Not exact matches
Fuji - Xerox has figured out how to make
color e-paper, meaning
devices that use
e-ink (like the old - school Kindle) could soon see a massive, colorful upgrade.
In practice, an ebook developers» influence can be as small as thinking ahead to keeping the
color versions of images that will later be converted to grayscale for print so they can be returned to
color for the ebook, or to reminding editors that a yellow, low - contrast cover is going to disappear on an
e-ink device.
The
device breaks new ground in that, apart from a regular 720p
color LCD display at the front, the Yota smartphone also includes an
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Ereaders that use
e-ink displays can only show black and white, but other
devices, such as the iPad and Kindle Fire, easily display
color.
This is a dual screen
device, with an
e-ink reader on one side, and a LCD
color screen on the other.
On
e-ink devices, putting white text with
colored background is an effective way to handle contrasts.
Consumer Reports also asked Bezos about the possibilities of
color E-Ink devices.
The
device screen - backlit
color touchscreen model
E-ink Triton.
Barnes & Noble offers an
e-ink Wi - Fi - only version of the Nook, with a light, and two LCD Wi - Fi
color devices with different screen sizes (see tablets) that come with software to read books to kids, play games, read e-mail, and more.
Its saving grace this year has been the success of the Nook line of
e-Ink electronic readers and their new Nook
Color tablet
device.
The company is betting on an
color e-ink alternative to the Jetbook Color and a new six inch de
color e-ink alternative to the Jetbook
Color and a new six inch de
Color and a new six inch
device.
The
device breaks new ground in that, apart from a regular 720p
color LCD display at the front, the Yota smartphone also includes an
e-ink panel along the rear which can be used to read or hold images for an extended period of time without draining the battery.
A combination of affordable new
devices and
color e-ink will really be appealing to people on the fence between an e-Reader or tablet.
Once one gets to the Android OS that permits apps, the «ultimate» for me would be a tablet built on the dual screen
e-ink /
color screen model of the Yotaphone, that would fully functionalize Androd viewing on the same
device, larger and without an unwanted cell phone commitment.
Some analysts said that for
e-ink black and white e-readers like the Nook and Amazon's Kindle to be successful long term, the prices will have to fall or the
devices will have to be upgraded to include
color screens like the iPad's.
Evernote on Kindle explores your options for using this amazing multi-media notepad application with your
device - whether that is a traditional grayscale
e-ink Kindle or the new full
color Fire tablet.
Like the Nook, the
device has two separate screens: a monochrome
E-ink display and, below that, a
color LCD touch screen.
I will be one of the first to pick up a new
device that features a
color E-ink display, I love my black and white e-ink for reading no
E-ink display, I love my black and white
e-ink for reading no
e-ink for reading novels.
I would like to see a
color e-ink device.
ACeP is great though, wonder will we see 13.3 inch
color e-ink device in the next 5 years.
Additionally, as the enTourage eDGe uses
E-Ink technology for easy digital reading, images will appear in gray - scale on the e-paper side of the
device; however, users can load these in
color on the LCD side, ideal for viewing
colored charts and graphs from course materials.
The jetBook
Color is the only
device in the world to use the extremely safe and eye friendly technology of
Color e-Ink.
The essence of the Vox is that it gives you a full
color experience, something that has been lacking in its
e-ink based
devices.
The
device uses technology similar to
E-Ink's black and white screens, but adds the capability to reproduce up to 4,096
colors.
For the here and now, it only supports
e-ink versions for the Kindle, so you won't be able to convert your lovely full
color PDF magazine in glorious
color on any
color devices, any time soon.
Throughout 2011, they beat arch rival Amazon to market with several innovative
devices, including updated touch - screen
e-ink devices and
color Android tablets.
«This is one of the best
devices going if you demand an
e-ink color experience» LOL.
We lead into the show with Ectaco's deal with a new publishing company to deliver e-textbooks to students to read on the worlds first
color e-ink device.
For B&N, the Nook
Color is not an e-reader since the
device does not have an
e-ink display, something that the Nook boasts of.
I think in 2012 unless
color e-ink Triton is available in more
devices the technology can not effectively move forward and still remain low cost.
At the January 2011 CES expo in Las Vegas, Chinese e-reader and tablet developer Hanvon teasingly announced the upcoming release of their
color e-ink reader; ditto their presence at BEA in late May, but those
devices, originally slated to launch in China in March and release to North America later this year, are as of yet still unavailable to consumers eagerly awaiting the opportunity to use the technology that they got to experiment with briefly at those events.
The only advantage with
e-ink is less fatigue (arguable given how easy it is to change screen brightness /
colors / night mode), and the sheer lack of distractions with other easily available apps on a smarter
device like netflix, a web browser, games, email, or whatever else.
Now, had it meen a
COLOR e-ink device?
I also recommend you size the images between 500 x 700 pixels at 72 - dpi, and make sure they have enough contrast so they display well in both
color and in black and white (for Kindle and Nook
e-ink devices).
There is only one other
device with a 9.7 inch screen and
e-ink and that is the new Jetbook
Color.
While other manufacturers look for different ways to bring the highest
color reproduction out of their
devices, Amazon sticks to their roots by upgrading their
e-Ink slate to be as close to the print book as possible.
Another difference is that while the touch - sensitive
color LCD below the
e-Ink reading pane on both
devices has a roughly 3.5 inch diagonal, the Nook's is only a 480 pixel by 144 pixel display (about 1 inch tall) compared to the Alex's 480 pixel by 320 pixel, roughly 2 inches high.
For many years, Amazon had been expected to deliver a
color version of its
e-ink technology in its Kindle
devices; it even bought the leading company in the field to corner the market on what seemed to be the inevitable rollout of a
color version.
An improved (even
color)
e-ink device that is THINNER will be a major hit.
The Kindle 2 might have been that
device, had Amazon found
color e-ink to be cost - effective.
This will definitely help the Nook touch (Amazon link) and NOOK
Color (Amazon link) get more visibility to compete against the Kindle
e-ink devices (Amazon link), as well as whatever Kindle - branded Android tablet
device that will be released in November.
And then there are the
color e-ink devices that are just starting to come out.
Once
color e-ink capable of 60 fps becomes perfected, it may end up replacing LCD in portable
devices where outdoor use and battery life is a concern.
JT: I see the
e-ink devices, whether they're
color or not, staying for a long time.
For one thing,
e-ink devices don't display
color.
The FLEPia's
color electronic paper requires more battery power, draining a charge much faster than traditional
e-ink devices, and it takes several seconds to redraw a page, all depending on the amount of
color resolution you wish to achieve.
A company named Spring Design based in Fremont, California has just announced a
device called Alex. The
device has a dual - screen display, with one 6 - inch
E-ink grayscale screen, with a 3.5 - inch
color LCD touchscreen underneath.
According to early rumors, the
device will be in
color, setting it far apart from the
e-ink gray display of the Kindle.
Incorporating a monochrome 9.7 inch Wacom Penabled
e-Ink screen on the left as well as a 10 inch
color resistive touchscreen display on the right, the Pocket eDGE really look a lot different than all the eReaders that we are accustomed too, the
device featuring an interesting clamshell like design.
Those who buy the new
e-ink Nook will enjoy their
device the way we who own Nook
Colors enjoy ours.