Hearst is taking eInk’s technology and coming up with a larger than 8.5″ by 11″ screen eInk magazine. A Hearst executive said that Hearst has a “deep expertise” in eInk. I’d actually argue with that statement. What we do know is - Hearst Interactive Media are investors in the eInk company. Also, via Wired, Hearst Interactive’s Bronfin [...]
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Google recently closed its Print Ads program – dealing a blow to Newspapers’ hopes that Google would find them a magical revenue stream. Now, to add insult to injury, Google is beginning to show Ads on Google News pages in the US (just confirmed that there are no ads for Google News users in Canada … for [...]
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After reading, the interview with Russ Wilcox (CEO, eInk) it’s worth pondering the feature release schedule he outlines for eInk screens – 2009 – All about different sizes. 2010 – All about flexible displays. 2011 – All about color. Hidden in there is the fact that 2009 (or early 2010 at the latest) will also [...]
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Tim O’Reilly’s article about the danger of Kindle 2 losing its market lead if it doesn’t open up to other formats like ePub made me realize that there’s a distinction that he’s missing (knowingly or unknowingly). There’s a big difference between – Letting people and companies add to a product’s eco-system (while still keeping it under [...]
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The Kindle 2 is predictably getting a huge amount of coverage. In addition to reviews there are a lot of interesting updates and threads of discussion – Russ Wilcox on Kindle 2′s eInk screen technology. The best of the bunch is this fascinating interview with eInk’s CEO and co-founder Russ Wilcox, with some company history - E Ink was [...]
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