A new E-ink watch concept was posted to the Yanko Designs blog today. The Orbo Watch is one that turns standard design on its head. the active panels are on its hands, not the face of the watch. I don’t think this design is practical; I don’t see how you could wire the faces through [...]
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Bookeen demos video on E-ink
February 11th, 2011 · 4 Comments · hardware news
Bookeen posted this video on its blog today. It’s only 19 seconds long, but I think this could be the highest frame rate I’ve ever seen on an E-ink screen. via Bookeen
Qumo Libro II to have E-ink’s Pearl screen
January 26th, 2011 · 5 Comments · hardware news
Qumo have announced the Libro II, a new Kindle clone with a 6″ Pearl E-ink screen. It’s the one on the right, of course. The smaller black e-reader is the Colibro, which I’ve covered before. This e-reader is the repalcement for the Libro, and it has a keyboard, headphone jack, microSD card slot, and 4GB [...]
New E-ink concept watch
January 18th, 2011 · No Comments · e-ink - other uses
Yanko Design posted a new design concept for an E-ink watch. Gone is the traditional dial or LED display; this new watch is divided into 6 discrete segments. Needless to say, I like. Now if only I still wore a watch…
On that tank with E-ink camouflage
January 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
There’s a story going around today about how BAE, a defense cntractor, are planning to develop a new camouflage system for military vehicles. I just don’t see how it could work. do you realize how rugged this system would have to be to be mounted on a tank?
Tags:camouflage·eink·tank
E-Ink reported 2010 revenues almost twice that of 2009
January 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news
E-Ink filed their earning report for 2010 this past week. The total consolidated revenue for 2010 was NT$25.179 billion. I did some digging, and E-ink’s reported income for 2009 was NT$12.979 billion. Their income nearly doubled in a single year. Impressive, no? What’s even more impressive is that the unit price probably dropped during 2010, [...]
Freescale can get 8 frames per second with E-ink
January 8th, 2011 · 2 Comments · conferences & trade shows
`Charbax shot this video at the Freescale suite the other day. (It’s off site, so I haven’t had a chance to make iy over there with my camera). This demo unit is using a Pearl screen and is running on an i.MX508 CPU which was designed specifically for ereaders and incorporates a Cortex A8 800MHz [...]
E-ink to enter the Chinese e-reader market
December 16th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Digitimes are reporting that Eink plan to launch a China based subsidiary. This sub will start with about $7m in capital and be entirely focused on the Chinese education market. Note that this is a separate venture from the screen manufacturing, which was already being done in mainland China. Digitimes
Sony demoed a 13.3″ flexible E-ink screen last week
December 12th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
But it’s the same one we saw 3 months ago, folks. On the plus side, at least this photo is better.
Seiko’s new Eink watch now available through Amazon.co.jp
December 10th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
A friend just sent me a link to the product page for the new Seiko Brightz watch with E-ink screen. I’m sure you’ve seen it before but one detail that is new to me is the resolution. They posted some screen shots in the gallery, and they’re all 500×375. That display couldn’t be more than [...]
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