Technology Update - Epaper Central - Part 2

The latest electronic paper technology developments with commentary and analysis

Flexible, Bistable LCDs Enter E-Paper Arena

Flexible, Bistable LCDs Enter E-Paper Arena

Recently, it seems that as interest and sales in e-paper applications, most notably e-readers increases, so too has the number of new technologies that seek to offer the best solution to current challenges. Electrophoretic displays, specifically those using the technology developed by E Ink have dominated the market. However, another...

Mon Jun 1 2009

Electrofluidic Technology Enters E-paper Arena

Electrofluidic Technology Enters E-paper Arena

Innovations in the electronic paper arena seem to be coming fast and furious these days. The latest news concerns researchers at the Novel Devices Lab at the University of Cincinnati, who have recently demonstrated a new display technology, termed “electrofluidic,” that claims higher brightness than other technologies...

Wed May 27 2009 | 2 Responses

Epaper Central Talks with E Ink’s VP Sriram K. Peruvemba

Epaper Central Talks with E Ink’s VP Sriram K. Peruvemba

Although electronic paper was first developed by Xerox at its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), it is another company, E Ink Corp, that immediately comes to mind in any current discussion of electronic paper. In fact, E Ink has almost become synonymous with e-paper. Since its founding in 1997 introducing electrophoretic technology,...

Mon May 11 2009 | 2 Responses

Amazon Debuts New Kindle DX

Amazon Debuts New Kindle DX

All this week the internet was buzzing with the incoming announcement of a new Kindle. It didn’t take long for photos and details to leak out, and let us know that this Kindle would be larger in size and address some concerns with the Kindle 2. A lot of people called this an elegant power play by Amazon, letting them hit the large...

Wed May 6 2009 | 1 Response

Bridgestone Debuts Color E-Paper Display

Bridgestone Debuts Color E-Paper Display

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...

Sat Apr 25 2009 | 6 Responses

Rumor Mill: B&N, Hearst, Rupert, Amazon will change the Future of E-Paper

Rumor Mill: B&N, Hearst, Rupert, Amazon will change the Future of E-Paper

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...

Sun Apr 19 2009 | 10 Responses

Epaper Central Talks With E-paper Inventor Nick Sheridon

Epaper Central Talks With E-paper Inventor Nick Sheridon

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....

Wed Apr 8 2009 | 3 Responses

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

Will 2009 be the Year of the E-book?

Will 2009 be the Year of the E-book?

Three or four years ago and the e-book was a joke. It was something sought after by hard core nerds or a few fans trying to get the next Harry Potter book for free. Nobody in the publishing industry thought that electronic text was going to make it big, let alone consider it the savior for the dying publishing industry. A lot has changed...

Wed Mar 11 2009 | 10 Responses

AUO Becomes Major Shareholder in SiPix

AUO Becomes Major Shareholder in SiPix

AUO has taken a major stake in the electronic paper display market by becoming a major shareholder (over 30%) in SiPix Imaging. Taiwan’s largest manufacturer of thin film transistor liquid display panels, AUO Optronics Corporation (AUO) also ranks in the top three TFT-LCD manufacturers in the world. The company was formed in September...

Wed Mar 11 2009

Will Hearst Lead the E-paper Revolution?

Will Hearst Lead the E-paper Revolution?

The critical state of the declining newspaper industry is well-known and well-documented. The continuing expansion of alternative media has taken both revenue and readership from conventional printed newspapers for some time now. Scrambling to staunch the bleeding, newspaper publishers have explored various means to secure incremental...

Mon Mar 9 2009 | 9 Responses

Plextronics Moves Toward Commercialization

Plextronics Moves Toward Commercialization

Recently, Plextronics announced the opening of its first manufacturing development line (D-line) to begin manufacturing printed solar cells. What does this have to do with e-paper? A lot actually…read on. High-Functionality Inks Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Plextronics has developed Plexcore® polymers and inks, a key ingredient...

Tue Mar 3 2009

Have Printers Missed the E-paper Boat?

Have Printers Missed the E-paper Boat?

E-paper technology, along with the general printed electronics sector, is moving forward at an accelerating pace. More and more products are being commercialized, and more application areas are being penetrated. The question then arises: Where are the printers in printed electronics? It is increasingly obvious that printers do not seem...

Sun Mar 1 2009

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 | 4 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 | 2 Responses

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