E Ink Holdings says they expect e-paper shipments for e-readers to increase over 50% in 2H 2011. They now project total 2011 shipments of 25-30 million (up from 2030 million, the previous estimate).
We're proud to announce our first Kindle game software: Nonograms. Nonograms (also known as Griddlers or Paint By Numbers) are simple yet challenging Japanese logic puzzle games in which your goal is to uncover the hidden black and white picture. Download this exciting game now for $2.99! If you like SuDoKu puzzles, you'll surely love Nonograms.
The puzzles contain a grid with number clues on the sides that help to reveal the hidden picture. The numbers measure how many blocks of black square there are in any given row and column, and the size of these blocks.
E Ink Holdings reported that their revenues for the first half of 2011 were NT$17.01 billion (about $600 million) - up 67% compared to last year. E Ink says that this growth is even more impressive when you consider that the second quarter is traditionally the low season for the electronics industry.
Freescfale announced three new members of the i.MX50 product family that enable compelling end devices featuring LCD and/or e-paper displays (EPDs). The e-paper handling ones are the i.MX507 and i.MX508 products - that has different levels of graphics capabilities for targeted EPD markets.
Freescale plans to offer an i.MX50 evaluation kit (EVK), as well as an e-reader reference design. Both development solutions include customized board support packages to streamline development. Samples of the i.MX507 are available now and start at $9.97 suggested resale for 10K units.
Fujitsu is showing a new color e-paper eReader prototype - with a 4096 colors, 8" display (157 PPI that offers 8:1 contrast ratio. This is a linux-based system with a new fast processor (refresh rate of 0.7 seconds) and ePub and PDF support. It weights only 220 grams.
This new prototype probably uses Fujitsu's "improved" e-paper technology announced back in May 2010.