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E Ink Hopes New Display Will Help It Nab Share of Wearable Market Everyone Is Talking About

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 3 at 3:23 pm PT

The flexible display maker hopes the wrist of the future will have room for one of its new 1.7-inch screens.

Dueling Korean Robots Among the Hidden Gems on Barcelona Show Floor

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 27 at 9:00 am PT

AllThingsD’s Ina Fried wanders the Mobile World Congress show floor in search of the quirky and quixotic.

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Pebble Watch Will Finally Ship on January 23

Lauren Goode in News on January 9 at 9:15 am PT

Pebble, the E-Ink “smart” watch that generated more than $10 million in preorders on Kickstarter last year, finally has a ship date: The company says it will go out Jan. 23, and that all 85,000 backers should receive their watches within six to eight weeks. The $150 Pebble is compatible with iPhone and Android, using Bluetooth to send alerts from smartphone to watch, and includes magnetic compass-like technology as well as light sensors.

TV Commercial Shows Off New Kindle Devices Before Amazon Does

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 5, 2012 at 10:06 pm PT

A new e-reader and possible a larger screen tablet, but maybe not everything they plan on announcing at tomorrow’s press conference.

Managing Expectations for Amazon’s Upcoming Kindle Event

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on August 26, 2012 at 12:04 pm PT

Let’s recap what we know ahead of Amazon’s Sept. 6 press conference.

New Sony Reader Gets Social

Bonnie Cha in Product News on August 16, 2012 at 6:01 am PT

Sony’s latest e-book reader goes on sale today, and features Facebook and Evernote integration.

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Pebble Smartwatch Launch Delayed

Bonnie Cha in News on July 25, 2012 at 11:50 am PT

The creators of the Pebble Smartwatch revealed today that it will miss its original launch date of September. The team did not set a new target, but noted on its Kickstarter page that “our current schedule has us on track to go from manufacturing zero to 15,000 Pebbles per week as soon as possible.” The Pebble Smartwatch features an e-ink screen and displays information from iPhone and Android smartphones. The project raised $10 million in pledges, breaking a funding record for Kickstarter.

Barnes & Noble Wants to Be Amazing in Bed, With New GlowLight Nook

Lauren Goode in Media on April 12, 2012 at 1:45 pm PT

Following disappointing sales of the first Nook Touch, Barnes & Noble is launching a new Nook Touch that combines E-Ink with a glowing screen.

Barnes & Noble Simple Touch with GlowLight

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Amazon’s Kindles Shipping Early, but Keep Waiting for Sales Figures

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 14, 2011 at 8:24 am PT

The Kindle Fire will ship to customers today — one day early — and the company’s new lineup of E-ink devices will ship tomorrow — a full six days early. But how many of them have been sold? Amazon declines to say, as usual. In press releases, Amazon Kindle VP Dave Limp goes so far as to say that the Fire is Amazon’s bestselling item across the site, and that it is building millions more than planned. Meanwhile, sales of E-ink Kindles are “more than double any previous Kindle launch,” Limp added.