Kindle display maker E Ink to be bought for $215M

E Ink Corp., the maker of the innovative display for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by a Taiwanese company for $215 million.

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I have a Kindle 2. Jealous much?

Amazon’s upgraded e-book reader, Kindle 2, has many attributes that gadget freaks will find irresistible. It’s got wireless 3G. (Ooh!) It’s slim and elegant. (Ah!) It’s got a luscious, 16-shade display and can handle 1,500 books at a time. (Wow!)

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Dutch company punches holes in font to save ink

A Dutch company looking for ways to reduce the environmental costs of printing has developed a new font that it says cuts ink usage by about 15 percent.

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Esquire magazine unveils cover with electronic ink

Although readers keep shifting to the Internet, Esquire magazine's editor is sure print isn't dying, and he aims to prove it Monday by unveiling a 75th-anniversary issue with a cover that features electronic ink.

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Florida Town Celebrates Tattoo Parlors

Tattoo artist Bo Mencarelli chills out on a chair near Duval Street's fish restaurants and beer-soaked bars, dragging on a cigarette and saying, "What's up, brother," to those who recognize the thin man with ink paintings on his arms.

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Survivor: China - Possible Early Season Spoilers

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Ink Movie Review

Ink (2009) is a climax of audio and visual stimulation that takes you on a journey of the subconsciousness. The dark and light forces fight over the soul in a thrilling and thought provoking metaphysical world that is linked to the physical one.

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Photo Essay from Time Magazine. Not sure how old this E-Reader list is. But I didn't know there were other companies outside of Sony and the Kindle that were selling competitive E-readers. Cool. Would love to buy one of these.

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Here is all the fresh news on Epic Mickey: -The game's plot revolves around "forgotten" Disney characters... -The main villain is Disney's first-ever cartoon hero, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit... -Oswald unleashes the Phantom Blot, a monster that invades the Disney universe and beg …

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[Manila, Philippines] We could charitably grant that some of them were genuinely grieving. But the attendance of politicians of various stripes, including Mrs.

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Paleontologists discovered the remains of the creature, called a Belemnotheutis antiquus, during a dig at a Victorian excavation in Trowbridge, Wilts. They cracked open what appeared to be an ordinary looking rock only to find the one-inch-long black ink sac inside.

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Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) profit dropped 19% in the latest quarter, dragged by ongoing weakness in sales of personal computers and printer ink.

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Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett can tell his life story, both the good and the bad, through his tattoos.

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Times are so tough for many Americans that they are willing to do anything to gain an advantage over their competition in the job market... including expensive, painful procedures to remove tattoos.

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LOUISVILLE - KFC says it's popcorn chicken had a bit more heat than intended. The fried chicken giant is suing one of it's suppliers, saying the cups used to hold popcorn chicken caught on fire while being reheated in the microwave oven.

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Printing tips for sustainability

I just thought to share some of my experiences, which can help you conserve paper and ink. If you have other suggestions, etc., please comment!

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A few months back, I reviewed Epson's Artisan 800 printer, and I loved it. Tonight, I hate its shiny plastic guts. In fact, I may never touch another Epson product again because of this...

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US researchers have developed a new type of semiconductor ink that brings companies a step closer to making bendable computer screens or inexpensive sensor tags to help retailers keep track of their inventory.

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A Bostonian is suing HP and Staples for colluding to inflate the price of printer ink. According to the suit, filed by Ranjit Nedi, Staples took a $100 million hint from HP not to stock cheap generic competition to its $8,000-a-gallon juice.

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In an effort to increase environmental awareness, the Dutch media company Spranq has introduced Ecofont, a perforated font that saves printing ink.

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The prints we make for our 'daily use' not only use paper, but also ink. According to SPRANQ creative communications (Utrecht, The Netherlands) your ink cartridges could last longer. SPRANQ has therefore developed a new font: the Ecofont.

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A good idea is always simple: how much of a letter can be removed while maintaining the readability? After extensive testing with all kinds of shapes the best results were achieved by using small circles.

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While mistakes in life are common, only a select few are permanently inked into your skin. Authors Aviva Yael and P.M.

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... black light tattoos that are almost invisible in daylight but show in great detail with a black light.

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"I couldn't decide between CRYMPH or DLECH," said Chengdu high school student Mingmei Lee. "I know they both mean beautiful flower dancing in the wind in American, but I can't decide what looks prettier."

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I got a brain-storm of an idea the other day and decided to try soaking the base of the cartridge in WD40 to see if it would soften and clean the dried ink and holy crap - it worked!!!

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Inkjet refills. What was once a messy, unsafe procedure have go safer and cleaner. No longer make you necessitate to wade elbow-deep in ink through the procedure of topping up your empty inkjet cartridges. Not at all.

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Ink That Makes You Think: A Curator's Selection of David Beckham's Tattoos

Ok, so I'm the curator, but after watching about six full episodes of those two reality shows that delve into the dermis art, I'm just as qualified as the next guy.

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A new study says that on average, more than half of the ink from inkjet cartridges is wasted when users toss them in the garbage.

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AN INVENTOR meets a venture capitalist in a bar. He pulls out of his pocket something that looks like a grubby handkerchief, straightens it out on the bar top, and begins his pitch for $10m of venture money.

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Save money on Ink Cartridiges- a 4 step guide to Internet Shopping

If there is one thing I love, it's finding a deal!

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