Sentences with phrase «ink reader device»
Ebook readers are caught in a strange place and there are many that don't see the value of an E Ink reader device when set aside the all - singing all - dancing multimedia tablet.
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For those who read enough to desire a dedicated e-reader device, the leaders in the category — Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo — are coalescing around a standard set of features: a monochrome E Ink display, a keyboard (physical or virtual), an MP3 player, Web access, note - taking / highlighting / bookmarking functionality, simple games, and support for common document formats (notably, PDF and Word).
Sales of e-book readers and e-paper notebooks together accounted for 70 % of E Ink's third - quarter revenues, with the remaining 30 % from IoT applications including smart cards, electronic shelf labels (ESL), e-paper display solutions, and mobile and wearable devices.
The Kobo Aura HD and Onyx Boox T68 are the only two ebook readers currently available that feature E Ink's 6.8 - inch display, so a comparison review between them is needed to determine which device is better.
For readers, the Kindle Wi - Fi 6» E Ink Display reader device is available at an «introductory price» of Rs 6999 ($ 127), by exclusive arrangement with the Croma electronics retail chain, in select cities.
The new device has some unique features, most notably it's the first E Ink ebook reader to have a built - in camera.
The Sony's ebook, a device based on electronic ink technology, went through several revisions before its launch as the Sony Reader.
«To date, readers have had to compromise: either buying black - and - white E Ink reading devices to optimize their outdoor reading or color LCD devices to be able to read at night in bed with the light off.
NOOK Simple Touch is the perfect device for customers seeking a simple, easy - to - use, dedicated reading experience on an ultra-light, portable 6 - inch reader with an advanced E Ink Pearl display and the longest - lasting battery life of up to 2 months on a single charge.
Today E Ink and Seiko Epson have announced a joint venture that will create a 300 - dpi electronic paper device for ePaper document readers.
But that's how the economics generally work out between ebook readers and tablets: E Ink screens are much more costly than LCD screens, and when it comes right down to it the screen is the biggest difference between these two devices.
The new CAD Reader is the first device using a new E Ink technology called Fina ePaper.
E Ink Holdings Inc. and Seiko Epson Corporation («Epson») today announced the joint development of a 300 - dpi electronic paper device with razor - sharp text and images for ePaper Document Readers.
There is a $ 20 discount on the Nook Simple Touch Reader from Best Buy on Black Friday to justify going for the - ink based device.
The Good e-Reader 13.3 was designed for people who need a large screen E Ink device and is optimal for students, professionals and serious readers.
Whether the Notion Ink Adam financially succeeds or not, is another story, it's a great device, but its released by a first time development team, with no prior experience with Electronic Readers or Distributing a product on a wide scale.
The Story HD makes getting Google ebooks onto an E Ink - based reader reasonably easy; in my trials with the device, however, I found myself frustrated by the Story HD's cheap design, poky performance, and Google Books interface.
Two of the most impressive electronic ink devices are the 10.5 - inch Que proReader by Plastic Logic and 11.5 inch Skiff Reader; both touch screen devices are 3G enabled.
Where once there were a plethora of E Ink devices to choose from, you now only have, well, Amazon's Kindle line clearly ahead of the pack as competitors have either downscaled their E Ink reader offerings or left the market altogether (cough, Sony, cough).
This device looks like a refined version of Sony's previous full - size reader (the PRS - 700), with a 6 - inch, 8 - grayscale E Ink screen framed by a metallic case (available in silver, black, or red).
«Readers continue to choose Kindle for its all - new electronic ink screen with 50 percent higher contrast, readability in bright sunlight, long battery life of up to one month, light 8.5 ounce form, flexibility to read their books across all major LCD devices and platforms, and low $ 139 price.
E Ink doesn't get much attention at CES anymore, but at least there's one new ereading device worth noting, except it's not what you'd expect from a typical ebook reader.
The new generation of e-book reader devices uses Electronic Ink, instead of LCD, to make ultra-flat, low - power electrophoretic displays that are easy on the eyes and look roughly like a super high - resolution etch - a-sketch.
Yesterday E Ink announced a new collaborative ebook access program with Kobo that gives manufactures of E Ink devices the opportunity to offer Kobo's ebooks on their ebook readers.
The Kindle's E Ink display gobbles up 41.5 % ($ 60) of the materials cost, as it's the most advanced technology included in the device and also the centerpiece of the reader.
