news & Events
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March 20 2013
Scott Liu Steps Down as Chairman of E Ink Holdings
The Board of Directors for E Ink® Holdings, "E Ink" (8069.TW), announced today that Scott Liu has resigned as the Chairman and CEO of the company and Vice Chairman Felix Ho has been named interim Chairman and CEO.
February 27 2013
E Ink And GDS Announce Epaper Signage Partnership
E Ink® Holdings, "E Ink" (8069.TW), the global leader in electronic paper and LCD technologies, and GDS, a leader in advanced display technologies and customized LCD solutions in the retail, transportation and signage markets, today announced they have entered into a joint agreement to develop ePaper Sign Solutions.
November 2 2012
E Ink Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Trekstor
E Ink Corporation ("E Ink"), a subsidiary of E Ink Holdings (8069:TW), today announced that it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Trekstor GmbH, Lorsch, Germany ("Trekstor"). This lawsuit was filed in the Regional Court of Mannheim, Germany.
March 13, 2013
Digi-Key Corporation and E Ink Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced a global distribution agreement with E Ink. This partnership allows Digi-Key to offer E Ink's innovative, standard segmented displays to their worldwide customer base.
January 8, 2013
Central Standard Timing Introduces the World's Thinnest Watch: The CST-01
Central Standard Timing, a Chicago-based company, is pleased to announce the debut of the world's thinnest watch, the CST-01. An innovation in contemporary time keeping, at 0.80mm thick the CST-01 is thinner than a credit card and was inspired by the capabilities of E Ink's electronic paper displays.
December 2012
New Archetype in Smartphones Unveiled Today
A new archetype in smartphones with two displays will help consumers enjoy life's virtual side without missing the real one, explains the phone's creator, Moscow-based Yota Devices. YotaPhone is a powerful Android-based phone. It is the first time a smartphone integrates a full-color LCD on one side and an electronic paper display (EPD) on the other side. The two displays are linked together to open a new world of unlimited user experiences.
Boston Globe
September 10, 2012
Thursday was a very good day for display screen maker E Ink Corp. of Cambridge. Giant online retailer Amazon.com revealed a new lineup of its Kindle tablet computers and e-readers, including the Kindle Paperwhite, a $119 device built around an illuminated version of E Ink's power-sipping screen. On the very same day, Canadian e-book maker Kobo Inc. rolled out three readers with E Ink screens. Both followed an August release of an upgraded e-book from Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp.
TechRadar.com
September 10, 2012
"Beyond the Kindle: what the future holds for E Ink"
In a few short years E Ink has turned into a company that's synonymous with the sector they are in. It's the Hoover, Blu-tac, Biro, Filofax, Sellotape of the ereader world. Its technology is currently in 93 per cent of all ereaders and a recent buyout of its nearest rival SiPix should see the market completely sewn up by E Ink.
TechHive
September 7, 2012
"Hands on with Amazon's new Kindle e-readers"
A year ago, I walked away from Amazon's Kindle event thinking that the e-readers shown off there were merely mild, lazy, and ultimately disappointing refreshes of existing models. That wasn't the case Thursday following the latest round of Kindle unveilings. I had a chance to delve into the new $119 Kindle Paperwhite and its $69 sibling, still simply called Kindle and was impressed by what I saw.
Media Evolution - the Conference - More info
August 22-23, 2012
Location: Malmo, Sweden
E Ink Holdings, Inc. speaking:
Wednesday, August 22: 3:30pm - Public Computing and the Screens World - Sriram Peruvemba, CMO
FPD 2012
October 31-November 2, 2012
Location: Yokohama, Japan
E Ink Holdings, Inc. exhibiting
Printed Electronics
December 5-6, 2012
Location: Santa Clara, CA
E Ink Holdings, Inc. speaking