E-ink

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

4 June, 2018 // 0 Comments

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 week at SID Display Week. Yes, [Read More ...]

ePaper Hacking: How to Get the Fastest Possible Refresh Rate (video)

2 November, 2017 // 1 Comment

Ever wonder just what is involved in refreshing an E-ink screen? Ben Krasnow has posted a video where he first explains how epaper works and then goes on to modify the firmware of a 4.2" epaper [Read More ...]

E-ink is Now Selling ePaper Screen Units Direct to the Public

19 December, 2016 // 5 Comments

It has long been possible to buy E-ink screens and kits through electronics supply warehouses or through niche sites like AdaFruit - all that you needed was a credit card and a web browser. Now [Read More ...]

Microsoft’s New ePaper Display is Powered by Office Lights and Never Needs Charging

24 October, 2016 // 4 Comments

Over the past few years we've seen ereader and other epaper displays which were powered wirelessly by NFC. Now Microsoft has come up with a design for an epaper post-it note which is powered by [Read More ...]

Three-Color Spectra E-ink Screens Now Available for DIY Projects

11 October, 2016 // 3 Comments

When E-ink unveiled its Spectra screens in 2013, the cutting edge 3-color epaper displays were only sold in the e-shelf label market. With exactly three colors (black, white, and red) and no shades [Read More ...]

E-ink, Toppan Debut a 32″ Flexible Color E-ink Screen

21 September, 2016 // 0 Comments

In May of this year E-ink unveiled a 32" flexible E-ink screen, and now they are showing off a color option. Last week Japan-based Toppan Printing announced that it had co-developed a new 32" [Read More ...]

Giant E-ink Screens Turn Trucks Into Accident-Causing Distractions

14 September, 2016 // 2 Comments

Visionect is a Slovenian company which develops new uses for E-ink screens. They've developed bus signs, a smart meeting room sign, and a sign for museums, all of which utilize E-ink screens, but [Read More ...]

ePaper Business Card Never Goes Out of Date

30 August, 2016 // 5 Comments

We've all seen business cards which unfold into pop-ups, or other clever tricks, but few can compare to Paul Schow's work. This hardware engineer has designed and built a custom business card with a [Read More ...]

Visionect Debuts an ePaper Sign for Museum and Galleries

12 August, 2016 // 9 Comments

The ereader market may have peaked several years ago, but E-ink screens aren't dead. A small Slovenian startup continues to find new uses and markets. Visionect announced on Monday that it was [Read More ...]

Singapore Installs a Cheapskate’s Dozen 32″ Color E-ink Signs at Bus Stops

7 August, 2016 // 5 Comments

The island nation of Singapore has become the second government to install a 32" E-ink sign. The Singapore Land Transport Authority has just installed eleven new public transportation information [Read More ...]

It Will Be a Cold Day in Hell before You Can Buy a 32″ E-ink Monitor

7 August, 2016 // 4 Comments

Today's news about the 32" E-ink street signs in Singapore reminded me of a story I had been doggedly pursuing. The signage announced today is based on an E-ink screen which was originally launched [Read More ...]

Boston Installs E-ink Sign in Front of City Hall

7 July, 2016 // 2 Comments

Last week the city of Boston and E-ink installed a new information sign for tourists on the City Hall plaza. Based on a 32" E-ink screen, the sign is powered by solar panels and offers [Read More ...]

New 13.3″ Mobius E-ink Screen is About to Enter Production

6 July, 2016 // 6 Comments

When the Onyx Boox Max was first revealed to the public early last year, it sported a new and much higher-resolution 13" E-ink screen. Alas, that screen wasn't ready for production, so when the [Read More ...]

The Paulig Muki Coffee Mug Lets You Post Updates to its E-ink Screen

1 July, 2016 // 1 Comment

For the past couple years the Finnish coffee company Paulig has been working on a connected coffee mug, and now it is finally ready. The Paulig Muki is an insulated coffee mug with a 2.7" E-ink [Read More ...]

E-ink and Canatu Announce a 6.3″ Flexible Touch E-ink Display for Wearables

2 June, 2016 // 1 Comment

Polyera thrilled geeks everywhere when they first revealed the Wove last August. This wearable features a long and flexible E-ink screen, and is designed to wrap and unwrap from around your wrist. [Read More ...]

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