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A Full-Color E Ink Screen Means Your Next Kindle Might Be Great For Magazines

Despite competition from tablets boasting full-color LCD displays, devices that use black and white electronic paper, like Amazon’s Kindle, have remained popular. And now that E Ink has created the first full-color electronic paper, e-readers have found yet another way to remain relevant. The company’s new Advanced Color ePaper—or ACeP, for short—isn’t the first electronic…

Commerce Andrew Liszewski May 24

The First Flexible eReader Still Can’t Roll Up Like a Good Paperback (Updated)

Now that they’re packing touchscreens and backlights, eReaders have enjoyed a bit of a resurgence as of late. And LG hopes to keep the ball rolling with its flexible ePaper technology that’s now available in the surprisingly thin and light Wexler Flex One. Yeah, Wexler isn’t exactly a name brand when it comes to eReaders,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 7

Finally, an Electronic Paper Display I Can Crumple Up and Throw Away

E-ink technology is easier on the eyes for reading, even if the devices it’s currently deployed in feel nothing like a book or magazine. But AU Optronics gives us another tantalizing look at the future with a proof of concept ereader that’s completely self-powered, while still as flexible as a piece of paper. Part of…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 29

The Kindle Should Use Ricoh’s New Color E-Ink Screen

I think e-ink is one of those fantastic retro-future technologies that is so cool because it’s so simple. But, inevitably, I’m going to want some color. Thankfully, Ricoh has just developed a new color e-paper screen that’s better than ever. It’s supposed to offer 4x the color range of whatever’s available now and give 2.5x…

Commerce Casey Chan May 18

Meet Sony’s Future Reader Displays, Made From Flexible E-Paper

A few months back Sony demonstrated their ultra-thin flexible OLED panel, which was thinner than a human hair, and could be wrapped around a pencil. While not as visually impressive, their flexible e-paper at least has a chance of launching. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-flexible-oled-is-thinner-than-a-strand-of-hair-5547946 Saying that, I can think of a dozen of uses for the 80μm-thick OLED.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 16

Flexible 19-Inch E-Paper Will be Mass-Produced by LG

Samsung may’ve ditched the e-paper production business, but South Korean neighbor LG has throw its weight behind producing that 19-inch flexible e-paper we heard about a few months back. A 9.7-inch color e-paper screen is also in the works. LG’s going to be “mass producing” the two screens, according to an SEC filing dug up…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 27

Video-Capable E-Paper Hints At a Fun Ebook Reader Future

E-Ink has served Kindle users well for the past few years, but there’s no way it’s the e-paper endgame. Especially when this new tech from Nemoptic is video, touchscreen, and backlight-friendly. It can basically do everything you wish your Kindle could. That’s thanks to being based on active matrix bistable nematics, which allows for a…

Commerce Brian Barrett Jul 13

Nook Wi-Fi Available for $150, Nook 3G Reduced to $200

Good news all around for those of you considering a nook. An all-white, Wi-Fi only version, which leaked a bit early, goes on sale today for $150. That sounded pretty exciting…before the 3G version simultaneously dropped by $60. That’s right, the classic nook is now $200. From what we can tell, the only three differences…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 21

The Asus Eee Tablet Looks So Infuriatingly Dated

Asus’ Eee Tablet sounds incredible at first—from the company that invented the netbook, a tablet with a specially designed LCD that rivals the convenience of E-Ink tech without the lag. But are you still impressed after this clip? What we didn’t see in the initial announcement and product render was what a train wreck this…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 3

Nooks Come With $50 B&N Gift Card Starting Today

From now until the end of June, all Nooks will come with a free $50 Barnes & Noble gift card. That’s not quite 3 books, last time I checked B&N’s prices (last week when I wanted to buy a book but it was $18 in their digital store and cheaper elsewhere).

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 2

The Electronic Book, Radio Shack 1986

I wish I lived in the alternate reality where Radio Shack’s ‘Electronic Book’ was a runaway success, Amazon copied their design and every eBook reader was actually a paper book that required a tower PC to operate. [VintageAds via boingboing]

Commerce Mark Wilson May 13

A Peek at the Next Kindle and Nook Display

Assuming the next generation Kindle and Nook stick with E Ink as their display provider, this video highlights what’ll be new: Animation and nearly double the contrast ratio. Shipping to OEMs in the second half of this year, this next generation E Ink display is undoubtedly improved. Even through YouTube compression, one can make out…

