The latest electronic paper technology developments with commentary and analysis

Fujitsu FLEPia: Round One for Color E-readers

Fujitsu FLEPia: Round One for Color E-readers

New Color E-Reader debuts on the heels of the Kindle 2 Is the Kindle 2 already obsolete? In Japan, grayscale is not on the menu. A new color e-reader has stepped to the table and said “Welcome to the Fujiya Kinshicho Termina Restaurant. May I please take your order?” This week, Toyko-based Fujitsu is showcasing its e-reader...
Thu Feb 12 2009
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Will E-Readers Solve Newspaper Woes?

Will E-Readers Solve Newspaper Woes?

In the face of increasing competition from alternative media, newspapers have been struggling for survival for some time as both subscriber and advertising revenues continue to shrink. Newspaper printers have sought multiple solutions to cut costs ranging from switching to lighter weight paper to garnering incremental revenue in the...
Fri Feb 6 2009
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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HP Debuts New Paper Thin Plastic Display

HP Debuts New Paper Thin Plastic Display

HP has just turned the whole e-paper community upside down by showing off their new prototype for a thin, flexible plastic display. This new display can handle some pretty powerful stress tests, and even boasts a nice resolution. The current prototype is only in black and white, but they expect a high color version ready to roll before...
Fri Jan 2 2009 | 9 Responses
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No Size Escapes E-Paper Technology

No Size Escapes E-Paper Technology

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,...
Fri Dec 19 2008 | 5 Responses
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Picking an Easy Fight with Ink and Paper

Picking an Easy Fight with Ink and Paper

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...
Mon Dec 8 2008 | 3 Responses
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E-Paper on the Retail Shelf

E-Paper on the Retail Shelf

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...
Mon Dec 8 2008 | 4 Responses
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NEC Demonstrates Greyscale E-paper

NEC Demonstrates Greyscale E-paper

Recently, NEC LCD, one of the world’s leading providers of high-quality, innovative, active-matrix liquid crystal displays, demonstrated new electronic paper (e-paper) displays at the Flat Panel Display (FPD) International exhibition in Japan. The screens were developed by its NEC LCD Technologies subsidiary and are the equivalent...
Mon Nov 10 2008
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E Ink’s New AM 300 Developer’s Kit. HOT!

E Ink’s New AM 300 Developer’s Kit. HOT!

The newly released AM 300 Developer’s Kit from E Ink Corporation boasts some amazing new features! It has the ability to show much faster animations as well as 16 bit grayscale image rendering and pen input. It’s really exciting to see E Ink corporation demonstrate the animation abilities. E-book readers will now have the potential...
Wed Oct 29 2008 | 2 Responses
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