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Bridgestone Creates Touch-Sensitive Flexible E-Paper

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Bridgestone Creates Touch-Sensitive Flexible E-Paper Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

Bridgestone, maker's of the world's first e-paper, are doing their part to make the world a little bit more cyberpunk. They announced today that they have developed a 13.1” touch sensitive piece of e-paper. This new e-paper is capable of displaying 4,096 colors and can refresh entirely in 0.8 seconds. Tech-On reports that the device is capable of communicating with some sort of handheld gadget, possibly even a smartphone.

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Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:13:44 CDT | by Robert Evans

LG.Philips LCD shows highest resolution flexible e-Paper at CES 2008

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LG.Philips LCD shows highest resolution flexible e-Paper at CES 2008 Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review LG.Philips LCD will debut the world’s highest resolution 14.3-inch flexible color e-paper at the CES 2008.

The 14.3-inch E-paper display, which is equivalent in size to an A4 sheet of paper has a resolution of 1,280x800px and can display 16.7m colors. These e-paper displays are extremely energy efficient, only using power when the image changes. Additionally, the displays are extremely thin, at less than 300 micrometers. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:48:32 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

PVI supplies e-Paper Display for Amazon Kindle

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PVI supplies e-Paper Display for Amazon Kindle Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Amazon launched their e-book reader Kindle on Monday. PVI is the supplier of the display in Kindle. PVI (Prime View International) also supplies the e-paper display for the Sony Reader.

The 6 inch PVI display the Amazon Kindle uses has a resolution of 600×800px at 167ppi and 4-level gray scale. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Bridgestone shows new .29mm Flexible Color e-Paper

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Bridgestone shows new .29mm Flexible Color e-Paper Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Bridgestone shows their latest flexible color e-paper this week at the FPD International in Yokohama, Japan.

In 2006 Bridgestone showed a flexible color e-paper that only supported two colors. One year later Bridgestone managed to develop a flexible color e-paper with 4,096 colors. Read more

Posted on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

First 14.1 inch flexible Color E-Paper by LG Philips

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First 14.1 inch flexible Color E-Paper by LG Philips Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review LG Philips has developed the world's first 14.1 inch color screen that is as flexible as paper.

Several companies work on e-paper. The new LG Philips one marks the first in A4 size. It can display up to 4096 colors and the displayed content stays on, when the power is switched off. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

E-Paper Video Demo - The Future of Newspapers, Baby!

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E-Paper Video Demo - The Future of Newspapers, Baby! Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review We're certainly no stranger to cool e-paper concepts, so this concept is certainly not new, but what is worth noting about this one from Plastic Logic, aside from the fact that there's actually a video showing the paper in action, is that it's actually being shown in a useful application, namely as a newspaper.

Plastic Logic is all about being the leader in electronic/plastic innovation. From their site: "Plastic Logic is developing and exploiting world-class technology for manufacturing printed plastic electronic circuits. These circuits are constructed using solution processing and direct-write techniques and consist of transistors and other components that are produced from polymers and a variety of other materials." Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New 'E-Paper' Shown Off By Bridgestone

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New 'E-Paper' Shown Off By Bridgestone Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Bridgestone (yes, the tire company) recently announced its QR-LPD electronic paper. With a dual-color display and measuring in at a slim 1/4 millimeter thick, it is dubbed the world's thinnest sheet of electronic paper for its particular specifications.

These so-called "e-paper" creations are not entirely new, but it is always cool to see a new entry into this rapidly growing new area of technology. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 Jun 2006 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr