November 2, 2011
by ianforrester
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Maarten Pieter emailed me after reading my blog post asking why there were no large eink displays and then my solution building a Kindle array. Dear Ian, I came across your blog on large e-inks displays and the kindle array idea. Have … Continue reading
October 4, 2011
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Sriram Peruvemba, vice president of marketing at Eink, gives us the latest news from Eink, they announced that they will ship between 25 million and 30 million Eink screens this year, just for the Eink e-readers like the Kindle 4 … Continue reading
September 10, 2011
by ianforrester
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I have been asking the question over and over in different circles, is there such a thing as a large scale eink display? It seems the answer is no but I’m more interested why not? Then yesterday while at lunch … Continue reading
July 17, 2011
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For a long time now… I’ve been thinking about the problem of digital artifacts in a physical world. I remember clearly, a fantastic conversation I had with the amazing Jas Dhaliwal about this exact subject when he was up in … Continue reading
June 2, 2011
by ianforrester
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I took a picture of a paper display in the BBC Manchester office the other day… It seems like every week they may replace the old informational display with a new one. But it got me wondering… its quite a … Continue reading
February 11, 2011
by ianforrester
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My sister and I spoke on Skype the other day and I said to her I finally got around to reading What the Dog saw by Malcolm Gladwell which she bought for me about 2 years ago at Christmas. Yes … Continue reading
January 22, 2011
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I didn’t notice Instapaper now supports wireless delivery of epub’s. Reading on the Kindle’s non-reflective, e-ink screen is easy on the eyes and great for longer content. Instapaper provides Kindle-compatible files, easily transferred at no charge via USB, containing the … Continue reading
September 23, 2010
by ianforrester
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I got a delivery notification in my letter box today saying I missed a deliver and the caretaker took it in. Wondering what it could it be, I looked in my inbox and found… Dear Customer, Greetings from Amazon.co.uk, We … Continue reading
September 11, 2010
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I’m going to sell my old Sony PRS-600 Ebook Reader for the Amazon Kindle 3. But why? Well it kind of centres on a blog post I wrote a while ago when the iPad was unveiled to the world. In … Continue reading
April 29, 2010
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So while in Ireland for Media 2020, I got to play with a couple of people’s iPads. Now you all know I’m not a fan but these are my honest thoughts while playing with it. Its bloody heavy, I expected … Continue reading
April 19, 2010
by ianforrester
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I no longer like to read on my LCD screen. Its just not the same. Eink is lovely to read on and for me changing the widths of text is still a dream come true. Its really changing the way … Continue reading
January 27, 2010
by ianforrester
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Apple release the islate, itablet as the ipad today. I’m sure many people will write about the device and how they really want one but even with my mac bashing hat on the table its not enough. If you’ve not … Continue reading