Update: A really interesting piece of news is that the company that supplies amazon with the e-Ink screens and owns the proprietary
E-Ink display technology used in the Amazon Kindle has come up with a new version — that ta - da — has a touch screen and allows writing.
UPDATE: The new
e-Ink display technology used by the new Kindle is called «E-Ink Carta.»
Originally shown at CES a couple of years ago, Qualcomm's Mirasol display technology was promised to bridge the gap between LCD and
e-ink display technology.
There's a Bluetooth low - energy chip inside them too, so they can be wirelessly updated from a mobile device or a PC, and the same
e-Ink display technology as you'll find in ebook readers like the Kindle.
While
e-ink display technology may have lost its sheen with the slow demise of standalone ebook reading devices and the growing number of tablets, e-ink is witnessing a resurgence of sorts with smartwatches.
Not exact matches
That's not to say that they can just slap an
E-Ink display on a tablet... but they are in a good position to develop (through partners) some new screen
technology that would meet the criteria for a tablet (color, quick refresh, capacitive input, etc.) while reducing power consumption.
Papercast has just signed an agreement with
E-Ink to supply a solar powered e-paper passenger information
display technology for a pioneering smart bus stop project, soon to pilot in Aizuwakamatsu city, Japan.
The Kindle Voyage's 6»
display technology uses
E-Ink Carta to achieve the page - like quality that doesn't hurt your eyes in the same way an LED or LCD does.
Displays manufactured with a
E-Ink technology consume very little power.
An
e-ink device today is basically a stack of
display components and a stack of battery components, and those
technologies are progressing at very different rates.»
The Neo features a 6 - inch
e-ink display with Wacom touch panel
technology, WiFi connectivity, a SD card slot...
There are basic shortcoming
E-Ink of
technology: the first is lower contrast range, than at TFT -
technology displays.
To
display books the screen features the
E-Ink technology.
What's more, the rear
display is based on
e-ink technology, which ensures the extra
display has the least impact on the battery.
It is using an
e-Ink display with the Visplex
technology.
The Onyx Boox C67 features a six inch
display and uses
e-ink Carta
technology, which is great because all of the competitors are using Pearl, which is very dated by today's standards.
NeoLux's solar power
technology coupled with e-paper
displays caught the eye of
e-Ink Holdings.
The new chip, which integrates E Ink's latest
display controller
technology at the heart of most e-readers, also has the capability to support future color
displays, which is why you hear of all of the rumours of
E-INK color e-readers due out at the end of the year.
The
technology was co-developed by
e-Ink and Global
Display Solutions who developed the enclosure
technology, which facilitates deployment in outdoor conditions with very low power consumption.
Freescale the makers of most of the screen
technology almost all E-Readers have, has developed a new
technology to make E-Readers
display full color
e-ink, you probably will not see any by the end of the year, but if you are looking for the most Color for your buck, the Asus fills that need.
E-Ink and Japan
Display have just formed a partnership where the two companies will use each other's
technology for a number of new products.
The core
display technology is
e-Ink Mobius, which was co-developed by Sony.
Other than that, we've still got a 6 - inch
display, with Sony utilising its
E-Ink Pearl
technology, while text can be zoomed in and out using the pinch - and - pull method.
That first - generation Kindle used a
technology called microencapsulated electrophoretic
display, colloquially known as electronic ink, or
e-ink.
The eReader, available in black, features HZO Protection ™, 8 GB of storage for the ability to store up to 6,000 books, a 6.8» Carta
E-Ink touchscreen
display, and ComfortLight PRO
technology to reduce blue - light exposure, which can interfere with sleep.
Amazon's leap was to marry
e-ink displays to another existing
technology, wireless connectivity, to bring e-book shopping and downloading right to the handheld device.
They offer
e-ink technology monochrome
display which is ideal for reading for long periods without getting any eye strain.They offer battery life up to many weeks.They are not good to surf web.They do not allow video playback.They are light and portable enough (8 ounces or less).
They all have a 6 - inch
display that uses the latest
e-ink technology, which allows the devices to turn pages faster and
display text more sharply than previous e-readers.
isnt there any tablet or any kind of e ink
display which can be connected to computer via wi fi or a cable hence can be used for programming in various firms.more or less i need monitors / screens based on
e-ink technology
The
display is excellent, with a (600 x 800 pixels) resolution and
E-ink technology which delivers greater contrast and sharper and crisper text and images.
The core
technology under the hood can be applied for both grayscale
e-ink and e-Ink Triton, which displays c
e-ink and
e-Ink Triton, which displays c
e-Ink Triton, which
displays color.
The screen itself features the latest generation
e-ink PEARL
technology and
displays 213 DPI.
E-readers also feature the revolutionary
e-ink technology that make the
display look exactly like a printed paper.
It is important to note that this
technology is using
e-ink display screens and lights that are on the bottom of the bezel, pointing upwards.
I keep thinking is the
technology for
e-ink display is still so limited, or no one really thought of doing a full size (e.g. 21.5 ″)
e-ink monitor?
The 125 mm
e-Ink display is based on the latest Vizplex ™
technology that provides a true paper like screen without any flicker and can accommodate 3 different text size options to its readers.
It is using an older iteration of an
e-Ink display with the Visplex
technology.
Based on the LCD
technology, Pixel Qi can alternatively switch between transmissive and transflective mode which means one has the option of going for either the regular LCD or
e-ink display.
Splinterproof
display is there to be seen in e-readers like Plastic Logic's Que e-reader and also many manufacturers like
e-Ink and Bridgestone are planning to develop flexible e-reader
display technology.
e-Ink Holdings has developed Triton 2
technology, which is the next generation color
display screens for your traditional e-reader.
The
display is based on the
e-ink technology, which in technical terms would be called «electrophoretic
display.»
The E Ink Triton
display in the ECTACO jetBook Color that uses the first and only color
e-ink technology in the world has been presented with the 2011 Innovation Award.»
It is based on the LCD
technology, Pixel Qi can alternatively switch between transmissive and transflective mode which means one has the option of going for either the regular LCD or
e-ink display.
Kindle 2 uses the
e-ink technology that makes the
display far better than its predecessor.
Sunken screens often employ infrared
technology from NEONODE and this makes text looks crisper on
E-Ink CARTA vs a capacitive touchscreen
display whose screen is completely flush with the bezel.
E-Ink Carta
displays utilizes a new electronic ink formulation and
technology to provide a dramatic 50 % improvement in contrast ratio and over 20 % improvement in reflectance over previous generations of E Ink
displays for a remarkably improved viewing and reading experience.
There are also some other e-paper
technologies apart from
E-Ink like electrowetting that can produce fairly deep colors, but the
displays are expensive and consume more power, Gasman said.
E-Ink is developing color e-paper
technology and has already
displayed prototypes, but the results were underwhelming, analysts said.
«Customers tell us they love Kindle for its Pearl
e-ink display that is easy to read even in bright sunlight, up to a month of battery life, and Whispersync
technology that synchronizes notes, highlights and last page read between their Kindle and free Kindle apps.»
The good news is that
e-ink will always have two advantages compared to LCD and other
display technologies in terms of reading.