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Sony trials 13.3-inch e-ink reader, stylus in Japanese universities

05/13, 7:51am

Aims to replace paper with touchscreen e-ink display for note taking

Sony has been working on a device for using e-ink as digital paper in an educational setting. Aimed at universities as a replacement for pen and paper-based notetaking by students, the prototype is a 13.3-inch, 1200x1600-resolution, 16-level gray scale e-ink display-as-tablet with touchscreen capabilities, as well as stylus input for drawing and writing.

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Onyx International prototype e-ink smartphone video surfaces

10/22, 1:13pm

E-ink display allows for claimed week-long battery life

Video of a prototype Android smartphone with an e-ink display has been put online. The Onyx International EINK smartphone uses an e-ink display instead of a normal handset screen, which allows the phone to not only be viewable in direct sunlight, but can also run for up to a week on a single battery charge.

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E Ink shows off smart cards, auxiliary smartphone displays

06/06, 9:03pm

E Ink technology bound for other applications

E Ink, maker of the monochrome displays featured in many of the most popular e-reader devices, is looking to apply its technology in a variety of other sectors. EE Times reports that, at the 2012 Society for Information Display conference, the company has been showing off novel applications of its e-paper displays in products ranging from smart cards to bicycles.

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LG says first devices with flexible e-paper to arrive April

03/29, 5:35am

LG first with flexible e-ink e-paper, ready April

LG Display has announced that that it has started mass production of the world's first plastic electronic paper display (EPD) for use in the next generation of e-books. The 6-inch monochrome e-ink-based plastic EPD sports a resolution of 1024x768, but its real trick is its ability to bend at up to 40 degrees from the center of the screen. It achieves this feat by being one-third thinner than existing EPDs, which continue to use a glass substrate instead of plastic, also making the LG EPD only half as heavy.

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Recent Apple patent filings explore e-ink, 3D displays

07/21, 12:30pm

Glasses-free 3D would require multiple OLED panels

Two newly-published Apple patent applications hint at some of the display concepts the company has been exploring, notes AppleInsider. The first, Motion Controllable Dual Display Portable Media Device, depicts a tablet with an e-ink display on either side. By flipping the tablet in different contexts, different commands could be executed.

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iRex files for bankruptcy following lackluster sales

06/09, 8:55pm

Fate of products uncertain

iRex Technologies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following poor sales of its DR800 e-book reader. The Netherlands-based company, known for developing electronic paper technology, has blamed its financial woes on delays during the FCC approval process.

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Seiko intros wristwatch with active-matrix e-ink display

04/02, 12:55pm

Seiko intros first wristwatch with e-ink display

Timepiece maker Seiko has announced it will soon release the first wristwatch with an active matrix e-ink display. The display can show four levels of gray and has an extremely high 300DPI resolution. Moreover, since the screen only needs power when it updates, it only needs to draw current once every minute and improves battery life compared to a regular LCD.

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Jobs talks battery, iWork in post-iPad launch interview

01/29, 9:35am

Executive deflects battery claims

Apple CEO Steve Jobs disclosed a few more salient iPad facts in the immediate aftermath of Wednesday's product announcement, a video interview reveals. Speaking with Wall Street Journal writer Walt Mossberg, Jobs commented on the display of the tablet, which is a 9.7-inch IPS LCD, an unusual choice for something also meant to serve as an e-book reader. Readers like the Kindle use e-ink, which is easier on the eyes but also significantly extends the battery life of hardware.

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Dulin's Books launches two e-book readers in the US

11/09, 3:00pm

Dulin's Books outs e-book readers, promises more

Dulin's Books recently announced the arrival of the PocketBook 301 and the PocketBook 360 e-book readers in the US. Both devices are rebadged, as Dulin's Books is a reseller not a manufacturer, but are relatively advanced for the class. The PocketBook 360 has a 5-inch E-Ink Vizplex display and is powered by a 400MHz Samsung processor, while its 512MB of built-in memory can be expanded to 32GB thanks to a microSD memory card slot.

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New York Times pushing deep into e-book tech

05/11, 1:15pm

NY Times probes e-books

The New York Times is now deeply involved in investigating electronic concepts, says Harvard University's Nieman Journalism Lab. The newspaper's research and development group is exploring a variety of options in place of print, which is losing an increasing amount of money as subscribers cancel in favor of reading via the Internet. Among the key technologies for the R&D group is e-ink, as used in e-book readers from Amazon, Sony and others. Particular interest is being directed at flexible displays, which are said to have had "breakthroughs" in the past six months that could result in more pliable circuitboards.

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Samsung Alias U750 with dynamic keys due at Verizon

03/26, 2:30pm

Samsung Alias U750 coming

The Samsung Alias, also known as the U740, is due to be replaced with this dual-band CDMA handset, the U750, which sports the first dynamic keypad in the industry. The dual-hinged phone will display numbers on its keys when opened up in a portrait orientation or a full QWERTY keyboard when flipped in the landscape view. Rumors have it that the feat is accomplished thanks to e-ink technology on each key, though this is not confirmed.

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University develops flexible touchscreen display

02/24, 5:35pm

Flexible touchscreen LCD

Arizona State University's Flexible Display Center (FDC), along with its military and industry partners, are laying claim to producing the first active-matrix display with a flexible touchscreen. The device uses an active-matrix electrophoretic display tech from E-Ink Corp. along with materials from DuPont Teijin Films for the flexible touchscreen instead of the typical glass used in today's touchscreens. Using a solid glass touchscreen panel defeats the purpose of a flexible display as the package cannot be folded without incurring damage.

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