September 2011

E Ink produced three commercial videos - "The Laws of More" - about the companies E Ink technology, ecosystem, energy saving, and applications:

3M New Ventures announced that it will invest in Pixel Qi - and this will conclude the company's Series "B" investment round. Pixel Qi says that this round will enable it to ramp up display production. Pixel Qi will also enter new markets (digital signage and touch applications). The investment amount wasn't disclosed.

A new Chinese-Finnish joint project aims to bring low cost e-paper devices and broadcast technologies to remote population and disaster struck areas. The plan is to create a low-cost, energy efficient (enough to run from solar power) e-paper device. This device will only receive information, and not transmit any.

The information will be broadcast via a digital television signal, and will bring news, education material and official government bulletins.

Our friend Sriram Peruvembra (E Ink's marketing VP) gives an update on E Ink's displays and products at IFA 2011. It's a long video (19 minutes) but it's a great introduction into the current state of E Ink technology and markets: