Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 2:23pm
Taiwan-based E Ink has taken the wraps off of a prototype Android smartphone that uses an e-ink screen, offering all the features of a smartphone but with a longer battery life within a lighter frame.
E-Ink stories
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 9:44am
Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Example A: a snowboard with a big honkin' e-ink display on its nose.
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 12:11pm
The same guys who make the display that powers Amazon's Kindle have managed to imprint functional e-ink onto cloth, meaning that clothing with designs that you can update, or even clothing that streams video, is just around the corner.
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 7:02am
Who needs an official announcement to drum up interest when all you have to do is "accidentally" put up a product page for a few minutes and then take it down. That's exactly what happened last night when a product for a screen protector film for the yet unannounced "Nook Color" was seen on the Barnes & Noble's website.
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 9:26am
If you've ever tried to use a netbook or iPad out in the sun, you'll know that backlit LCD displays get completely washed out the minute you hit them with lots of light. E-Ink displays work in a different way and don't suffer from this problem, so wouldn't it be great to have a screen that combines the best features of both LCD and E-Ink displays?
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 9:47am
The major complaint about today's E Ink devices, such as the Kindle or Sony Reader, is that they have low contrast, low refresh rates and are completely rigid. Well, thanks to the unceasing march of progress, things are looking up....
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 5:30am
A Dutch company called Liquavista has developed a new type of screen for e-readers that blurs the line between LCDs and e-ink displays, seemingly enjoying the positives of each while attracting none of the negatives. This isn't some far-flung tech,...
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 6:05am
We know many of you prefer the Kindle for its e-ink screen that's easier on the eyes, but that same screen prevents the Kindle from being able to offer e-books in color. Who needs color, though, right? Well, tablet users,...
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 12:17pm
Western Digital's already-attractive 2.5-inch external drives just got even prettier. The My Passport Studio has an e-paper display just like its predecessors, showing you how much capacity is left even when it's turned off. Despite its resemblance to a butane-fired...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 7:55am
Creating a color e-ink display is a lot more difficult than it looks, but Qualcomm might have found the solution to this vexing problem in the wings of butterflies. Taking advantage of the same iridescent reflectivity you find in a...
