@schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agoKobo announces its first color e-readerswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoOnly one company in the entire world makes e ink displays?
minus-square@flubba86@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•edit-21 year agoAll the panels used by all Kindle, Nook, Kobo and Boox eReaders models are made by Carta. There might be other companies that make those other kinds of small updatable eink displays used in stores, or the tiny ones on microcontrollers.
minus-square@johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•1 year agoYeah, E Ink is actually a brand. AFAIK there’s no one else producing suitable displays for ereaders at scale.
Only one company in the entire world makes e ink displays?
All the panels used by all Kindle, Nook, Kobo and Boox eReaders models are made by Carta.
There might be other companies that make those other kinds of small updatable eink displays used in stores, or the tiny ones on microcontrollers.
Yeah, E Ink is actually a brand. AFAIK there’s no one else producing suitable displays for ereaders at scale.