I’ve been testing the Notion Ink Adam’s Pixel Qi display in various lighting conditions to see how it compares to E Ink and other types of LCD displays. Pixel Qi screens are known for using less power than traditional LCD displays because they have transflective and reflective modes that utilize ambient light to illuminate the […]
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Video Playing Smoothly on E Ink Pearl Screen
Bookeen posted a YouTube video (below) on their blog today showing video playback on an E Ink Pearl display, the same type of screen the Kindle 3 and Sony Readers use. Back at CES, Freescale demoed their latest ereader processor hooked up to a Pearl panel running at 8 frames per second.
Read eBooks While Driving and Walking with MegaReader
Are you tired of driving into trees and causing ten car pileups while trying to read and drive at the same time? Tired of always falling into open manholes or getting run over by buses when walking down the street while trying to read your favorite novel? If this has happened to you then you […]
Pixel Qi Displays, A Closer Look and Video Interview
Pixel Qi is one of the new display technologies coming to ereaders, tablets, and other portable media devices in 2011. Pixel Qi displays are similar to regular LCD displays like a computer’s screen but are more energy efficient because the backlight can be adjusted and turned off to save on power. In this mode ambient […]
When are Mirasol Displays Coming to eReaders?
Mirasol is an alternative display technology that Qualcomm has been working to perfect for mass-production over the past few years to use for color ereader displays. Mirasol displays are a lot like existing monochrome E Ink screens in that they use little to no energy when an image is on-screen and don’t use back-lighting so […]
New Freescale Processor Pushes E Ink Pearl Screens to 8fps (Video)
Freescale is showing off the power of their new processors at CES. One to look forward to is the new i.MX508 processor for E Ink ebook readers. This next generation processor is capable of getting the most out of E Ink’s new Pearl display technology. It allows for faster performance, lower production cost, and increases […]
The Toshiba Biblio Leaf SP02, a Solor-Powered eReader
Japan has been a hotspot for new ereaders lately with the recent releases of Sony’s new ereaders and Sharp’s Galapagos tablets. And now Japan is getting another new ereader on December 25th, the Toshiba Biblio Leaf SP02, the first solar-powered ereader to reach the market.
E Ink’s Pearl Displays are Winning Awards
E Ink, the company that makes the screens for the majority of dedicated ebook readers, announced today that their new Pearl displays have won the Best Commercialization Award at the fourth annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Awards. This marks the second award this month. On December 1st E Ink announced that their Pearl display were selected […]