With the ability to mimic the look of paper, E Ink screens are truly a unique concept when you stop to think about it, especially black and white E Ink screens. But how long can the technology remain viable before it gets replaced by something else? Here we are in 2024 using highly-technical electronic devices […]
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Be Careful, eReader Screens are Easily Broken
I’ve been seeing a lot people posting pictures online lately of Kindles, Kobos, and other reading devices, including eNotes from Onyx, with cracked screens. The fact is ereader screens tend to break a lot easier than most other types of devices like phones and tablets with LCD and LED screens, and broken screens aren’t covered […]
Video Tour of E Ink’s Products at Display Week 2023
E Ink had demos of some of their products on display (pardon the pun) at a convention in LA a couple weeks ago. There’s a YouTube video (embedded below) from Charbax giving a tour of E Ink’s booth, with Timothy O’Malley from E Ink describing their various products. Some of the stuff doesn’t have anything […]
Color E Ink Screens are Really Just Black and White Carta Screens
Ever since I started posting reviews of ereaders with color E Ink screens, including the latest Tab Ultra C with a Kaleido 3 screen, there have been a lot of people asking questions about how color E Ink screens are different from regular black and white E Ink screens. People often ask if battery life […]
Kaleido 3 on Tab Ultra C – Screen Comparison Video
Onyx recently released the new Boox Tab Ultra C with a 10.3″ color E Ink screen, and the first thing I wanted to do after buying one was compare the new Kaleido 3 screen to a regular E Ink screen, along with the previous generation Kaleido Plus screen. Right out of the box I was […]
How a Kindle’s Screen is Different From a Tablet
For people that are new to Kindles and ereaders in general they often have questions about how the screen is different than other types of screens on phones, tablets, and TVs. Amazon doesn’t help matters any by never actually calling the screens what they are like other companies do; their marketing department tries to make […]
New E Ink Gallery 3 Color Screens Coming to eReaders in 2023
E Ink issued a press release earlier this week announcing that their new Gallery 3 color E Ink screens have moved into mass production, and several companies plan to release new devices that use Gallery 3 screens in 2023. E Ink’s Gallery 3 displays are based on their ACeP technology, so instead of using a […]
Have You Ever Broken an E Ink Screen?
Some of you with Kindles and Kobo ereaders and other E Ink devices may be surprised to hear that E Ink screens are very fragile and easy to break, and cracked screens aren’t covered by most warranties. It’s fairly common to see people posting pictures of ereaders with cracked screens online. The explanation usually includes […]