The 2012 O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference was held this week in New York. Much of the focus was of course on the future of publishing, especially digital publishing. Below is a roundup of videos from TOC. More videos from TOC 2012 can be found on the O’Reilly YouTube Channel. There are lots […]
Technology
The Paperus Pen-Shaped Scrolling eBook Reader (Video)
Okay. Here’s one of the most bizarre ebook reader concepts you are ever going to see: An ereader from Paperus that is shaped like a pen and scrolls as you spin it. Take a look at the video below to see it in action. If you’ve ever dreamed of being able to read on a […]
The Future of E Ink: Video Interview with E Ink at CES 2012
Charbax has come through with another insightful interview with E Ink’s Sriram Peruvemba at this year’s CES. The video is seventeen minutes long and goes into detail about the future of E Ink and shows some new uses for electrophoretic displays. Among the highlights is a new high-resolution monochrome screen with 300 dpi. E Ink […]
Mirasol vs Color E Ink vs Pixel Qi – Which is the eReader of the Future?
The next obvious step for ebook readers is color. And there are currently three different types of screen technologies trying to bring color to ereaders, Mirasol, color E Ink (Triton), and Pixel Qi. All three screens differ quite a lot, but there are similarities. Each is meant to be readable outdoors in bright light, each […]
First Look at Flex Lighting Film Illuminating E Ink Screen in the Dark (Video)
Last month I posted an article about how a company called Flex Lighting is working to bring light to ebook readers by incorporating a thin LED light film on top of ereader displays. Today I’m happy to say I can give you an exclusive first look at Flex Lighting in action on an E Ink […]
New Flexible LED Light Film Brings Light to eReaders
A reader tipped me a few weeks back about this Flex Lighting website that advertises a new type of lighting technology designed for ebook readers with reflective displays such as E Ink. One of the shortfalls of E Ink ebook readers like the Kindle and Nook is that they can’t be used at night or […]
20 Minute Interview with Vice President of E Ink Reveals Interesting Details
Last week Charbax posted this twenty minute interview with the vice president of E Ink, Sriram Peruvemba. E Ink is the company that makes the displays for all the leading ebook readers worldwide. I hadn’t gotten around to watching the video until this morning because I thought it would be boring blah blah blahing, but […]
The Frankenkindle: A Kindle Prototype for the Physically Disabled
Below is a video of a Kindle, dubbed the Frankenkindle, that an electrical engineer modified to make it easier for his sister with cerebral palsy to use. The Kindle 3 is mounted to a wooden stand with a substitute keypad mapped to the Kindle’s 5-way nav controller and Home button. A control board is attached […]