The First Folding E-Ink Tablet Turns an E-Reader Into a High-End Paperback

We call foldable phones that collapse along a vertical axis “book-style” foldables. Considering the obvious implication of that nomenclature, I’m surprised it took so long for somebody to devise an e-reader that closes like a book. Chinese brand Readmoo claims it cracked the code on a folding color E Ink display with its new device called the mooInk V. It has an 8-inch display that clams up small enough to slip it into your pocket. It could offer bookworms a device that’s as convenient to carry as a paperback or Kindle, but with a more colorful display and more exciting design. In a release (read via machine translation), Readmoo detailed its new mooInk device in partnership with E Ink that’s meant to shrink the size of your typical e-reader. As with all folding displays, the panel needs to be far thinner than a traditional display to enable the folding action. As first noted by The Verge, the mooInk V’s panel is designed around the E Ink Gallery 3, the same technology used in the reM ... Read full article.