Since B&N is not disclosing any information about the upcoming eReader beyond the SEC filing that a new eReader will be announced on May 24, analysts and media bloggers everywhere are coming forward with their own speculations. Central to the speculations now is the kind of eReader B&N is releasing. Would it be a dedicated [...]
The quality of screen display determines, to a great degree, the quality of reading experience one gets from an eReader. After comparing the screens of different eReaders, we think the following eReaders have the best screen. (Note: we separated dedicated monochromatic eReaders from color eReaders as they are two different classes altogether.) Dedicated [...]
For those who love the concept of a dual-screen device but find the Entourage Edge a little too big for them may find their match in the scaled down Entourage Pocket Edge. Billing itself as the “world’s first mini dualbook”, the Entourage Pocket Edge comes with a smaller 6-inch Wacom Penabled eInk panel (for reading)/7-inch [...]
Since eInk Corporation released their first generation screen display called Vizplex more than 3 years ago, the company has set the standard in eReader screen technology. For that period thought, the company’s screen displays could only support shades of gray. Until now. eInk has just introduced a screen display called Triton. The new ePaper display [...]
Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.6 billion (US$50.3 million) for August 2010, increasing 2.57% sequentially and about 16% on year. Consolidated revenues for January-August totaled NT$13.34 billion, increasing by about 39% on year. Amid the arrival of peak season for e-book readers, EIH is gearing up [...]
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 [...]
eInk Vizplex is the screen found on most dedicated digital reading devices, including the best ones like the Kindle, Nook, and Sony Readers. Whether you’re holding a Kindle or a Hanlin, you are enjoying the benefits of the same screen technology. The maker of Vizplex is eInk, a Massachusetts-based company. In July this year, the [...]
e-Ink, The world’s biggest manufacture of electronic eInk display that also provide the new eInk pearl screen for the Kindle DX and Kindle 3 has started testing new color and capacitive touch displays to be integrated into e-Readers in late 2010. The china based Hanvon has already answered the call — it promises to deliver color [...]
Gemei’s just rolled out a pretty attractive looking e-reader in China, the GM2000. This attractive looking device has a choice of 7-inch, color LCD with 800 x 400 resolution, or a 6-inch, e Ink display. They can also output 1080p video, and they support a wide variety of file formats. They both boast 4GB of [...]
E-ink just put out a press release on the new screen they developed to replace Vizplex. It’s called Pearl, and the Kindle DX will be the first e-reader to use it. Here’s what the press release says: E Ink® Corporation, the leading developer and marketer of electronic paper display technology, today announced the Q2 release [...]