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Ink-in-Motion Displays Captivate Shoppers

Ink-in-Motion Displays Captivate Shoppers

When walking the supermarket aisles, 70-80% of consumer choices are made almost instantaneously because of the shelf appeal of the product package. Consequently, it has become increasingly important to manufacturers to capture consumer attention in the retail store. A store may carry thousands of items; however, the human brain’s...

Tue Jul 7 2009 | 7 Responses

Art Tech Introduces Next Generation E Ink Watches

Art Tech Introduces Next Generation E Ink Watches

While the increased activity in the e-reader arena has captured recent headlines, that may soon change. Art Technology has just introduced a line of Phosphor watches featuring an electronic paper display face. Founded by Donald Brewer (previously VP of Technology at Fossil) and Danny So (founder/managing director of Fair Legend Electronics,...

Tue May 19 2009

E Ink/Partners Develop Touch Screen

E Ink/Partners Develop Touch Screen

The breakthroughs in e-paper technology continue to come. First was a flexible device; now a touch screen display has been demonstrated at the Arizona State University Flexible Display Center (FDC). The device has been developed by FDC in collaboration with its military and industry partners and features the first flexible touch screen...

Sat Mar 21 2009

Lancome E-paper Signage Spotted in Tokyo Train

Lancome E-paper Signage Spotted in Tokyo Train

A Lancome advertisement sporting an e-paper display was recently spotted in a Tokyo train. The display technology looks very similar to E Ink’s Ink In Motion. It seems the Japanese are embracing e-paper signage for advertising faster than anyone else. We will see more of this in the coming months. In addition to POP signage, e-paper...

Fri Feb 27 2009 | 3 Responses

PVI To Mass Produce E-Readers

PVI To Mass Produce E-Readers

Although the company will not confirm, industry sources report that Prime View International is gearing up for mass production of flexible electrophoretic displays (EPDs) by the second quarter of 2009, with production of color displays soon to follow. The devices are the world’s first flexible active matrix EPD made in a volume...

Sun Feb 22 2009 | 3 Responses

Proof of Concept: Android OS Using E Ink

Proof of Concept: Android OS Using E Ink

We’ve already seen seen Mobile Firefox demonstrated with the E Ink Developer kit. Now a group called MOTO has shown with a proof of concept video that the Google Android OS can operate using the E Ink Development Kit. With display interfacing taken care of, developers can now focus on creating low power, custom Android interfaces...

Sat Feb 14 2009

Plastic Logic Locks in Content Deals for New E-reader

Plastic Logic Locks in Content Deals for New E-reader

An E-reader is only as strong as the words that appear on its low-power screen. Without a content deal, it will be nearly impossible to compete with the Kindle 2 and its massive Amazon.com library. Plastic Logic is making a gallant effort this week, announcing deals with a half-dozen media partners to provide content for its new E-reader,...

Thu Feb 12 2009 | 4 Responses

Kindle 2 Launched

Kindle 2 Launched

Amazon held a press conference today announcing the next generation of their Kindle e-reader. The buzz has been building the last two months, with leaked images and speculations appearing on almost any blog, website or twitter feed that follows the tech gadget and publishing industry. Improved E Ink Display One of the biggest improvements...

Mon Feb 9 2009 | 1 Response

Will E-paper Mean the Complete Demise of Traditional Printing?

Will E-paper Mean the Complete Demise of Traditional Printing?

A colleague recently asked me if I thought that the continued emergence of e-paper would mean the demise of traditional printing, particularly offset. “No way!” I responded. And that answer stands, although on reflection it is not really that simple. Although e-paper uses the terminology “paper” and “electronic...

Sun Feb 1 2009 | 3 Responses

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

Concept Design: The Tima Watch

Concept Design: The Tima Watch

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...

Mon Dec 22 2008 | 1 Response

Foxit eSlick Reader

Foxit eSlick Reader

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,...

Sun Dec 21 2008 | 4 Responses

The Kindle is Burning Brightly

The Kindle is Burning Brightly

It looks like the Kindle really might be the iPod for the book industry. Last October Oprah gave the e-reader a huge push from her book club, ensuring that it would be almost completely sold out during the Holiday Season. In the wake of the Oprah aftermath we’re still finding it hard to get a Kindle, with six to eight weeks...

Thu Nov 13 2008 | 3 Responses

Concept Design: E-ink Tattoo

Concept Design: E-ink Tattoo

As controversial as this sounds, the future of technology will be biological, and body modification will play a huge part in how we use our computers, cell phones and even PDA’s in the next ten to twenty years. Organic technology is considered the brave new world for the next generation, drastically changing our relationship...

Wed Nov 5 2008 | 1 Response

E-paper Advertising: A New Era has Begun

E-paper Advertising: A New Era has Begun

Esquire magazine’s digital E Ink cover heralded a new era in the field of print advertising. Pepped up with moving images, high contrast, and easy readability, the technology certainly is an eye-catcher. E-paper will play a very important role in the future of print media. The latest Esquire experiment is a step in the right direction....

Tue Oct 28 2008 | 2 Responses

Concept Design: E-paper Phone by Anthony Reed

Concept Design: E-paper Phone by Anthony Reed

This is a beautiful e-paper concept phone design by industrial designer Anthony Reed. This guy is the same designer behind Microsoft’s Zune player and wireless keyboards. I love how the designer has taken the simplistic black&white characteristic of typical e-paper technology and implemented the theme throughout the phone design....

Tue Oct 28 2008 | 1 Response