The answer really depends on what you want from your device. Do you want your device to give you a great reading experience all the time? Then an eReader is what you need. eReaders recreate actual book experience. They let users read with ease and carry a library of books/ newspapers, magazines, etc anywhere they [...]
In a phone interview conducted by Wired.com, eInk’s Lawrence Schwartz explained to Tim Carmody that “All of our screens have been building towards this. The contrast and brightness we were able to add to the Pearl’s black-and-white screens …” Indeed. A close look at the Triton Color ePaper display shows that it is based on [...]
eInk Corporation’s ePaper is found in nearly every dedicated reading devices on the market, including the Kindle and the Nook. No other screen technology closely approximates the readability of real paper as eInk’s electronic paper display, or its power thriftiness, or its lack of glare. But the screen display is far from perfect, and the [...]
e-Ink revealed their new “Triton” color e-Paper screen technology yesterday, and are now releasing more details about the first e-Reader to support it. The device, which at 9.7 inches is larger than most e-readers out today and is of course color, will be selling in February for a mere 3500 yuan, which is equivalent to [...]
After upgrading their basic gray scale e-Ink capabilities with the e-Ink Pearl Screens, e-Ink is introducing a new generation color screens code named “Triton”. The company beat others in the race to be the first to release an advanced and operating color screen that is not based on LCD technology. The new Triton display will [...]
Like that of any electronic device, eReader screens are not dirt-resistant. Fingerprints, dust, grime, water spills – they can make your device look muddy and unattractive. Keeping the screen of your eReader clean is easy, but requires the right cleaning tool. Now, there are two most common types of screens used by eReaders – LCD [...]
We’re receiving a lot of questions and comments abut the PRS-950 screen. Some claim it comes with an e-Ink vizplex screen, othes ay it is equippedwith the new e-Ink Pearl technolgy. Sony’s website is unclear. In the product features page it says the new reader comes with the new Pearl technology (see screenshot). but in [...]
Screen displays like EPD and LCD are at the core of a particular eReader’s performance, and will play a key part in how e-Readers continue to evolve. During the Consumers Electronic Show in January 2010, we got to take a look at the display technologies that power – and will, perhaps, power – eReaders. Currently [...]
There have been a lot of rumors on a smaller version of the Entourage Edge dual screen reader. It seems like first images of the device caled Pocket Edge have been “accidentaly” taken during a tour in the Marvell headquarters, led by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The images were taken by Forbes magazine. The sign just beneath the device [...]
eInk screen display is considered to be the better technology for reading, but it is far from perfect and misses out some features that would otherwise enhance reading experience. LCD proponents argue that LCD technology has its own merits for reading, too. Let’s take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of both screen display [...]