Electronic paper displays are often found in devices like eReaders (or some tablets). But these low-power, high-contrast displays can also be useful for digital signage, price tags, name badges, or other situations where you want to display a static image indefinitely… but be able to change it from time to time. But you know what […]
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Hisense smartphone features a color E Ink display
Chinese electronics maker Hisense has a habit of making smartphones with E Ink displays — but they’re typically dual-screen phones with a color screen on one side and a black and white ePaper display on the other. Now the company is showing off a new phone with a color E Ink display. That means it […]
E Ink introduces “Print-Color” displays
Thanks to the arrival of low-cost tablets, odds are that Amazon’s never going to make a Kindle with a color ePaper display. But E Ink still thinks there’s a market for high-contrast, low-power color displays — the company has introduced a new color E Ink display technology. It’s called Print-Color and it allows each pixel on […]
Sharp WG-PN1 is a $210 “electronic notebook” with ePaper display (Japan only)
Japanese electronics company Sharp has been offering a line of “electronic notebooks” for the past few years, with each model featuring a black and white display, a digital pen for writing or drawing, and a promise of battery life measured in days not hours. The latest version is called the WG-PN1, and it’s set to […]
Nemeio is a customizable keyboard with ePaper keys
Electronic paper is common in eReaders, and it occasionally shows up in digital signage. But every now and then we see them show up in other product categories, like watches or keyboard. French company LDLC is showing off a new ePaper keyboard called Nemeio at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. Since there’s a display […]
Kyocera KY-O1L is a phone with a 2.8 inch ePaper display (for Japan)
A handful of phone makers have released dual-screen devices with color screens on one side and monochrome E Ink displays on the other. Kyocera’s latest phone goes all in on the black and white screen. The KY-O1L is a tiny phone with a 2.8 inch, 480 x 600 pixel electronic paper display. The whole phone measures […]
Pervasive Displays launches 12.2 inch color ePaper display… but probably not for eReaders or tablets
3 Comments on Pervasive Displays launches 12.2 inch color ePaper display… but probably not for eReaders or tablets A small, but vocal, group of folks have been clamoring for color eReaders for years, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen anytime soon. Sure, Amazon and a few other companies continue to crank out both entry-level eReaders and high-end models with premium specs, but they all tend to have grayscale displays. But […]
CLEARink’s color ePaper displays are sunlight viewable
It’s been a few years since we’ve seen anyone product s new color ePaper display for mobile devices, but startup CLEARink is hoping to bring its sunlight viewable color screens to market in early 2018. CLEARink showed off a set of prototypes at SID Display Week last month, where Charbax from ARMDdevices caught up with the […]
Japan Display develops 600 ppi E Ink display
E Ink displays like those found on Kindle and NOOK eReaders offer high-contrast, paper-like surfaces that allow you to easily read in direct sunlight. But there are a few downsides to most existing E Ink screens: the refresh rate is usually low, most E Ink displays are black and white, and so far nobody’s released […]
Vernee Thor E is a budget phone with fake E Ink mode for longer battery life
E Ink displays are easier to read outdoors than full-color LCD or OLED displays, and they use less power. But they have slower screen refresh rates, which is why you often find E Ink screens in eBook readers, but rarely in smartphones. But Chinese phone maker Vernee has a phone with a fake E Ink mode […]