Foxit is now selling their eSlick e-reader, for 260$. The eSlick has a 6" e ink 800x600 4-level gray scale display. It comes with 128MB of memory, SD card slot (it comes with a 2GB card) and an MP3 player. The eSlick weights 180gram and supports only .pdf and .txt files.
They also released a nice video of the device:
Ricoh has developed a new color e-paper technology. They claim that the new tech is 50% brighter than other technologies, and retains the picture when power is turned off.
Ricoh color e-paperRicoh's e-paper uses "layered electrochromic compounds", without glass - using a clear insulation layer of some sort - resulting in lighter and brighter devices.
Samsung will release a new phone soon, the Alias2:
Samsung Alias2Interestingly, each 'key' in the keyboard is actually a small display. There are several OLED keyboards around, but in this case, we hear that the keys actually retain their display when the power is off. So this might be an e ink display.
The Flexible Display Center (FDC) in Arizona University has developed a flexible touch e ink display - that's the first of its kind.
The device that was demonstrated uses plastic materials as a substitute for the glass found in conventional touch screens; the flexible Teonex® polyethylene napthalate (PEN) substrate was supplied by Dupont. It is powered by amorphous silicon thin-film transistors fabricated on the plastic substrate.
Amazon now have over 250,000 books available for the e ink Kindle readers.Â
Meanwhile Sony says that they now have over half a million public-domain books available for their e ink readers.
Fujitsu released a new color e-book reader called the 'Flepia', selling for around 1,000$ in Japan.
Fujitsu Fpedia e-book readerThe Flepia has a touch 8" display, capable of 1024x768 resolution with 260K colors. Fujitsu has developed their own color e-paper technology .
Other features include Wi-Fi and bluetooth, SD card slot, and 40 hours of work. It runs Windows CE 5.0
