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...

Digitimes Insight: China e-book reader market smaller than expected in 2010

Jul 14, 16:13

Digitimes Research has downward adjusted its 2010 projected total e-book reader shipments in the China market from 1.5 million units originally to 900,000-1 million units, as China...

Acer to offer 7-, 10-inch tablet PCs in 4Q10

Jul 14, 15:54

Acer will launch a 7-inch and a 10-inch tablet PC in the fourth quarter, both based on the ARM architecture and Android, according to sources from notebook players. Acer is talking...

Wistron starts shipping e-book readers to publisher in China

Jul 13, 14:10

Wistron has begun shipments of e-book readers to Shanghai Century Publishing Group in China in July 2010, with EPDs supplied by SiPix Technology, according to industry sources.

SiPix EPD production yield rates to reach 80-85% in August-September

Jul 13, 12:16

SiPix Technology, an EPD (electrophoretic display) subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has recently overcome its production bottleneck and expects yield rates to reach 80-85% in August-September,...

E Ink June revenues down 3% sequentially

Jul 12, 12:09

Small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panel and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holding, previously known as Prime View International (PVI), has posted consolidated revenues of...

Qisda reports 6% growth in June revenues

Jul 7, 14:19

Qisda has posted consolidated revenues of NT$7.78 billion (US$241.72 million) for June, up 6.4% sequentially and 12.9% on year. Consolidated revenues for the first half of 2010 were...

E Ink announces next generation display platform

Jul 2, 16:09

E Ink Corporation, the leading developer and marketer of electronic paper display technology, has announced the release of its next generation display technology, Pearl. With Pearl,...

iPad spurs e-book reader price war, says iSuppli

Jun 25, 15:40

The move by Barnes and Noble as well as Amazon to slash the prices of their e-book readers reflects a fundamental change in their business strategy intended to counter the rising...

Amazon, Barnes and Noble lower e-book reader prices

Jun 22, 15:41

Amazon and Barnes and Noble have announced reduced prices for their e-book readers, Kindle and nook, to US$189 and US$199, respectively from about US$259.

Global e-book reader shipments reach 740,000 units in April-May, says Digitimes Research

Jun 21, 11:53

Global e-book reader shipments from manufacturers to vendors in April-May 2010 reached 740,000 units, with Barnes & Noble's nook accounting for 37% and Amazon's Kindle trailing...

Qisda to gear up for production of e-book readers in July, says president

Jun 17, 16:20

Qisda will gear up for production of e-book readers in July, with monthly output expected to reach over 50,000 units in the second half of 2010, according to company president Hsiung...

PVI May revenues up 5% sequentially

Jun 15, 15:36

Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$1.77 billion (US$54.79 million) for May, increasing 4.49% sequentially and...

CPT eyeing e-book reader market though TFT-LCD technology

Jun 14, 17:09

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is eyeing the e-book reader market using its TFT-LCD technology, according to company president Lin Sheng-chang.