Thursday, April 7th 2022
E Ink Launches E Ink Kaleido 3, the Next Generation of Print Color ePaper Technology
E Ink, the originator, pioneer, and global commercial leader in digital paper technology, today announced the launch of E Ink Kaleido 3. This new generation of E Ink Kaleido offers richer colors, along with 16 levels of grayscale and 4096 colors, perfect for displaying colorful images and information on eReaders and eNote devices. By optimizing the design of the ePaper module structure, E Ink Kaleido 3 has increased its color saturation by 30 percent compared to the previous generation, E Ink Kaleido Plus. E Ink Kaleido 3 is using E Ink's Print Color ePaper technology, where a color filter array (CFA) is used in conjunction with E Ink's Carta black and white ink film, creating a full color device for a more fully realized eBook shopping and reading experience.
In addition to improved color performance, Kaleido 3 uses E Ink ComfortGaze, a new front light technology designed by E Ink's Front Light Team. ComfortGaze has been engineered to reduce the amount of blue light reflected off the surface of the display, providing further comfort while reading. ComfortGaze has been engineered to reduce the amount of blue light reflected off the surface of the display, providing further comfort while reading with reduced Blue Light Ratio (BLR) and Blue Light Toxicity Factor (BLTF) by up to 60 percent and 24 percent respectively compared to the previous generation of front light design.
"The color eReader with E Ink Kaleido technology has received wide support and recognition from many customers since its release," said Johnson Lee, CEO of E Ink. "E Ink continues to innovate color ePaper, and with E Ink Kaleido 3, we've enhanced the vividness of the colors, improved the module design and created a healthier visual reading experience. We are excited to see this new technology roll out in customer products."
The E Ink Kaleido 3 module is available in various panel sizes, including 7.8-inch, 10.3-inch, and 13.3-inch. The responsiveness of the ink enables the module to play animations and videos, providing new options for digital reading and writing in educational and professional applications. The 13.3-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 ePaper can also be used as outdoor advertising signage.
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In addition to improved color performance, Kaleido 3 uses E Ink ComfortGaze, a new front light technology designed by E Ink's Front Light Team. ComfortGaze has been engineered to reduce the amount of blue light reflected off the surface of the display, providing further comfort while reading. ComfortGaze has been engineered to reduce the amount of blue light reflected off the surface of the display, providing further comfort while reading with reduced Blue Light Ratio (BLR) and Blue Light Toxicity Factor (BLTF) by up to 60 percent and 24 percent respectively compared to the previous generation of front light design.
The E Ink Kaleido 3 module is available in various panel sizes, including 7.8-inch, 10.3-inch, and 13.3-inch. The responsiveness of the ink enables the module to play animations and videos, providing new options for digital reading and writing in educational and professional applications. The 13.3-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 ePaper can also be used as outdoor advertising signage.
16 Comments on E Ink Launches E Ink Kaleido 3, the Next Generation of Print Color ePaper Technology
4-bit colour may not be glamorous but it gets the job done in 99% of situations.
Everyone knows that h.... comic books are black and white 99% of the time.
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Seriously though, what e-ink needs most is good devices at good speeds. Remarkable 2 (remarkable.com/) looks decent, I might buy one to try it out, but... I don't really need color for most of my real world uses.
Knock down the price by another $100 or $200 however, and suddenly we're now talking. The only pragmatic e-ink screens were 6-inch class e-inks (which shared e-ink screens with Amazon's Kindle, lowering the price significantly). All other e-ink screens were such low-production runs that they never were offered at a reasonable price.
A good A4 + Letter compromise size (8.5" x 11.75" fits all European A4 and USA Letter-sized documents) at full resolution would be amazing for an e-reader. A shame that this larger size just was never popular.
IMO, only reason to go with a E INK rather than DES display atm is for the larger array of screen sizes offered by E INK over DES
Perhaps a custom theme/skin/UI designed with static elements specifically for e-ink would look less like a blurry 1fps mess on a panel with 750ms response times ;)
I hope they come out with one in the size of an A4 paper and not insanely priced.
Argh, TPU's auto-embed ruining it.
4mins 20s into the video is where he loads youtube, and a couple of minutes later he highlights serious issues just scrolling a page of text on wikipedia.