JINKE ELECTRONICS ANNOUNCES NEW EBOOK DEVICE USING ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY FROM E INK
Hanlin eBook V8 and V2 to be launched for worldwide sale during 2006
Tianjin, China, January 25, 2006 - Tainjin Jinke Electronics Co., LTD, a leading eBook device developer and manufacturer in China, announces the worldwide launch of their Hanlin eBook V series, which features an electronic paper display (EPD) based on technology from E Ink Corporation.
The worldwide release of Jinke's V series follows the successful Asian launch of the Hanlin eBook series over the past four years. The V series Hanlin eBook offers easy operation, low power consumption and a unique design of double displays, with all the benefits of an electronic paper display and a weight of 290g. The main display, which utilizes EInk Imaging FilmTM, is 6 inches diagonal and supports 4-levels of grayscale. The smaller LCD slave display integrates a touchscreen to support editing and marking. This revolutionary design satisfies not only the requirement of high-resolution reading, but also realizes the more interactive functions customers have requested. The V series will support a variety of content services including eBooks and eMagazines, as well as a wide variety of content in common formats including as HTML and PDF.
Within the V series two eBook Readers will be offered, the V8 and the V2. The V8 will run on WOLF OS, supporting Chinese languages, and will be available for purchase in January, 2006. The V2 will run on Linux OS, and will be launched worldwide in May 2006. Both models are compatible with SD & MMC cards, and contain a USB port and an internal MP3 player.
The main display of both V series products feature an electronic paper display that is ideally suited for reading applications. E Ink's electronic ink technology creates an image that looks like a printed page from all angles and maintains the same contrast ratio under all lighting conditions, including direct sunlight. The absence of a backlight allows for a reading experience similar to that of ink-on-paper and the display uses up to 100 times less energy than a standard liquid crystal display (LCD), so product designers can shed weight and greatly extend battery life.
Please visit Jinke's website at www.jinke.com.cn/english for sales and product specifications.
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About Jinke
Tianjin Jinke Electronics Co., LTD founded in 1985, is a high-tech joint-owned enterprise, which cooperates with Nankai University and the Hong Kong ProudGrowth Group.Jinke Company has 3.5 million USD registered capital and is located in Tianjin Hi-Tech industrial Park. It has nearly 200 staff with ninety-five percent holding post-graduate degrees and with twenty percent holding Masters and Doctor Degrees.
Jinke Company devotes itself to the research and development of electronic information products, chiefly through the research and development and manufacture of electronic books, mobile information platform, terminals and a variety of application software. Jinke is the first one of the leading national software companies to be credited with the ISO9001 Quality System Certificate and it is a national leader in the producing of electronic matter reading appliances.
For more information visit www.jinke.com.cn/compagesq1/English/company/index.asp
About E Ink Corporation
E Ink Corporation is the leading supplier of electronic paper display (EPD) technologies. Products made with E Ink's revolutionary electronic ink technology possess a paper-like high contrast appearance, ultra-low power consumption, and a thin, light form. E Ink's technology is ideal for many consumer and industrial applications spanning handheld devices, watches, clocks, and public information displays and promotional signs. E Ink is a private corporation that includes among its investors and strategic partners TOPPAN Printing Company, Royal Philips Electronics, The Hearst Corporation, Intel Capital, CNI Ventures, a division of Gannett Co., Inc, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Vossloh Information Technologies, and Motorola, Inc. E Ink news can be found at www.eink.com.
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