The new year is traditionally a time for self-improvement. Some join gyms, others launch new projects, but I like to get introspective. I think the new year is a great...Continue reading
Category: Tech
E-ink is Now Selling a 31″ Color ePaper Screen for $2,300
Color E-ink screens are expensive, and that is doubly true as the dimensions increase. There’s less of a demand for large screens, which means smaller production runs, and consequently higher...Continue reading
What is Your Favorite Feed Reader App?
Earlier today I set out to write a round up post on the topic of feed reader apps. I am trying to devote Sunday morning to staying in bed and...Continue reading
Best Buy is Now Using Spectra E-ink Shelf Labels
I was in Best Buy this morning, buying a new laptop when I happened to notice that the store now had digital product labels decorating the shelves. Best Buy has...Continue reading
1,172-Character Japanese Typewriter (video)
The average typewriter had up to 40 keys and could type around 60 characters. Originally made in Japan in the late 1940s, the Toshiba Typewriter Model BW-2112 had over 1,000...Continue reading
NetGalley Has Been Hacked
NetGalley sent out an email today (and put a notice on their home page) informing users that the e-galley service has been hacked on Monday. The hackers defaced the NetGalley...Continue reading
Google Play Books Updated With New Analytics Page
Google sent out an email today, bringing our attention to their new sales data page. Dear Partner, We’ve redesigned how sales data appears in your Google Play Books Partner Center account. In the...Continue reading
E-ink is Beta-Testing Electronic Window Tint (video)
Tinted windows are great – they give you privacy and limit the amount of sunlight which can penetrate. But they are not so great when lighting is bad. Luckily for...Continue reading
Google Play Books Now Offers Promo Codes
Google just gave us another reason to set up an author/publisher account in their bookstore: Promo Codes. The ad network giant sent out an email via the Google Play Books...Continue reading
E-ink to Launch New Kaleido Screens by Year’s End (Digitimes)
Remember how I told you back in August that Onyx teased a 7.8″ color ereader based on the Boox Nova2? Well, Digitimes says that the screen unit for that larger...Continue reading
Google Play Books Now Pays a 70% Royalty in 60+ Countries
Back in July Google started testing new royalty terms in the US, Canada, and Australia, and now they are expanding the terms to cover all markets. Google sent out an...Continue reading
E-ink is Developing a Second-Gen ACeP Color ePaper (video)
A little over 4 years ago E-ink launched a 7-color epaper screen for the signage market. The 20″ and larger screens have not seen widespread use (although the tech has...Continue reading
Ask The Expert: When Can We Expect Better Color E-ink Screens?
Someone asked a question in the comment section of the blog the other day about color E-ink screens. He wanted to know when we would see a color screen on...Continue reading
E-ink Shows Off (Another) Foldable 10.3″ Display, This Time With a Frontlight
Foldable E-ink display prototypes are old hat in 2020 – the oldest prototypes are actually older than some of my nieces. With just the one foldable ereader, the Polymer Vision...Continue reading
Waveshare Now Carries a 5.65″ ACeP E-ink Display
How would you like to get your hands on one of E-ink’s ACeP displays? Well, Waveshare has a 5.65″ screen unit which it will soon be selling for $75. The...Continue reading