Dasung's PaperLike 253 U is a curved version of the company's 25.3" E Ink monitor. The 253 U offers a 3200x1800 resolution, a matte finish, front-light (optional), wireless display connections via Miracast and AirPlay (optional), HDMI, USB-C and Displayport connections.
The PaperLike 253 U is now shipping, starting at $1,798.
Papercast announced that Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has selected its solar-powered digital bus stop displays to improve the customer experience for Metro’s transit riders in downtown Los Angeles.
LA Metro tested mutiple e-paper providers in LA locations for over 16 months, and has selected Papercast 13” and 23” solar powered e-paper displays to be installed onto existing LA Metro transit poles along its NextGen 204 line along Vermont Avenue. The intent of this installation is to assess how to implement a countywide model that improves the customer experience and builds ridership for Metro’s transit riders across the County.
E Ink launched a new generation of its full color Spectra ePaper display technology, called the E Ink Spectra 6. Targeting in-store advertising, indoor signage and paper sign replacements in general, the Specra 6 offers "a level of color saturation and vividness never before seen in a reflective display".
E Ink Spectra 6 offers a resolution (density) of 200 PPI, a contrast ratio of 30:1 and an operating range of 0-50 degrees Celsius. E Ink Spectra 6 will be offered in a variety of display sizes, and can create a partial image flashing effect, called E Ink Sparkle, which enhances the effect of advertising messages through motion.
A year ago E Ink Holdings announced its Kaleido 3 color ePaper technology, which improved the color saturation by 30% compared the previous-generation Kaleido Plus (which was launched in March 2021). The Kaleido 3 display is based on E Ink's Print Color ePaper technology, where a color filter array (CFA) is used in conjunction with E Ink’s Carta black and white ink film.
Now EIH announced a new version of this display, called Kaleido 3 Outdoor, which is designed specifically for Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising signage and is suitable for outdoor use in a wide temperature range (-16 to 65 degrees). The wide temperature range allows it to operate in extremely cold or hot areas without the need for expensive, high-energy-consuming heating or cooling devices, reducing additional power consumption.
Kobo's Elipsa 2E is a large e-reader, that offers a 10.3" 300PPI E Ink touchscreen with Kobo Stylus 2, ComfortLight Pro (front light color temperature and brightness adjustment system) and a dual-core 2GHz chipset.
The Kobo Elipsa 2E will launch by the end of April 2023 for $400.
E Ink Holdings announced a partnership with Sharp to bring ePaper posters to the market. Sharp and EIH has been collaborating for three years, and this is the first commercial step in that collaboration.
Sharp will release 42" monochrome E Ink displays (or e-poster as they call it) in the Japanese market in April 2023.
The ePaper industry and market, led by E Ink, is growing, mostly fueld by demand for electronic shelf labels, and next-gen tablets and eReaders. Here are some recent and popular news that you may find of interest:
A recent study by Harvard researchers find that E Ink displays with front lighting are up to three times less stressful for retinal cells than LCD displays. E Ink displays without a front light do not emit any blue light and so are not stressing retinal cells at all.
Blue light, according to researchers, is potentially harmful when emitted into the eyes for hours at a time. Blue light poses a hazard to retinal cells in the eye, and exposure to blue light near bedtime reduces levels of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin, disrupting the circadian rhythm and restorative sleep.
The effects of blue light are known for a long time, and this new research finding is not surprising.
Buigme inkNote Color+ is the company's latest E Ink color tablet, and the first one on the market to adopt a Kaleido 3 display - 10.3" 1860 x 2480 (greyscale) / 930 x 1240 pixels (color). The latest generation CFA ePaper display offers better color saturation and a higher resolution. Other features include a MediaTek Helio P35 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a mciroSD slot and a heavily customized Android 11 OS.
Bigme will ship the inkNote Color+ in China soon.
The Hisense A9 is the company's latest E Ink smartphone, that features a 6.1" 1648x824 monochrome E Ink display, a Snapdragon 662 chipset, 4/6/8 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage, and 4G network support.
The Hisense A9 is now shipping in China (note that cellular support may be limited outside of China), you can order it internationally here.