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
Category: Screen Tech
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
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
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
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...
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...
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
Hands On With Waveshare’s NFC-Powered E-ink Screens
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, and a month of...Continue reading
E-ink and Innolux Are Developing 28″ Color ePaper Signage
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 larger color screen to...Continue reading
All You Need to Know About the E-ink Kaleido Screen Tech
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 going into the new...
Waveshare Now Sells NFC-Powered E-ink Screens in 7.5″, 4.2″, 2.9″, and 2.13″ Sizes
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 saw widespread adoption, but...Continue reading
3-Color 12.5″ E-ink Screen Available via Waveshare
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 colors (but just those...Continue reading
ClearInk SID Display Week 2019 (video)
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 the fact that, after...Continue reading
E-ink Partners With a Japanese Retailer to Develop World’s First Full-Color, ePaper Digital Point-of-Purchase Sign
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 nor hair of the...