Hanwang color e-book reader to launch in 1Q11

Dec 1, 01:25

Hanwang Technology will launch a color e-book reader using an EPD panel from E Ink Holdings (EIH) at the end of the first quarter of 2011, and will start e-book reader trails in junior...

E Ink monthly revenues to top NT$3 billion in November and December

Nov 29, 12:46

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) expects monthly revenues in November and December to exceed NT$3 billion (US$98.37 million) on strong year-end...

Taiwan market: Asustek to debut 8-inch Eee Note

Nov 26, 12:12

Asustek Computer is expected to unveil the 8-inch EA800, the first model of Eee Note series devices that will fall between tablet PCs and e-book readers in terms of functionality,...

Hanwang to maintain over 70% of China e-book reader market share in 2010

Nov 24, 01:45

Hanwang Technology's e-book reader shipments are expected to exceed one million units in 2010, an increase of 150% from about 400,000 units in 2009, and the vendor is expected to...

China market: Hanvon lowers e-book readers by 200-300 yuan on average

Nov 16, 02:05

Hanvon Technology, currently the largest vendor of e-book readers in the China market, has lowered its retail prices by 200-300 yuan (US$30-45) on average, with the lowest price reaching...

Delta cooperates with Kadokawa for e-book reader

Nov 15, 14:55

Delta Electronics has announced its cooperation with Japan-based publisher Kadokawa and introduced an e-book reader for comic content using e-paper developed with Japan-based Bridg...

Hanvon color e-book reader to hit the market in February 2011

Nov 11, 01:35

Hanvon will start selling its new 9.7-inch color e-book reader featuring E Ink Holding's latest color e-paper, Triton, in February 2011 with a selling price of 3,500 yuan (US$527.59)...

E Ink eyes non-English speaking markets for e-book readers

Nov 5, 01:10

Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) is actively developing the non-English speaking market for e-book readers...

Taiwan market: E-book reader players targeting cram school market

Nov 2, 02:15

Facing competition from tablet PCs, e-book reader players in Taiwan have recently turned their focus from consumers to the cram school industry, according to sources from related...

Foxconn e-book reader shipments expected to surpass 20 million units in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 1, 16:53

Global e-book reader shipments are expected to reach 12 million units in 2010 with 80-90% of the shipments, equivalent to more than 10 million units, from Foxconn Electronics (Hon...

Asustek details tablet PC plans

Oct 29, 15:37

Asustek Computer plans to launch several tablet PCs featuring 7-, 10- or 12-inch panels and will start launching them in December 2010, according to company president Jerry Shen.

Global sales of 20-25 million e-book readers projected for 2011, says E Ink chairman

Oct 28, 16:15

Global e-book reader sales in 2010 are expected to reach 10 million units at least, and the forecast for 2011 is upward adjusted from 18 million units originally, to 20-25 million...

China market: Shanda Literature launches own-brand e-book reader

Oct 28, 01:05

Shanda Literature, the largest publishing company in China, on October 27 launched its first own-brand e-book reader, the Bambook, in the China market at a retail price of 999 yuan...

Asustek launches customized Eee Reader in cooperation with religious organization

Oct 22, 01:15

Asustek Computer on October 21 announced the launch of its first Eee Reader e-book reader, the 9-inch TZ-900, in the Taiwan market at a retail price of about NT$10,000 (US$323) through...

Taiwan market: Asustek to announce e-book readers with cooperation from CHT

Oct 18, 16:22

Asustek Computer is set to announce its e-book reader on October 21 in Taiwan, with cooperation from telecom carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and the religious group Tzuchi.

Delta Electronics lands orders for e-book readers from China Mobile, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 1, 12:06

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has obtained orders for 8.2-inch color e-book readers equipped with 3G or Wi-Fi from China Mobile Telecommunications, the largest mobile telecom carrier...

E Ink announces August revenues of NT$1.6 billion

Sep 13, 10:51

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.6 billion (US$50.3 million) for August 2010, increasing 2.57% sequentially...

Qisda reports 12% sequential growth for August revenues

Sep 7, 11:12

Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.85 billion (US$246.2 million) for August, an increase of 12% sequentially and 11% on year. Consolidated revenues for January-August...

