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E Ink, maker of Kindle display, to offer color

Up until now, people who have bought e-readers have had to make a compromise: either read in color on a highly reflective screen, or read in shades of gray on a display that's easy to make out even outdoors.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Kindle display maker E Ink to be bought for $215M

(AP) -- E Ink Corp., the maker of the innovative display for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by a Taiwanese company for $215 million.

Technology / Business

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: Amazon's $359 Kindle 2 costs $185 to make

(AP) -- If you aren't sure whether Amazon.com Inc.'s latest Kindle electronic reading device is worth its $359 price tag, an analysis by research firm iSuppli may shed some light.

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2




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Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era

Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Copper nanowire films could lower touch screen, LED and solar cell costs

Copper nanowires may be coming to a little screen near you. These new nanostructures have the potential to drive down the costs of displaying information on cell phones, e-readers and iPads, and they could ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Barnes & Noble launches touch-screen Nook for $139 (Update)

The lighter, slimmer, cheaper new version of Barnes & Noble's e-reader has a black-and-white touch screen and aims squarely at the "grandma" demographic - or at least those craving a simpler e-book reader.

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created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wild ideas take flight on cutting edge of clean tech

Spray-on solar panels, power beaming down from outer space and gasoline-like fuel made from bacteria. Sound far-fetched? Maybe, but these and other futuristic concepts for producing power are being taken seriously in scientific, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 18

Touch screen, price hike to cheapest Sony e-reader

(AP) -- Lately, the electronic-reader market has been a race to the bottom, with major players such as Amazon.com Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc. tussling over which can offer consumers the best, cheapest e-reader.

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created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Amazon CEO hopes new Kindles stoke sales

(AP) -- Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book ...

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created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Taiwan firms display e-readers at computer show

(AP) -- Taiwanese electronics firms displayed a slew of e-readers at an industry show Tuesday, with one maker unveiling a lightweight model that can display a full magazine page in color.

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created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Epson and E Ink Announce State-of-the-Art Color EPD Controller

Seiko Epson and E Ink Corporation today announced a new jointly developed display controller IC. The S1D13524 is a high-performance EPD controller with a built-in color processor for E Ink's VizplexTM-enabled ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Can e-readers still compete with the iPad?

When Apple Inc. launched its touch-screen tablet device known as the iPad earlier this month, some analysts began ringing the death knell for so-called e-readers -- most notably, the popular Amazon Kindle.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Taiwan pushes e-books but lacks Chinese content

(AP) -- Taiwan leads the world in development of readers for the fast-growing electronic book market, but when it comes to satisfying the e-appetites of the island's highly literate population, it seems distinctly ...

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created Jan 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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