E Ink
Shifting from founder to VC with Russ Wilcox from E Ink and Pillar VC
We’re coming at you live from TechCrunch’s Early Stage in Boston. Darrell and Becca are joined onstage by Russ Wilcox who founded E Ink and is currently a partner at Pillar VC. They discussed how
reMarkable powers up its e-paper tablet with a keyboard case for distraction-free writing
The reMarkable 2 is a great tablet for reading long documents on, annotating them, taking notes, sketching… but not for full-on writing. At least, it wasn’t until they put out this great k
E Ink’s latest color displays have me dreaming of electronic paper magazines
There’s still nothing quite like thumbing the pages of a real-life print magazine, but the latest evolution of E Ink’s color tech is creeping tantalizingly close — at least as far as my
BMW reimagines the head-up display
At CES today, BMW unveiled its new i Vision Dee concept car, an E Ink-clad four-door sedan that can shift colors on demand. Why “Dee?” you surely ask. It stands for Digital Emotional Exper
Alaska Airlines’ new electronic bag tag will let you speed through the airport lobby
Given the current state of the worldwide aviation industry, checking a bag may not be the best idea right now. But sometimes you don’t have a choice and soon, at least if you’re flying Ala
Apple reportedly testing E Ink outer display for upcoming foldable
Ming-Chi Kuo is one of a handful of Apple analysts whose reports always warrant a second look, regardless of how strange they might seem at first blush. We’ve heard plenty of reports that the compan
Huawei gets into the e-reader game with a combo note-taking device
Nearly 20 years after the release of the first e-reader, the category isn’t exactly a hotbed of activity. Amazon has ruled the roost for over a decade now, in spite of the best efforts of companies
BMW shows off a color-changing car
After first teasing it a few weeks ago, BMW today officially unwrapped its color-changing car at CES. The BMW iX Flow, as the German automaker has dubbed this experimental vehicle, is wrapped in what
Review: Kobo’s Sage and Libra 2 e-readers improve displays but compromise on design
The latest pair of e-readers from Kobo provide a modest but noticeable upgrade to the display, stylus support and Bluetooth for listening to audiobooks but take a step down in build quality from the a
reMarkable adds subscription service to access new features on its e-paper tablet
In a rather surprising move, the makers of the reMarkable line of e-paper tablets have added a subscription service to their latest device that enables several of its more advanced features. All curre
Kobo refreshes e-reader line with Sage and Libra 2, adding Bluetooth and stylus support
A pair of new e-readers from Kobo iterate on the company’s high-end options, adding Bluetooth audiobook and stylus support to the now familiar asymmetrical design of its larger devices. The Sage
Boox tablets are welcome options in the growing oversize e-reader niche
When it comes to e-paper devices, the Kindle is of course the first brand people think of, though I’ve done my best to spread the Kobo and reMarkable gospel as well. Chinese e-reader maker Boox
Kobo Elipsa review: A sized-up e-reading companion with clever note taking
Kobo’s Elipsa is the latest in the Amazon rival’s e-reading line, and it’s a big one. The 10.3-inch e-paper display brings it up to iPad dimensions and puts it in direct competition
The Boox Poke 3 is my new favorite e-reader
There are plenty of e-readers to choose from out there, but never enough for me. I’m always questing for the one that will make me forget that there are others available, and in the Onyx Boox Po
The Freewrite Traveler is an outstanding, but expensive, dedicated portable writing laptop
As a hardware startup, Astrohaus stands apart because of its unique offerings focused specifically on writers and writing. Its debut product, the Freewrite, looked like an old-school travel typewriter
The reMarkable 2 improves on the original in every way, but remains firmly in its niche
I’d been asking for something like the reMarkable for a long time before it showed up out of the blue a few years ago. The device was a real treat, but had a few problems and an eye-popping pric
LivingPackets hopes to nurture a circular economy with its smart parcels
More than ever before, people are getting life’s essentials delivered — good news for Amazon, but bad news for the environment, which must bear the consequences of the resulting waste. LivingP
ReMarkable’s redesigned e-paper tablet is more powerful and more papery
It's no secret I'm a fan of the reMarkable, a tablet with a paper-like display that's focused on text and sketching rather than rich media and games. The sequel to the original, announced today, looks
With $15M round and 100K tablets sold, reMarkable CEO wants to make tech ‘more human’
The reMarkable tablet is a strange device in this era of ultra-smart gadgets: A black and white screen meant for reading, writing, and sketching — and nothing more. Yet the company has sold 100,000
Amazon’s entry-level 2019 Kindle is let down by a sub-par display
Amazon's Kindle is of course the brand most think of when they consider buying an e-reader, but competition does exist and the truth is it makes the company's newest entry-level device look like a poo