2009 January - Epaper Central

Toppan Printing Diversity Translates into Success

Toppan Printing Diversity Translates into Success

Toppan Printing Company recently participated in a field test of a disaster emergency system using e-paper displays at regular intervals in Tokyo streets. The goal was to assess the effectiveness of such a system to provide residents with disaster prevention and evacuation information should a catastrophic event, such as an earthquake...

Fri Jan 30 2009 | 1 Response

A New Kind of E-paper, Soon in your Hands

A New Kind of E-paper, Soon in your Hands

The Kindle was the icebreaker but a new flood of e-paper devices will soon be here. The Swedes are betting that environmental issues and new color displays will create demand worldwide. Swedish innovators have been working on the next generation of e-paper devices for nearly six years, with the hopes that their new ideas could be brought...

Thu Jan 29 2009 | 7 Responses

Concept Design: txtr E-reader

Concept Design: txtr E-reader

Berlin-based txtr plans to liberate your documents library. But will anyone be reading? It sounds like a cool concept. Whoever thought of pairing an e-paper reader with a social network knew they could still catch some leftover Web 2.0 buzz. Package that buzz with a veiled potential to unleash thousands of publicly-owned documents in...

Thu Jan 29 2009 | 1 Response

iRex iLiad

The iRex iLiad is a powerhouse of an ebook reader with a pricetag to match. It has wireless connectivity, a touchscreen pad for navigating menus, drawing or writing and built in stereo speakers for playing audiobooks or music MP3’s. The file format support is a bit on the small side, with more supported formats to come in the near...

Thu Jan 29 2009 | 7 Responses

iRex DR 1000 S/W

The 1000 series of the iRex Digital Reader adds wireless capabilities and tablet functionality to an already powerful device. It comes with a screen that is larger than most other digital reads on the market (10 inches rather than 8 inches) and a support for some of the more popular ebook formats. The only thing missing is a soundcard,...

Wed Jan 28 2009 | 10 Responses

E-Paper — The Color Challenge

E-Paper — The Color Challenge

Electronic paper (e-paper) has emerged as a radically new display technology, using reflective rather than emissive technology to create images. Unlike paper, e-paper allows for constant information updates via a network. Conversely, with low power usage and the ability to be read in daylight, it challenges more traditional display...

Sun Jan 25 2009 | 3 Responses

Bookeen Cybook Gen3

The Cybook Gen 3 has a large selection of ebook formats that it can read. While the resolution is about half the clarity of similarly priced e-readers, it does have the benefit of being able to sync magazine, blog and newspaper feeds for easy reading on the go. The interface is a square joystick that lets you browse between menus and...

Thu Jan 22 2009 | 6 Responses

NW Missouri State University Replaces Textbooks with E-books

NW Missouri State University Replaces Textbooks with E-books

It all started with a simple test of 200 students who replaced a majority of their hard to carry college textbooks with the Sony E-Reader. The idea was to see how viable it would be for students to stop using print textbooks, and what the drawbacks to going fully electronic could be for the student body. The first trial was a mixed...

Tue Jan 20 2009 | 3 Responses

COOL-ER E-reader

The Cool-ER Ereader was introduced by Interead and manufactured by PVI. Company founder Neil Jones describes it as the “iPod moment that e-readers have been waiting for,” calling the device the first of its kind to be designed specifically for the non-technologically inclined reader in mind. The cool-er ereader is available...

Tue Jan 20 2009

Aztak EZ Reader

The Astak EX Reader is one of the many low-cost and fully functional e-readers. It comes with an easy to use 10 button interface, support for a large array of file formats and it weighs less than seven ounces. Since it is built out of the box to work with the online bookstore Mobiebook.com, readers can download a large of number of free...

Mon Jan 19 2009 | 1 Response

Fujitsu FLEPia

The Fujitsu FLEPia is the first e-reader device with a color display. In April 2009, Fujitsu launched online consumer sales of FLEPia in Japan. Inside the Fujitsu FLEPia there’s Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB and SD card slots and a battery good for 40 hours of reading time. The display on the Fujitsu FLEPia is an 8 inch 1024×768 touchscreen,...

Sun Jan 18 2009

The E-Reader: Readability vs Functionality

The E-Reader: Readability vs Functionality

An application for e-paper technologies is rapidly gaining momentum in the mobile electronics marketplace - the e-reader, which makes it possible to carry entire books with you in a small device. Currently being offered by Amazon.com, the Kindle is the first popular e-reader. But look out, technology improvements may make e-readers...

Sun Jan 18 2009 | 8 Responses

Samsung Makes Waves in E-paper Market

Samsung Makes Waves in E-paper Market

Since last October, Samsung has been making one announcement after another involving upcoming e-paper products. Most of what we’ve seen leaked to the internet and trade shows have been conceptual designs, with promises of products to come in the near future (2009-2010). Samsung Papyrus and E Ink Technology Gottabemobile was the...

Thu Jan 15 2009 | 4 Responses

Neolux Nuut2

Neolux has announced a new ebook reader, the Nuut2. The original Nuut was a rebranded Netronix reader similar to the Cybook. The Nuut2 appears to be an entirely original creation of Neolux. Nuut2’s response time is twice as fast as the 1st generation model because of the improvements made to the grey levels of the black and white e-paper-from...

Thu Jan 15 2009

Hanvon HandyBOOK N516

The Havnon HandyBOOK N516 is the upgrade to the N510. It is a well designed e-reader. Astronauts used the N510 in space during the Shenzhou-7 space mission in September.

Sat Jan 10 2009 | 3 Responses

Elonex eBook 600B

Elonex International has now collaborated with the international bookseller, Borders (UK division), to launch another new eBook reader. The reader has control buttons are located on the left hand side and on the bottom left which also allow “landscape” view of the e-reader. The e-reader uses the Adobe Digital Editions software...

Wed Jan 7 2009

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