Sekuphele izinyanga, u-E-Ink, umkhiqizi wokukhonjiswa kukayinki we-elekthronikhi uzama ukwethula imikhiqizo emisha bese uyeka kuya ngemakethe ye-eReader. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni imikhiqizo emisha iphume nalolu hlobo lwesikrini futhi sibona amadivayisi amaningi nangaphezulu ngoyinki we-elekthronikhi.
Izithunywa ze-E-Ink ziveze ukuthi ngonyaka ozayo, inkampani izozinikela ekukhiqizweni nasekuthengisweni kwamalebula amancane e-inki bagqugquzela malini. Lo mkhiqizo ususetshenziswe isikhathi eside ngabezitolo ezinkulu, izinkampani zokuhamba nezinye izinkampani ezihlobene nokwenza ngcono ukuthengisa noma ukulawula ukuthunyelwa noma umthwalo ezikhumulweni zezindiza.
Abaningi bethu sebevele bazi ngalokhu kusetshenziswa okusha okwethulwa yi-E-Ink, kepha lokho okubikwe yinkampani kudlula isikhangiso esilula. Ngakolunye uhlangothi iqiniso ukuthi okwakhe umkhiqizo uzokhuphukela kumalebula ayizigidi ezingama-40, isibalo esiphakeme kakhulu umenzi asisekela kahle kodwa esingahambelani nokukhiqizwa kwezikrini ezintsha ze-inki ze-elekthronikhi.
I-E-Ink ingaba nenkinga yokukhiqiza izibonisi ezintsha uma ukhiqiza lamalebula we-e-ink
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, ama-80% wokukhiqizwa kwe-E-Ink ancike kuma-eReaders, manje isibalo sehlele ku-70%, ngakho-ke kubonakala sengathi imikhiqizo emisha ye-E-Ink iheha ukunakwa futhi ifinyelela kumsebenzisi wokugcina.
Kepha akukho okushiwoyo ngokukhonjiswa kukayinki omusha we-elektroniki ngakho-ke Unyaka wezi-2017 uzoqhubeka nokuba unyaka neCarta Technology noma izikrini ezintsha sezivele zenziwe futhi zilungele ukusatshalaliswa, ngakho-ke ngo-2017 sizoba nama-eReaders amasha anezinguquko esikrinini.
Lokhu akukacacisiwe futhi kungukungabaza okukhulu ukuthi kubangelwa yini, kepha esikwaziyo ukuthi ngo-2017 olandelayo sizofunda okuningi ngoyinki we-elekthronikhi, okungenani lapho siyothenga.