Round 2 for Color E-readers Earlier this April Bridgestone showed off its new jaw dropping e-paper display at a Tokyo Tradeshow. Unlike other e-paper devices like the Kindle and Sony’s 505/700, the Bridgestone model does not use E Ink’s display. Instead, it uses another electrophoretic technology built in-house that could...

Here is another interesting e-paper concept design. Frog Design has come up with a multi use identity card that can display your driver’s license, social security card, and passport. Made of lightweight aluminum and using an e-paper display, it’s durable and flexible, and can last a long time thanks to its bi-stable image....

It looks like all of the hype around the second edition of the Kindle has really kick started the e-reader craze. Publishing companies, bookstores, and multibillion dollar news corporations are all announcing their own e-reader, all of them leveraging e-paper technology. Will this create a flood in the market with too many single purpose...

Timing is everything, especially with a new technology introduction. No matter how innovative the technology is, if the market is not ready, it does not take hold. E-paper was invented by Nick Sheridon at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in the 1970s. However, it is only recently that the technology has found its niche....