The Hisense A7 is an Android smartphone that use a 6.7-inch 300 ppi E Ink display with touch input and front-light. Other features include 5G connectivity, Octa core chipset (Unisoc Tiger T7510), 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage and a dual camera setup.
The A7 is now shipping in China for 1,999 Yuan (around $300).
Plastic Logic announced a partnership with RoadAds interactive to develop mobile vehicle displays based on PL's flexible oTFT-based E Ink technology. RoadAds will use 32-inch displays as "digital billboards" on vans, trucks and buses for advertising and information.
RoadAds customers can manage campaigns online, define advertising areas and conditions such as weather or time and get detailed statistics. The campaigns are transferred automatically via 4G and are delivered in real time. The displays are based on 32-inch panels and larger displays can be realized by combining several displays together. RoadAds says that larger display sizes using larger panels (up to 64-inch) are planned for the future.
2020 is soon over - and many in the world are really happy about that and hope that 2021 will bring the COVID-19 pandemic to an end. The entire world was effected, including the ePaper industry, although we also saw high demand for devices that support work-from-home and study-from-home, such as e-notebooks and e-readers.
Here are the top 10 stories posted on E-Ink-Info in 2020, ranked by popularity (i.e. how many people read the story):
E Ink Holdings announced that it has signed a joint-development agreement with Shenzhen-based MICROVIEW Electronics, for the development of ePaper modules for retail shelf labels, healthcare, wearables and various IoT applications.
E Ink will provide the ePaper films to MICROVIEW which will be authorized to manufacture and sell ePaper display modules. MICROVIEW expects to reach an annual production capacity of five to eight million ePaper display modules in 2021 and an annual production capacity of 10 million ePaper modules in 2022.
Xiaomi's Mi Reader Pro is an e-reader that features a 7.8-inch 1878x1404 (300 PPI) E Ink display with front lighting. The Mi Reader pro has a quad-core chipset, 2GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage.
The Mi Reader Pro is now available via crowdfunding, for 1,099 Yuan (around $170).
E Ink solution developer Visionect announced a new 32-inch edition of its popular corporate environment signage display, the Joan 32. This is an installation-free wireless device that is ideal to show company KPIs and corporate communications.
The Joan 32 uses a 31.2-inch 2560x1440 E Ink display with 16 grayscale levels and a refresh rate of 750 ms. It offers Wi-Fi connectivity and runs from a rechargeable battery.
Plastic Logic launched a new range of color E Ink displays, under the Legio brand. The first panel the company is offering a is a 2.1-inch 240x146 4 color flexible display, with an Ultrachip UC8156 single chip EPD controller. The 2.1" Legio is available as engineering samples and in volume.
Plastic Logic offers a range of controller platforms and reference sizes, which will be available soon - and the company also offers a custom design to support specific display needs.