE tablet with Pixel Qi display
Pixel QI Technology at CES 2011 – Pixel QI vs. Amazon Kindle e-ink Comparison
Squirreled away in hidden meeting rooms contained the executive layer of Pixel QI! It contained a very small meeting space that normally contained sales meetings between Pixel QI and companies looking to employ this new screen technology in tablets, laptops and computers. Someones cancellation was our good luck, as we got a first hand look at some of the new technology being … [Read more...] about Pixel QI Technology at CES 2011 – Pixel QI vs. Amazon Kindle e-ink Comparison