The government of the Guangzhou province in China announced generous subsidies (up to $285 million USD per company) to encourage investments in emerging display production in the province.
The goal is to help establish display production hubs - and the list of display technologies include OLEDs, Micro-LEDs, QD-LEDs, 3D displays, graphene enhanced display technologies - the e-paper displays.ill begin in early 2020.
E Ink announced a new color e-paper technology, which they call Print-Color E Ink, which is intended for the smart education and retail markets. It can also be used in e-readers or e-notebooks, though.
E Ink did not provide much details, but says that Print-Color E Ink panels are produced on plastic substrates and are utilizing a different technology than E Ink Advanced-Color ePaper (AcEP) - which seems to be of higher quality and as such targets different applications. The company is working with partners to "launch color electronic paper application products as soon as possible".
Molded fiber packaging specialist RyPax Wing Fat announced that it will showcase sustainable packaging prototypes for pharmaceutical applications. These smart packaging solutions adopt small E Ink displays.
Smart packaging helps consumers to authenticate products, while giving easier access to product information. RyPax will roll out these new e-paper packaging solutions to their pharmaceutical and electronics clients as soon as next quarter.
The Fossil Hybrid Smartwatch HR (Heart Rate) is a smartwatch that features mechanical hands placed on top of a 1.06" E Ink display. The watch tracks your heart rate, activity and sleep and provides in-depth wellness stats and lasts for two weeks between charges.
The Fossil Hybrid HR is now shipping globally starting at $195.
The Fujifilm X-Pro3 is a flagship rangefinger-style digital camera that features a 1.28" color E Ink panel on the back to "simulate film" and show ISO settings. The camera also features a 26.1 MP X-Trans IV APS-C sensor, Fujifilm's X Processor 4, a 3" touchscreen LCD and an OLED microdisplay EVF.
The X-Pro3 is now shipping, starting at $1,799 (body only).
Sharp's WG-PN1 is an electronic notebook that features a 6" 800x600 E Ink display. It can store up to 7,000 handwritten pages and has a battery that lasts up to 10 days of use.
The WG-PN1 will ship in Japan in November 2019 for 23,000 Yen (around $210).
Remarkable, the company behind the reMarkable 10.3" 1872 x 1404 E Ink tablet has closed another financing round, raising $15 million from Spark Capital. This follows its $10 million seed rounds, and the company will use the new funds to accelerate its growth and launch R&D to develop future products.
The reMarkable's display is relatively fast (55 ms) and supports pen input. The device is based on a Linux OS and features include 8GB of storage, 512MB of RAM, a 1Ghz ARM A9 CPU, 3,000mAh battery and ePub and PDF file support. The reMarkable is now shipping for $599 (note: affiliate link to Amazon.com)