Commerce Mark Wilson Apr 22

The Kindle Plays NES Games Like a Penguin Soars

Developers at KLab have built an NES emulator for the Kindle. It’s more awful than you could possibly imagine. Beyond obvious display limitations (black and white only), control problems (QWERTY!), translation problems (in the clip Mario kills a goomba by running into it) and page refresh problems (keep in mind, the Kindle processor may run…

Commerce Mark Wilson Apr 16

Kobo eReader Looks Pretty Nice for $150

Kobo, who you know from their relationship with Borders, has revealed their own eBook reader. And for $150, it may be the first semi-premium option for those too thrifty to buy a Kindle or Nook. https://gizmodo.com/borders-and-kobo-team-up-to-develop-a-new-reader-5427513 While the Kobo eReader lacks 3G, little else should disappoint. The build is clever, with a quilted, vinyl back…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 25

TokyoFlash’s E-Ink E-Clock

TokyoFlash didn’t invent the epaper/eink watch, but they are the first to present something truly different with the tech. https://gizmodo.com/lightning-round-phosphor-e-ink-watch-334500 The following designs are just concepts. However, if you (and others) like them enough, esoteric watchmakers at TokyoFlash will put one into actual production. Each watch contains ePaper, sure, but it also syncs with your…

Commerce Mark Wilson Mar 16

Plastic Logic QUE proReader Delayed Until Summer

The Plastic Logic QUE, also known as the promising but $650 Nook alternative, has been delayed until summer. By then, will you still actually want an oversized eBook reader? For $650, upcoming Apple and/or Android tablets are looking pretty good. From: Richard Archuleta Subject: QUE proReader Shipping Update Thank you for being one of the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 12

Live Checking Credit Card Shows the Bad News in Real Time

Credit cards, by nature, dissociate us from our money at the price of convenience. But what if they were both easy to use and a means to promote responsible budgeting? The Live Checking credit card snared a red dot design award for good reason—it’s an excellent, feasible idea. A normal credit card is equipped with…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 19

The Bookeen Orizon, a Multitouch eBook Reader

Right now, the best eBook readers are from the big guys—B&N and Amazon—in terms of both the hardware and the convenience of use. But what it someone else developed a killer feature, like multitouch? What then? The Bookeen Orizon eBook reader, due this May for $250, features a 6-inch, 800×600 display, along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 17

LCDs or eReaders, Which Are Worse for Your Eyes?

The NYT published an interesting piece on display technologies, allowing doctors and professors to attack the age old question, are LCDs worse for your eyes than eReaders. The answer? It depends. As Michael Bove, director of the Consumer Electronics Laboratory at the MIT Media Lab, puts it: “It depends on the viewing circumstances, including the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 12

Asus DR-950 eBook Reader Gets Its Close-Up

The announcement that Asus was getting into the eBook reader game was a bit of a surprise, but not an unwelcome one. Now that new hands-on pics have hit Flickr, it looks like our initial enthusiasm was founded. https://gizmodo.com/asus-dr-950-yet-another-ebook-reader-thats-more-impres-5450795 What’s most alluring about the DR-950 is still the thinness—just .35-inches despite the 9-inch, 1024×768 display.…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 22

Epaper

A Full-Color E Ink Screen Means Your Next Kindle Might Be Great For Magazines

The First Flexible eReader Still Can’t Roll Up Like a Good Paperback (Updated)

Finally, an Electronic Paper Display I Can Crumple Up and Throw Away

The Kindle Should Use Ricoh’s New Color E-Ink Screen

Meet Sony’s Future Reader Displays, Made From Flexible E-Paper

Flexible 19-Inch E-Paper Will be Mass-Produced by LG

Video-Capable E-Paper Hints At a Fun Ebook Reader Future

Nook Wi-Fi Available for $150, Nook 3G Reduced to $200

The Asus Eee Tablet Looks So Infuriatingly Dated

Nooks Come With $50 B&N Gift Card Starting Today

The Electronic Book, Radio Shack 1986

A Peek at the Next Kindle and Nook Display

The Kindle Plays NES Games Like a Penguin Soars

Kobo eReader Looks Pretty Nice for $150

TokyoFlash’s E-Ink E-Clock

Plastic Logic QUE proReader Delayed Until Summer

Live Checking Credit Card Shows the Bad News in Real Time

The Bookeen Orizon, a Multitouch eBook Reader

LCDs or eReaders, Which Are Worse for Your Eyes?

Asus DR-950 eBook Reader Gets Its Close-Up

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