The Tima Watch is a concept design by French designer Julien Bergignat. It utilizes an e-paper display for the digital and analog visual elements and the characters can be displayed on the curved surface of the watch. I love that the screen is high in contrast and displays less instead of more. Watches like this will soon become a reality...

Although it has not been released, the eSlick e-reader is getting a lot of attention. Why? Its lovely $229 price tag undercuts Sony’s e-Reader and Amazon’s Kindle by a whopping $100! Like most e-reading devices, the eSlick Reader utilizes E Ink Corporation’s Vizplex technology for its display. It displays in 8 levels of grayscale,...

E-paper technology has recently captured the public’s attention with the release of Amazon’s Kindle, an eBook reader that allows users to view text and graphics on a display that mimics the surface of paper; i.e., it only relies upon ambient light for visibility. Although the technology has recently come to the forefront,...

Maybe it is easy being green. More display manufacturers are making a case for the environmental superiority of electronic reading devices. Even industry confab FPD International has gotten on board, billing this year’s event as a green technology incubator for the display industry. After all, 2009 might be the year that brings...

While e-readers are the most visible application for e-paper technology, smart shelves in retail stores are another excellent fit. Smart shelves would integrate a display in the retail store, which would allow for instaneous price information updating. Studies have shown that retailers could increase revenues if shelf pricing could...

E Ink has hit new ground by offering Point of Purchase advertising. They’ve dubbed this new product Ink in Motion. By removing refresh time and using color displays, they can attract a buyer’s attention with sharp, eye catching advertisements that flash. In addition, the displays use no backlight or frontlight and can be...

Musician or not, it’s quite impressive to see a design that eliminates page flipping of a music score. Designer Serina Sung has come up with the EMS (E-paper Music Score), a flexible e-paper display that can syndicate music scores via Bluetooth. The design also implements a foot pedal to assist the musician with “page turning.” Since...

The Origami DVD Player is a concept design by Inventibles. It uses a full color e-paper display which can fold down to fit in your palm. I was surprised that the inventors were able to come up with something this cool, yet limit its potential function to only DVD playing.  It is pretty clear that the trend in the market is towards...

Duck Image Studio has come up with a brilliant concept design, an e-paper scale. While the shape resembles a traditional scale, it is much more functional and aesthetically pleasing. In addition to the e-paper scale being as thin as a bath mat, it is waterproof and can also be rolled up for storage. This concept design exemplifies why...