And unfortunately, Amazon and Barnes & Noble will be unable to sustain a business on the devices when it hits that low, because the price of the most important and expensive component of those Black & White e-ink readers, the Vizplex display, is controlled by a company that exclusively manufactures and owns the rights to the electrophoretic technology used in these devices, E Ink Corporation.
Yeah, Kobo readers have the longest start - up time of any E Ink device.
All the major ebook reader brands now offer E Ink devices with built - in frontlights — Amazon, Kobo, even the outdated Nook.
Electronic readers (e-readers), those increasingly popular devices that replace ink on paper, may have color displays in the future thanks to new advances in display technology.
Before the Kindle came out in 2007, in November 2007, Sony already had its reader out and it was already — it had already been in the market for a while and nobody really knew what E Ink was or what the devices that they could use to read e-books were, but Amazon came out with a device and all of a sudden the market just got inundated.
E Ink Holdings has received initial orders for Amazon's a 6 - inch color eReader according to DigiTimes, a device that would be Amazon's first eBook reader to feature a color E Ink display.
Featuring a 300 ppi E Ink Carta HD display (6 inch) for text in razor - sharp definition, water protection through nano - coating, and the tap2flip function for easy page turns by tapping on the back of the device, the tolino vision 4 HD has all of the highlights that readers love about its predecessor, the tolino vision 3 HD.
Sony has been using E Ink displays since 2004, first with its e-reader devices (it is still offering its large 13.3» flexible E Ink based reader, but the smaller ones are no longer in production) and later with wearables and other unique products.
Dedicated ebook readers are known for being somewhat more fragile than other mobile devices because of the E Ink display, so it's good to see that trend changing with more durable ereaders like the PocketBook Aqua and waterproof Kobo Aura H2O being released.
Announced on Thursday afternoon, the new device becomes the first E Ink reader whose screen is also backlit.
The Nook Touch's new GlowLight is the main thing that separates the device from the original Nook Touch and all other E Ink ebook readers on the current market.
While it's not as optimized for E Ink as simpler ebook readers, the M96 is a more capable all around device, and it makes for a solid PDF reader.
The Onyx Boox AfterGlow 2 is an Android - powered ebook reader among a small group of E Ink ereaders from Onyx with the capability of installing Android apps from Google Play, making the device more of an E Ink tablet than a simple ebook reader.
Overall the PRS - T2 is an above average PDF Reader compared to other 6» ebook readers, but a device with a larger screen is going to be better for PDFs, something like the Icarus Excel with its 9.7» E Ink screen or pretty much any tablet.
The Android operating system makes it a lot more versatile than a typical E Ink ebook reader, giving the device the ability to support any ebook format via apps, and not just ebooks but all forms of digital reading from web browsing to comics and magazines.
The Apple iPad is much more than an ebook reader, it's a full - fledged multimedia device that is more of a competitor to laptops and netbooks than it is to traditional E Ink ereaders.
The Kindle's E Ink display gobbles up 41.5 percent ($ 60) of the materials cost, as it's the most advanced technology included in the device and also the centerpiece of the reader.
If you need a large E Ink ebook reader, the Icarus Excel / Onyx M92 is the device to get.
Images of iriver's new ebook reader, the Story, have emerged, together with partial specifications for the 6 - inch E Ink device.
The establishment of the E Ink Corporation in 1997 led to the development of electronic paper, a technology which allows a display screen to reflect light like ordinary paper without the need for a backlight; electronic paper was incorporated first into the Sony Librie (released in 2004) and Sony Reader (2006), followed by the Amazon Kindle, a device which, upon its release in 2007, sold out within five hours.
The criticism of old devices was that you'd need an external light source to be able to read in the dark, but this new generation of readers solves that problem, without losing the inherent benefits of an E Ink display in long - lasting battery life, daylight visibility and low levels of eye strain.
Since then, the company has released only one new device: the Nook GlowLight, a minor update of its E Ink reader featuring a higher - resolution screen and an improved illumination system.
It uses a large, flexible electronic paper display based on technology from E Ink (the same company that makes the displays for Amazon.com's Kindle and Sony's Reader), but the device overall is remarkably thin and light.
E-book readers using electronic ink have huge advantages in power consumption and daylight reading, but in every other aspect a tablet like the iPad is superior; which isn't what you want to hear when your device is still not shipping.
«The enTourage eDGe ™ is the industry's first dualbook, combining an E Ink reader with a netbook, notepad and audio / video player and recorder into one central device,» said Asghar Mostafa, President and CEO of enTourage Systems.