Usability Design Failure - the Nook Disappoints
The Nook may have been the to-buy gift for book fanatics this holiday season, but it looks like it may have had far more buzz than bite. The once touted Kindle-killer has gotten some lukewarm reviews,...
View ArticleTouchco to Revolutionize E-paper Interfaces
E-paper devices have been plagued with bad usability since the start. The Kindle, while serviceable, feels very retro in its use of clunky buttons. Other manufacturers have tried to modernize usability...
View ArticleNewspapers and Magazines: E-paper or Bust in 2010
Newspapers and magazines have been dying slowly since the invention of the internet, and each day they struggle to regain their glory days of a few years past. Now it seems they’ve found their saviors...
View ArticleCES 2010: The Year of E-paper based E-Readers
CES 2010 was a huge splash this year, with the a ton of new e-paper devices being announced. The only devices to gain more hype than those powered by e-paper were tablet computers, which also seemed...
View ArticleAUO Notes Flexibility/Manufacturing Process is Key for E-paper
When AUO introduced its flexible e-paper, EpaperCentral had the opportunity to discuss the introduction with C.T. (Chun-Ting) Liu, Corporate Senior Vice President and the General Manger of Consumer...
View ArticleSpotlight on Mirasol: Qualcomm’s Full Color E-Paper
The future for e-paper is away from e-readers. It’s more for multi-purpose devices, for outdoor advertisement, for netbooks and all sorts of new and interesting technology. Right now e-readers are the...
View ArticleLG Debuts Flexible E-Paper
Hot on the trail of their CES 2010 announcement to do e-paper, LG shows off a prototype of their flexible e-paper display. Their flexible display is the largest (and perhaps most flexible and...
View ArticleCan E Ink Hold Up to Other Upcoming E-Paper Technologies?
The best known e-paper devices are without a doubt those based on E Ink’s display technology. Devices such as the Sony, Amazon and iRex readers all use this technology to great affect, and have sold...
View ArticleApple’s iPad is No Match for E-Paper
It was touted as the Kindle Killer (of course, what isn’t these days?), the death of publishing, the savior of publishing, and the latest and greatest in technogadgetry. The iPad. People have been...
View ArticleAmazon Goes to War
Amazon has put on its war paint, pulled out its tomahawks, and declared all out war on the iPad. Since the iPad’s earlier release, Amazon has been acting irrationally, trying to keep the stranglehold...
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