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E-reader sales triple annually

Sriram Peruvemba, Chief Marketing Officer for E ink, reported at a conference last week that E book readers could hit 25 million to 30 million units this year - about three times the number sold in 2010.

Comments from S.I.D. 2011

S.I.D. is the successful display technology exhibition and conference. It was held last week in Los Angeles and had well over 5,000 attendees, and it included some aspects relevant to printed and flexible electronics. The show is often a great gauge of current interest in different display technologies and this year it was evident that the latest focus is on 3D television and touch screen technologies.

E-books, E-readers begin to catch on with college crowd

Study finds growing acceptance, but preference for print textbook continues .

Printed electronics enters fast growth phase

Printed electronics is associated with some orders, investments and acquisitions that are one hundred times as big as the largest two years ago.

Ulvac sees demand for small OLED panel gear

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Ulvac Inc said on Tuesday that demand for gear used in making small and next-generation OLED display panels for smartphones is strong, making up for a fall in demand for large liquid-crystal display (LCD) equipment.

T3 series clean energy, electric stand-up vehicle

Pentagon deploys T3 series clean energy, electric stand-up vehicle for perimeter security

World's first colour e-reader?

Chinese manufacturer Hanvon unveiled the World's first color e-ink e-reader at CES 2011 earlier this month. The device uses e-ink technology and has the capability of displaying up to 4096 colours. This is achieved by overlaying a colour filter over the black and white screen to produce the colours. In addition the contrast ratio has doubled over the last year so that the black and white colours still show through the colour filter. Although Barnes & Noble recently announced a color Nook and the Apple iPad has a color screen, both devices use LCD technology used for televisions and monitors.

Printed Electronics-Predictions for 2011

IDTechEx examines the Printed Electronics market for 2011.

Newly discovered phase helps further thermoelectrics

Scientists have discovered that a class of materials known to convert heat to electricity and vice versa behaves quite unexpectedly at the nanoscale in response to changes in temperature.

Electric tractors at Astra plant

Vehicle manufacturer General Motors has saved energy, improved productivity and optimized line side delivery operations at its Astra plant in Ellesmere Port by switching to electric tow tractors powered by Hawker batteries from EnerSys.

Printed Electronics USA 2010 Highlights

Last week the annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics event was held in the heart of Silicon Valley in California. Almost 1200 people attended the conference and 49,000 square foot exhibition.

Printechnologics AirCode touch now available

Printechnologics "AirCode touch" now available - the first technology allowing advertisers to bridge the gap of print and digital world in a intuitive way, by using the touch screens of electronic devices to read digital data invisibly hidden in paper.

RUSNANO and Plastic Logic's plastic electronics production in Russia

RUSNANO and Plastic Logic announce agreement to establish new plastic electronics production in Russia, with RUSNANO investing an estimated $100 million+ in the company.

IRex files for bankruptcy

E-reader maker IRex Technologies has filed for bankruptcy. According to some press reports, the device was too technology focussed, repeatedly delayed (missing out on key sales seasons) and not enough effort was given to services, the critical factor as Sony had learnt to their cost initially and as Amazon had achieved so well.

Funding for electric car and energy storage battery systems

California-based electric car and battery company CODA Automotive, together with joint venture partner, Lishen Power Battery, has secured $394 million of committed capital.

E-paper display market reaches $1.17 billion in 2014

IDTechEx find that the total market size for e-paper displays in 2010 is $131 million rising to $1.17 Billion in 2014 - this is the value of the display component, not the product.

First Apple licensed solar charging case for iPod Touch

Novothink a global manufacturer of energy alternative electronic devices, has announced the release of Solar Surge, the first Apple licensed solar charger case for iPod Touch.

Barnes & Noble launches world's largest eBookstore

Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world's largest bookseller, announced the launch of the Barnes & Noble eBookstore.

Highlights from S.I.D. 2009

This week IDTechEx is at the annual S.I.D. (Society for Information Displays) event in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Over the coming days we will provide coverage in Printed Electronics World of the latest developments announced at the event.

The race is on to commercialize a full-color electronic reader

The race is on to make a full-color electronic reader a reality with a recent entry from researchers at the University of Cincinnati who have collaborated with Sun Chemical, Polymer Vision and Gamma Dynamics.