e-Paper displays offer exciting features, such as great image quality, low power consumption (bi-stability), sunlight visibility and more. Here's our new short video that introduces e-paper display technology and the current market status:
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Hands-on review of Dasung's 13.3" Paperlike HD-FT monitor
In July 2019, Dasung started shipping its third-generation E Ink secondary monitor, the Paperlike HD-FT. This e-paper monitor is based on a 13.3" 2200x1650 touch display with a front light. Dasung was kind enough to send us a unit for this review.
The Paperlike HD-FT is a surprisingly slick and lightweight monitor. It's like a large tablet or a large e-reader, but one that connects to your computer via a single cable that requires two connectors - USB for power and HDMI for data. The monitor than acts like a regular 2nd monitor.
E-Ink-info launches new marketing and advertisement opportunities for display companies!
As part of the recent reorganization of E-Ink-Info's service and operation paradigm, we are proud to offer a whole new marketing approach! We believe in marketing schemes that are tailor-made to be a perfect fit to our clients' needs and budgets. We offer various marketing options and tools, from sponsored posts and email blasts, through banners and newsletter promotions, to bespoke content creation and additional custom solutions.
Whether your company is looking for new customers, exposure to new potential markets, collaborations, investments or brand-enhancement, E-Ink-Info is the perfect venue. Our readers represent the entire display eco-system, including researchers, materials producers, panel makers, equipment makers, investors, engineers, C-level management and more.
E Ink shelf label displays in Seoul - a short report
In early March we conducted a 10 day trip to Seoul, to attend the OLED Korea 2019 conference (and a visit to some local display companies). One thing that we noticed during our trip is the adoption of E Ink shelf labels in stores.
We have seen E Ink ESL displays in Samsung retail stores (used to detail the new Galaxy S10 flexible OLED smartphone family), and in supermarkets across town. The ESL displays were used to display price and information (unfortunatly always in Korean) - and were nicely placed.
The OLED Handbook, 2019 edition
We are happy to announce the eighth edition of The OLED Handbook, the most comprehensive resource on OLED technology, industry and market - now updated for 2019. The OLED industry grows and changes very fast, and the new edition include new details on the OLED mobile display market, new production fabs in China, OLED TVs, flexible OLEDs and more.
Reading this book, you'll learn all about:
- OLED technology and materials and production processes
- How OLEDs compare to LCD displays
- OLED TVs, flexible, foldable and transparent OLEDs
- The OLED lighting industry
- The future of OLED displays and the challenges ahead
The book also provides:
- A history of OLED development
- A guide to OLED investment
- A comprehensive list of OLED companies
- A list of existing and planned AMOLED fabs
- An introduction to quantum dots, micro-LEDs and e-paper displays
The OLED handbook has been read by hundreds of display engineers, business developers, researchers, equipment vendors, OLED material companies, private investors and others who wished to learn more about OLEDs today and in the future. I truly believe that it is the best introduction to OLED displays and lighting!
The best of 2018 - top ePaper stories
2018 is soon over - and it's nice to reflect back to the year we had experienced. The focus of the e-paper industry continues to shift from e-readers to signage and retail applications, even though the e-reader continues to be a successful and stable market.
Here are the top 10 stories posted on E-Ink-Info in 2018, ranked by popularity (i.e. how many people read the story):
- E Ink shows new e-paper products and prototypes at CES 2018 (Jan 10)
- PaperCast's E Ink display based systems deployed in Jerusalem Israel's bus stops in a new JTMT pilot (Jan 31)
- E Ink shows a prism-powered dress (Jan 12)
- Sydney Australia launches new E Ink powered bus stop displays (Mar 2)
- Ubiiq launches an LPWAN E Ink connected tag (Feb 17)
- Bodle secures over $8 Million in Series A funding (Jan 29)
- Will Lenovo's Yoga Book 2 (2018) include an E Ink touch display instead of a keyboard? (Jun 10)
- Aizuwakamatsu city in Japan launches an E Ink bus stop display pilot (Feb 19)
- CLEARink demonstrates its latest color e-paper displays at SID 2018 (Jun 6)
- US starts testing E Ink car license plates (Apr 25)
A new guide to promising perovskite materials: The Perovskite Handbook
The E-Ink-Info team takes pleasure in recommending our new book - The Perovskite Handbook. This book gives a comprehensive introduction to perovskite materials, applications and industry. Perovskites offer a myriad of exciting properties and has great potential for the display industry.
We believe that any display professional would find that perovskite materials are an area of focus that should not be ignored. The promising perovskite industry is currently at a tipping point and on the verge of mass adoption and commercialization and the first display-related perovskites are already reaching the market.
ynvisible ramps up its in-house display production as the company aims to see its displays in the IOT market by 2019
ynvisible was established in Portugal in 2010 to develop flexible transparent electrochromic displays produced using a simple printing method. In 2011 the company started producing sample products (we tested one in August 2012). Fast forward to September 2018, the company has gone through a reverse take-over, and the now Canadian headquartered Ynvisible Interactive Inc. has inaugurated its new production line near Lisbon, and we had an interesting discussion with the company's CEO, Jani-Mikael Kuusisto who updates us on the company's technology and business.
ynvisible is focusing on developing the inks that are used to print these relatively simple displays for use in everyday consumer goods and printable surfaces. The electrochromic displays are cost-effective and highly energy-efficient. The company used to have a capacity to produce a few thousands of displays each month, but the new production facility can produce hundreds of thousands of displays each month.
e-skin displays demonstrates its plasmonic-LC reflective display prototypes at SID 2018
US-based e-skin Displays demonstrated early prototypes of its plasmonic reflective displays at SID Display 2018. The displays combine a reflective plasmonic surface with liquid crystals. The wavelength of the absorption depends on the liquid crystal orientation near the interface.
The company, who's collaborating with Merck in this project, says that its reflective displays will offer the best color gamut in the industry and the best contrast. The flexible displays can be produced using existing LCD production infrastructure and the company hopes to show a full color display prototype in early 2019, and large 6-inch by 9 inch full-color display samples by the end of 2019.
rdot demonstrates its printed flexible e-paper displays at SID 2018
Sweden-based rdot demonstrated its flexible printed electrochromic display prototypes at SID Displayweek 2018. These are simple displays that are produced using screen printing technology. rdot says that its displays will be ultra-low cost when commercialized.
rdot's displays are monochrome segmented (passive-matrix ones are under development) e-paper displays that are non-volatile (but only up to around 15 minutes, these are not long-term). The displays can be be produced in any color.