Bridgestone set to make major push into e-paper business

kaas · 07-01-2009, 06:25 PM

from endgadget.com:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/b...aper-business/

Bridgestone's already showed off some fairly impressive e-paper displays, and gone into mass production with displays for inventory tags and whatnot, but it now looks like the company is now set to make its biggest push into the market yet. According to Tech-On, Bridgestone will be announcing details of its plans in July or August, but it appears that the announcement will concern e-paper displays for e-book readers, at least one of which will be A4 in size. That particular screen was making the rounds of exhibitions back in April, and makes use of the company's proprietary "electron powder and granular material" which, among other things, lets the screen rewrite in just 0.8 seconds. Of course, there's no word on any actual devices using the e-paper just yet, but we're hoping that'll be among the details announced in the next month or so.

the more the merrier, I say

cheers,
kaas

AprilHare · 07-01-2009, 08:21 PM

Who knew tyres and e-book displays would come together in this way?

wodin · 07-01-2009, 08:25 PM

.8 seconds? That's an eternity! These things better be cheap if they expect to sell any!

fugazied · 07-01-2009, 08:38 PM

The black is probably old tyres, ground up and placed inside the device

0.8 seems like a LONG time, but I suppose the quality of these devices is akin to real paper, so no eyestrain and perfect to read the newspaper on. Some people hate staring at LCDs for long hours..

AprilHare · 07-01-2009, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fugazied

The black is probably old tyres, ground up and placed inside the device

0.8 seems like a LONG time, but I suppose the quality of these devices is akin to real paper, so no eyestrain and perfect to read the newspaper on. Some people hate staring at LCDs for long hours..

It is 1.25 Hz - the human approximate resting heart rate (or 37 times the rotational frequency of the Crab Pulsar) - and is equivalent to 75 pages per minute.

jgray · 07-01-2009, 10:00 PM

Oh wow! Powdered electrons. Just add water

The more display technologies, the better. Choice is good.

junkyardwillie · 07-01-2009, 10:39 PM

They had me at "will plan to release an A4 device in August 2009 for $300 that supports Adobe DE, Mobipocket, PDFs, txt, cbr, rtf, word, ppt, as well as many other eReader formats" O wait a minute...they didn't say that...

kaas · 07-02-2009, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junkyardwillie

They had me at "will plan to release an A4 device in August 2009 for $300 that supports Adobe DE, Mobipocket, PDFs, txt, cbr, rtf, word, ppt, as well as many other eReader formats" O wait a minute...they didn't say that...

You do understand, that now you will have to sell these readers at the mentioned price...

AprilHare · 07-02-2009, 03:45 AM

The could have me with A4+PDF+ePub+$0...

(the GFC hasn't been kind to me)

kaas · 07-02-2009, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

(the GFC hasn't been kind to me)

sorry to hear that...

07-01-2009, 06:25 PM	#1
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 257 Karma: 1677 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	Bridgestone set to make major push into e-paper business from endgadget.com: http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/b...aper-business/ Bridgestone's already showed off some fairly impressive e-paper displays, and gone into mass production with displays for inventory tags and whatnot, but it now looks like the company is now set to make its biggest push into the market yet. According to Tech-On, Bridgestone will be announcing details of its plans in July or August, but it appears that the announcement will concern e-paper displays for e-book readers, at least one of which will be A4 in size. That particular screen was making the rounds of exhibitions back in April, and makes use of the company's proprietary "electron powder and granular material" which, among other things, lets the screen rewrite in just 0.8 seconds. Of course, there's no word on any actual devices using the e-paper just yet, but we're hoping that'll be among the details announced in the next month or so. the more the merrier, I say cheers, kaas

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wodin Illiterate Posts: 647 Karma: 2855 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Sony PRS-505, ECTACO jetBook, Nokia N800, Samsung Moment	.8 seconds? That's an eternity! These things better be cheap if they expect to sell any! __________________ Don't mess with old futs...age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill! B. S. and brilliance only come with age and experience!

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fugazied Guru Posts: 806 Karma: 502 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	The black is probably old tyres, ground up and placed inside the device 0.8 seems like a LONG time, but I suppose the quality of these devices is akin to real paper, so no eyestrain and perfect to read the newspaper on. Some people hate staring at LCDs for long hours.. __________________ Using: Kindle V2 + iPod Touch! EBook Fanatic!

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jgray Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1089 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: jetBook, Asus 1000HE	Electron powder and granular material Oh wow! Powdered electrons. Just add water The more display technologies, the better. Choice is good. Last edited by jgray; 07-02-2009 at 01:04 AM.

07-01-2009, 10:39 PM	#7
junkyardwillie Addict Posts: 226 Karma: 462 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Irex DR1000S, Irex Iliad and Sony PRS-500	They had me at "will plan to release an A4 device in August 2009 for $300 that supports Adobe DE, Mobipocket, PDFs, txt, cbr, rtf, word, ppt, as well as many other eReader formats" O wait a minute...they didn't say that... __________________ Boosh!

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AprilHare Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1094 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Who knew tyres and e-book displays would come together in this way?

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AprilHare Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1094 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	The could have me with A4+PDF+ePub+$0... (the GFC hasn't been kind to me)

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