Category: eInk Technology
New Cool-er Reader on the Way
There’s a new Cool-er Reader coming, and it’s supposed to give Amazon a run for its money. According to the Mirror, the new device will not only have wireless, but…
Electronic Display Made From Gutted Mood Rings
Scientists have developed an incredibly cheap method to build an electronic display. They made it out of electric wiring, paper, and the thermochromic ink found in mood rings. The result…
Possible Future for Braille eReaders
In regards to the lawsuit against Arizona State University, over the Kindle DX‘s inaccessibility for blind people, a quick search for braille eReaders brought up this prototype design. Unfortunately, no…
…First Kindle DX review
Ok, lets pick up where we left off: My Kindle DX has just arrived… … Post #301… Exterior & Ergonomics Kindle DX is much larger and slightly heavier than Kindle…
eInk Corporation Acquired by PVI for $215 million
Prime View International (PVI) signed an agreement to acquire eInk Corporation (producer of electrophoretic used in Amazon Kindle and Sony PRS eReaders) for $215,000,000. PVI has been consolidating eInk related…
Pixel Qi demonstrates hybrid reflective/backlit display
While Pixel Qi on their website explicitly states that their displays are not based on eInk technology and that they are not affiliated with eInk Corporation this piece of news…
Airplane Bricked My Kindle 2
Recently I had to take a couple of long trips on airplanes. And supposedly Amazon Kindle is just perfect for such occasions. I stuffed mine with tons of books and…
Kindle 2 Software Update 2.0.2 (309510017)
My Amazon Kindle 2 just updated itself to new firmware version 2.0.2 (309510017). At the moment there are no official release notes from Amazon.com, however by looking at the source…
Fujistu FLEPia features color eInk
Fujitsu has launched FLEPia – “color e-paper mobile terminal”. It features: 8″ 1024×768 e-Ink resistive touchscreen that can display either 260,000, 4,096 or 64 colors. Depending on the number of…
Kindle 3 to have 9.7″ eInk display?
Jesse Vincent who spends a lot of his time hacking Kindle 2 and digging around it’s source code has discovered something potentially interesting: from rcS.d/S05video_primary_init: _PANEL_SIZE_6_0_INCH=6 _PANEL_SIZE_9_7_INCH=9 Does this mean…