Star E-Ink Devices Suddenly Become Real
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 2nd Oct 2005 13:22 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems E-Ink, the pioneering electronic paper developer that's been announcing handheld devices "in a year or so" since 2001, has quietly found a manufacturer for its screens, and is not only offering developer kits, they've got an actual mass-market product set to launch in China q4. The folks at Hong Kong-based Jinke, makers of the $299/E250 E-Ink devices, are so excited, they're talking a V2 model running Linux with an SDK that allows for user-created apps before next summer. Read more.
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Misleading
by on Sun 2nd Oct 2005 13:41 UTC

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The Sony LIBRIe handheld has been available for 18 month using an e-Ink display: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Librie_EBR-1000EP

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RE: Misleading
by Thom_Holwerda on Sun 2nd Oct 2005 14:14 in reply to "Misleading"
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2005-06-29

The Sony LIBRIe handheld has been available for 18 month using an e-Ink display:

Why don't you actually read the article, and see what they have to say about the LIBRIe device before posting.

Thank you.

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RE[2]: Misleading
by on Mon 3rd Oct 2005 10:53 in reply to "RE: Misleading"
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The excerpt you posted on your site is, on its own, misleading. It's as easy as that.

Honestly, you should stop copying The Inquirer. They're not exactly known for quality journalism.

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RE: Misleading
by Who is That on Sun 2nd Oct 2005 15:05 in reply to "Misleading"
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2005-07-02

idiot, that is an E-Book device, not an E-Paper device.

E-Paper displays a persistent image with out the need of electrical power after the image has been generated.

E-Ink is a first, and an important step for handheld devices like PDAs. Right now I am sure that the refresh sucks and is better for reading texts than it is for interactive use, but as the refresh gets up there, one day we might see e-paper based TVs and foldable newspapers that have Wi-Max connectivity so you get the paper delivered in a format that is familiar and much lighter than a laptop.

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