Over the past few years we’ve seen a couple of smartphones with a color screen on front and an E Ink display on back, but none have been made by particularly well known phone makers. Meanwhile, LG has developed a line of smartphones with a different sort of dual-display setup: the LG V10 and V20 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Onyx Boox Typewriter is an E Ink 2-in-1 laptop
As expected, Onyx is showing off several new products at the Hong Kong Global Sources Fair this week… including a laptop with an E Ink display. But it turns out the Onyx Boox Typewriter isn’t just a laptop. It’s actually a 2-in-1 device featuring a tablet section and a detachable keyboard. Oh, and it supports pen […]
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Onyx is launching an E Ink notebook (and several eReaders)
Electronic paper displays are most commonly found in eBook readers like the Kindle or NOOK line of products. But sometimes they show up in wearables, digital signage, or even smartphones. One place they haven’t really been used much? Notebooks. But it looks like at least one company is going to give that a try. Ahead […]
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Sony and E Ink announce electronic display partnership
Sony was one of the first big name companies to launch an electronic book reader featuring an E Ink display. While Amazon’s Kindle products have come to dominate that space, Sony continues to offer some of the most interesting E Ink products, including the company’s “Digital Paper” device which features a 13.3 inch electronic paper […]
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QuirkLogic Quilla is a 42 inch E Ink digital whiteboard (and more)
QuirkLogic is showing off the first devices expected to ship with E Ink’s new 42 inch electronic paper display. It’s called the Quilla and QuirkLogic describes it as a Connected eWriter. Basically it’s a collaborative digital whiteboard for use in business settings. You can use a pen to write notes or draw diagrams on the […]
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E Ink launches 42 inch electronic paper display
The company that designs the 6 inch ePaper displays used on Kindle and NOOK eReaders is thinking big. E Ink is introducing a 42 inch display for digital signage applications. Last year, at CES 2016, E Ink showed off a digital signage system made of 4 separate panels. The new panels are even larger, which could […]
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Hisense A2 leaked: dual-screen phone with AMOLED and E Ink displays
Chinese electronics company is probably best known in the West for its televisions, but the company also produces smartphones, and it looks like one upcoming model is a dual-screen version with an AMOLED screen on one side of the phone and an E Ink display on the other. This wouldn’t exactly be the first device […]