BenQ unveils PV-integrated e-book reader

Aug 31, 15:03

BenQ unveiled the K60, its e-book reader integrated with a photovoltaic (PV) panel for auxiliary power generation, at its 2010 Global Distributors' Meeting taking place in central...

Qisda to see 20% of revenues from e-book readers, smartphones, tablet PCs in 2H10

Aug 30, 16:13

Qisda expects its new businesses including e-book readers, smartphones and tablet PCs to account for 20% of its total revenues in the second half of 2010, up from 16% in the second...

Inventec expects all-in-one PCs, tablets, e-book readers to drive revenue growth in 2H10

Aug 25, 16:21

Inventec foresees that all-in-one PCs, tablet PCs and e-book readers will be the main source of growth in its consolidated revenues for the second half of 2010 while sales revenues...

Delta eyeing education market for e-book readers

Aug 20, 15:21

Delta Electronics will tap into the education market with its e-book readers in the second half of 2010 amid the digitalization in universities and school libraries.

Tapping educational e-book reader market needs 2-3 years, says E Ink chairman

Aug 18, 15:01

While many vendors of e-book readers have begun looking to the large educational market, tapping the market will take two to three years to see fruition, but demand will grow rapidly,...

Hanwang to set up R&D center in Taiwan

Aug 13, 16:56

China-based e-book reader maker Hanwang Technology plans to invest US$1 million to set up a R&D center in Taiwan at the end of 2010, according to company chairman Liu Ying-jian...

Taiwan market: FET to launch Acer e-book reader and tablet PC by year-end

Aug 12, 15:09

Far Eastone Telecommunications (FET) looks to be tightening its relationship with Acer by publicly stating during a recent press event that it will distribute a tablet PC and six-inch...

E Ink to increase production of FFS panels at Hydis

Aug 11, 17:05

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings will increase the production of FFS (fringe filed switching) panels at its Korea-based subsidiary Hydis to 75% of its...

Global e-book reader shipments to be 2-3 times higher in 2H10, says E Ink chairman

Aug 11, 11:47

Price-cut competition for e-book readers among global vendors including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony and Hanvon is expected to stimulate demand in the second half of 2010, with...

Asustek to launch 8-inch 64-grayscale e-book reader at below US$599

Aug 6, 16:32

Asustek Computer will launch an e-book reader with an 8-inch 64-grayscale TFT-LCD screen without backlight for own-brand sale at below US$599 in October 2010, according to the comp...

Taiwan market: Mobile telecom carriers conservative about launching e-book readers

Aug 4, 14:09

Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications are not looking to be active in launching e-book readers for the time being, as their current focus is operating...

Global e-book reader shipments fall short of forecast in 2Q10, says Digitimes Research

Jul 28, 11:25

A total of 1.35 million e-book readers were shipped to the global market in the second quarter of 2010, 33.2% fewer than the originally projected 2.02 million units, chiefly because...

Taiwan market: BenQ launches limited edition e-book reader

Jul 26, 15:09

BenQ has launched a limited edition e-book reader, the nReader Young Guns, based on a popular comic book series published in Taiwan.

Hanwang revenues soar in 1H10

Jul 26, 14:06

China-based e-book reader maker Hanwang Technology has posted revenues of 674.41 million yuan (US$99.52 million) for the first half of 2010, increasing 283.36% on year. Net profit...

Hanwang facing weak tablet PC sales, while Lenovo aggressive

Jul 22, 15:34

China-based e-book reader maker Hanwang in June saw its tablet PC shipments reach only 1,500-2,000 units, a lot lower than the company's expectations, according to sources from PC...

Hanvon has 61% of China e-book reader market in 1H10, says Digitimes Research

Jul 20, 16:20

Hanvon, the e-book reader brand of China-based Hanwang Technology, had 61.4% of the e-book reader market in China in the first half of the 2010, according to Digitimes Research.

Hanwang denies e-book reader inventory piling up, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 19, 16:40

China-based Hanwang Technology has denied rumors that its Hanvon-branded e-book reader sales have been seriously dampened by competition from the Apple iPad and its current inventory...