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foxit releases kindle rival eslick

foxit eslick e-book e-ink reader kindle competitor

After going against Adobe with their own lightweight PDF reader, Foxit are now taking on Amazon’s Kindle with the release of their own e-book reader called eSlick.

Foxit took a long hard look at the Kindle’s specs and said, “Hmm. Pork.” No. They one-upped Amazon on so many levels that it’s amazing they ended up…

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December 24th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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esquire e-ink display proves nearly indestructible

While the October 2008 issue of Esquire magazine got lots of buzz in the marketplace with its E-Ink cover, I have to say I was pretty underwhelmed by the less than exciting visual produced by the blinking display. That said, the real magic of the electronic ink display tech could be its sheer durability.

In…

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September 23rd, 2008 comments (12) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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seiko epson creates hi-res e-ink display

Seiko Epson Hi-res E-ink Display

This new electronic paper display from Seiko Epson crams an astounding 1600 x 1200 resolution into a 6.7-inch diagonal screen. That’s nearly 2-million pixels in a device that’s about the size of a letter-sized sheet of paper folded in half.

According to my rough math, the display cranks out over 230 pixels-per-inch, about 3 times…

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November 15th, 2007 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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e ink improves electronic paper display modules

Vizplex E-Ink

E-Ink has announced a major upgrade to their electronic paper display technology which should substantially improve the quality over the earlier generation of displays.

E Ink’s new Vizplex display modules have a new switching mechanism which will allow the displays to refresh almost twice as fast as prior displays. In addition, the new units will…

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May 9th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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