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E-ink is Developing a Second-Gen ACeP Color ePaper (video)

4 September, 20204 September, 2020Screen Tech4 Comments

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...

Ask The Expert: When Can We Expect Better Color E-ink Screens?

16 August, 202022 August, 2020Screen Tech10 Comments

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...

E-ink Shows Off (Another) Foldable 10.3″ Display, This Time With a Frontlight

11 August, 202011 August, 2020E-ink, e-Reading HardwareLeave a comment

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...

Waveshare Now Carries a 5.65″ ACeP E-ink Display

11 August, 20204 September, 2020E-inkOne Comment

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...

Hands On With Waveshare’s NFC-Powered E-ink Screens

4 June, 202015 June, 2020E-ink, e-Reading Hardware5 Comments

Remember 3 months back when I told you about Waveshare selling a line of E-ink screens powered by NFC? Well, after two months of saving up,...

E-ink and Innolux Are Developing 28″ Color ePaper Signage

6 May, 20206 May, 2020E-ink8 Comments

Here’s something to keep you interested while we wait for the new color ereaders to ship. A couple days ago E-ink announced they are developing a...

All You Need to Know About the E-ink Kaleido Screen Tech

24 April, 202024 April, 2020E-ink, e-Reading Hardware7 Comments

With several new color ereaders (such as the Onyx Boox Poke 2 Color) launching in 2020, everyone is wondering just what kind of screen tech is...

Waveshare Now Sells NFC-Powered E-ink Screens in 7.5″, 4.2″, 2.9″, and 2.13″ Sizes

18 March, 202018 March, 2020E-inkOne Comment

Remember way back in June 2013 when I showed you a proof of concept design for a battery-less E-ink screen powered by NFC? The idea never...

3-Color 12.5″ E-ink Screen Available via Waveshare

17 December, 201917 December, 2019Screen Tech4 Comments

Around six years back E-ink launched a 3-color screen to be used in signage. The tech is called Spectra, and it featured red, black, and white...

ClearInk SID Display Week 2019 (video)

16 June, 201916 June, 2019Screen TechOne Comment

Charbax caught up with ClearInk at SID Display Week last month. The company reps talked a very good game in the hopes of distracting us from...

E-ink Partners With a Japanese Retailer to Develop World’s First Full-Color, ePaper Digital Point-of-Purchase Sign

22 February, 201922 February, 2019Screen TechLeave a comment

Remember about 3 years ago when E-ink announced their ACeP epaper signage? It was supposed to have shipped in 2017, but we have seen neither hide...

Viewtag’s E-ink Equipped Luggage Tag Clears the FCC

25 January, 201925 January, 2019E-ink, e-Reading HardwareLeave a comment

For the past six years or so E-ink luggage tags have been just over the horizon; multiple models have been announced but none have made it...

E-ink’s New JustWrite Screen Tech is Intended to Let You Write with Near-Zero Latency

2 December, 20182 December, 2018E-inkLeave a comment

E-ink has developed a new screen tech that could one day replace notepads or compliment Wacom tablets, but it is being weirdly passive aggressive in promoting...

Exclusive: Amazon Has Shut Down Liquavista

15 October, 201815 October, 2018Amazon, Screen Tech20 Comments

Here’s a fascinating footnote to tomorrow’s Amazon news. I have official confirmation today of a rumor that circulated in March: Amazon has shut down its screen...

E-ink Booth Tour SID Display Week 2018 (videos)

4 June, 20184 June, 2018Conferences & Trade shows, E-ink, e-Reading HardwareLeave a comment

The ereader market is mostly dead, but E-ink is still showing off nifty looking new prototypes. For example, E-ink showed off their new 10.3″ flexible display last...