There were a lot of developments in displays that were showcased during SID 2008. One of the best stuff was related to OLEDs, lower power consumption, thin profiles and LED backlights generating unheard of contrast ratios. I’ve posted about just a few of them. Here they all are for your convenience:
Epson Electronic Paper Display at [...]
Epson Electronic Paper Display
Size: 13.4″
Pixel Format: 3104 x 4128
Resolution: 385ppi
Contrast Ratio: 10:1
Size: 6.7″
Pixel Format: 1200 x 1600
Resolution: 300ppi
Contrast Ratio: 10:1
13.4″ Epson EPD
13.4″ Epson EPD close to laser printed resolution
6.7″ Epson EPD for e-Book applications
During SID 2008, Epson showcased two electronic paper displays (EPDs). One was 13.4″ and the other was 6.7″. There were many other [...]
As of this writing, Amazon’s Kindle is the number 2 best selling item in the Electronics department at Amazon.com. The Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader that incorporates an electronic paper display (EPD) based on E Ink’s technology. Not only that the Kindle allows for almost instant gratification as it has a persistent EV-DO connection [...]
Image courtesy: E Ink
On May 9, 2008, E Ink announced its next generation electronic paper display technology called segmented display cells (SDC). The SDC products are simple digit, icon and alpha-numeric displays that feature a paper-thin form factor that consumes very little power and can be easily read. The SDC displays use the same E [...]
iRex iLiad Book Edition
Display: 8.1″
Pixel Format: 768 x 1024 (16 grayscale, 160DPI)
Viewing Angle: ~180/180
CPU: 400MHz XScale
Memory: 64MB (RAM), 256MB (flash, 128MB available to user)
Touch: Integrated Wacom Penabled sensor board, input via finger or Wacom Slim Pen
External Storage: MMC (up to 1GB), CF (up to 8GB)
External Connection: USB, 10/1000 Ethernet (via Travel hub)
Document Format: PDF, HTML, [...]
On April 15, 2008, Epson Electronics America, a US subsidiary of Seiko Epson, and E Ink announced a jointly developed display controller IC for electronic paper displays (EPD). The new display controller IC will enable new exciting capabilities for E Ink’s Vizplex-enabled EPDs.
The new EPD controller IC has part number S1D13521B and has technologies from [...]
Amazon’s Kindle
Size: 6″
Pixel Format: 600 x 800
Gray: 4 levels
Technology: Electro-phoretic, bistable nematic
Price: $399
Amazon has come out with its own-branded e-book reader called Kindle. The Kindle has a 6″ electro-phoretic display (EPD) also called a bistable nematic display (binem) or electronic paper display (also EPD). The EPD is made by Taiwan’s Prime View International (PVI). [...]
An image of Sony’s updated eBook reader, the PRS-505, surfaced on Engadget that linked to Abt Electronics. However, the page on Abt Electronics is gone. The new unit seems to have a few changes, but still too many buttons. In a world of touch, all of these buttons make it look a bit old [...]
This is a first in a infinite series (or until the aReader breaks down) of my experiences with Sony’s aReader. I have been given an opportunity to test the aReader by a good friend and I have started this blog post to record my experiences. First of all, I have had the aReader for about [...]