Hisense released their 3rd dual screen Android smartphone with an E Ink screen last fall and it looks like it’s possibly the best E Ink phone yet. Unfortunately it’s not sold in the United States and appears to only be available in China from websites most people have never heard of before, but as far […]
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Do eBook Readers Need Higher Resolution Screens?
Back in 2017 Japan Display announced that they would be working with E Ink to develop higher resolution epaper screens with 400 and 600 ppi. By comparison most 6 to 8-inch ebook readers like the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Clara HD have 300 ppi E Ink screens. The Kindle Voyage was the first ebook reader […]
Will Amazon Ever Release a Color Kindle?
It’s interesting how Kindles and other ebook readers have evolved over the years. They’ve added touchscreens and frontlights and now some models are even waterproof. One thing that hasn’t changed a whole lot is E Ink screens. Sure, they’ve improved the refresh rate and upgraded the resolution some, and a few devices like the Kobo […]
Kyocera Card-Keitai E Ink Android Phone (Video)
Not very many interesting E Ink devices have turned up at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in recent years, but at least there are a couple of new things to talk about this year. One interesting new device is the Kyocera Card-Keitai, which is a tiny E Ink phone that was recently […]
Lenovo Yoga Book C930 2-in-1 with E Ink Screen Now Available
A couple months ago Lenovo unveiled a new dual-screen Yoga Book that features an LCD screen and an E Ink screen. The E Ink screen doubles as a keyboard, a writing pad using an included stylus, and an ereader, although I think it only supports PDFs at the moment. The new Lenovo Yoga Book C930 […]
Dasung Not-eReader E Ink Tablet and Monitor Available to Pre-Order
Dasung has started accepting pre-orders on Indiegogo for their latest new device, the Not-eReader, which has a 7.8-inch 300 ppi E Ink screen. It’s kind of an ereader/tablet/monitor hybrid. They’re calling it the first E Ink mobile phone monitor. I don’t know if very many people want a 7.8-inch black and white monitor for their […]
First Look at Onyx’s Color E Ink eReader for Schools (Video)
Onyx recently showed off a 10.7-inch ereader with a color E Ink screen that was designed specifically to use as part of a pilot program for schools in China. Color E Ink screens have been around since 2010 when E Ink first released their Triton displays. A few devices were released using color E Ink […]
E Ink Report Seems to Suggest No New Kindles This Year
Earlier this year the chairman for E Ink told investors that shipments of ereader displays would be down for the first half of 2018, and that turned out to be true. Now in a new report in an article over at the Taipei Times, E Ink’s president seems to imply that no new Kindles will […]