April 2018

US starts testing E Ink car license plates

Several states in the US (including Arizona and California) started testing digital license plates, that use E Ink display. The idea is that such plates will mean that people will not have to wait to update their plates, and also can be used to show customized messages when the car is parked.

RPlate Pro - Arizona photo

The license plates, called RPlate Pros are produced by US-based Reviver Auto.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 25,2018

E Ink sees lower demand for e-reader displays in the first half of 2018

E Ink Holdings say that it expects low demand for e-paper displays in the first half of 2018, as the e-reader market is set for a low season as customers are transitioning to new models and are not ordering new displays (but rather use these in their inventories). E-reader displays account for about 70% of E Ink's revenues in 2017.

Displays for e-notebooks and electronics shelf labels are expected to grow in the period, but apparently this won't be enough to offset the low demand for e-reader displays.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 04,2018