Kent Displays has developed a new LCD that is extremely thin, quite flexible and is rugged. How thin? How about 30 microns, thinner than a strand of hair. It is also rugged enough for military applications. The prototype sports a pixel format of 320 x 160, not quite ready for prime time but the prototype [...]
There’s a lot we can do to save the environment: recycle, drive less, use less electricity, etc. You can also buy Amazon’s Kindle and cancel the newspaper and magazine (the ones that uses actual paper) subscriptions. You can also bring down the demand for paper-based books. Just the other day I was watching a documentary [...]
Simple as can be. And quite sexy too. Mac Funamizu’s Nanokia smartphone concept is based on E Ink display technology. Makes sense as E Ink’s electronic paper display consumes very little power, especially when the content is not changing. So the keyboard and keypad would consume close to zero power.
Sony PRS-700 Specifications
Display: 6″ E Ink with Touch
Storage: Memory Stick Duo, SD
Other: LED reading light
Weight: 10oz
Availability: November 2008
Price: US$400
Sony’s PRS-700 is the latest incarnation of the company’s e-book reader. Similar to the PRS-505, the PRS-700 incorporates E Ink’s electronic paper display. But Sony added a very needed feature: touch. You can use your stylus or [...]
Plastic Logic introduced its electronic newspaper reader. What’s so unique about it? Well, it’s big, much bigger than Amazon’s Kindle or Sony’s PRS-505. The dimensions are about as large as a regular piece of paper at 8.5″ x 11″. The e-paper reader is quite thin as you can see in the picture. I like the [...]
Esquire commemorated its 75th anniversary by pubishing a limited edition October 2008 issue of the magazine. The magazine is available at some major newsstands and bookstores. The limited edition itself would be special in and of itself since it is limited to just 100,000 copies, but there is a twist, and it makes it more [...]
Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications (CH-Mobile) W61H Specifications
Display: 2.7″ E Ink (External)
Viewing Angle: 180
Not much is known about CH-Mobile’s W61H other specifications, but maybe that is the case because there is something more exciting than most other features. E Ink’s Vizplex Imaging Film boasts extreme power consumption: zero, when the image doesn’t change. So when used [...]
Image Courtesy: The New York Times
E Ink and Esquire will be starting something special together. In the September issue of Esquire, there will be a flashing electronic cover stating, “The 21st Centure Begins Now”. The text blinks because it is an electronic display enabled by E Ink’s technology. E Ink technology enables such prominent devices [...]
Princeton University Press, Oxford, Yale and the University of California schools are putting a portion of their titles into e-book format. This will allow Kindle users to simply download the books they need and have near instant access to them. Kindle will begin carrying titles from Princeton University Press this fall. Searching for information will [...]
How many of you read a book two pages at a time? I’m sure some of you do, but the majority folks that actually read books read them one page at a time. Whether it is a book, the newspaper, a magazine, etc. we read one page at a time. So what is the big [...]
