Faster E Ink controller available – can do picture in picture

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By Paul Biba

The controller is at the heart of the display of your Sony Reader, Kindle, etc. and Epson has been the prime manufacturer. Now they have announced a new, updated controller for E Ink displays. This is important because the controller sets the speed of the display, as well as the display features. According to E-Ink-Info, the new controller allows for multi-regional and concurrent display updates and for direct touch/pen drawing. Additionally is supports picture-in-picture, rotation, transparency and hardware cursor functions.

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