E-ink

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Someday Your E-Reader Will Be Usable In The Dark

3:20PM December 15, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

E-ink displays are great in sunlight, but useless in the dark. So with hopes of ridding the world of stupid reading lamps, this super thin film promises to add a front light to your e-reader without sacrificing its battery life. More »


Gadgets

Qualcomm’s Mirasol E-Ink Displays Nearly Ready

5:30AM November 23, 2011 | Gary Cutlack

Qualcomm’s Mirasol screen technology, which promises full colour, low-power, e-ink displays that’ll bring Sunday supplements to life like never before, are about to launch. Ereader specialist Kyobo has shown off the first finished product. More »


Gadgets

Phosphor’s Touchable E-Ink Watch Lets You Swipe Through Timezones

5:40AM November 17, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Making the case for a wider adoption of e-ink technology, Phosphor has introduced the World Time Sport. It uses the backlight free, low-power display technology, but also eschews the buttons that would otherwise cramp its style. More »


Gadgets

Barnes & Noble Simple Touch Nook Review: This Is The Ereader You Want

2:00AM June 2, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Barnes & Noble’s Simple Touch Nook is not a reinvention of the ereader in any way. It’s not even an evolution. It’s a refinement, and a very good one at that. More »


Gadgets

Nook Simple Touch Reader: Your Hands Will Love It

2:11AM May 25, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The Nook Simple Touch Reader can rest comfortably in your hand for hours on end. It’s noticeably lighter than the Kindle, and the contoured back coupled with the rubberised matte finish gives you a good grip. More hands-on impressions ahead: More »


Gadgets

New Barnes & Noble Nook: The Cheap Kindle Has A Challenger

12:11AM May 25, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Barnes and Noble’s new, second-gen Nook isn’t a bigger, iPad-sized device. Nor is it a hybrid reader with dual, E-Ink and LCD screens. Instead, it’s a small, cheap eReader… with a touchscreen and a battery that lasts TWO MONTHS on a single charge.. More »


Gadgets

Rumour: New Nook Is A Stripped-Down E-Ink Touchscreen Reader

10:33PM May 24, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Oh gosh, this is awkward. Please no one tell Kobo that their first actually interesting product – an e-ink ebook reader with a touchscreen – is about to get blasted out of the water by a new Nook that does the same thing. More »


Gadgets

I Wish This Kobo Touchscreen E-Ink eReader Was The Next Kindle

5:44AM May 24, 2011 | Casey Chan

Amazon. I know you guys are working on tablets or something but you should think about stealing this Kobo eReader Touch and using it as your next Kindle. Dude, it’s a touchscreen e-ink display. We’ve been wanting that forever ago. More »


Gadgets

I Wish My Nook’s E-Ink Display Was This Smooth

10:00AM May 22, 2011 | Kwame Opam

As much as I love my Nook, that lag while scrolling is so annoying I wanna throw it across the room sometimes. Even though we shouldn’t expect new displays this year, Bookeen is onto something here. More »


Computing

What Is An Electrowetting Display?

11:40PM May 20, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Electrowetting sounds like some crazy shock therapy to stop your kid from peeing his bed. But don’t worry! It’s not nearly as messy. But if an electrowetting display isn’t a child’s worst nightmare, what is it? More »