Qu’est-ce QUE c’est? A Killer e-Book? A Kindle Killer?
Technology October 19th, 2009
A picture is worth thousand words. So the next two images of the Que, Plastic Logic’s ultrathin, bendable e-reader should save 2,000 words… courtesy of MediaMemo:
I’ve said before, dedicated e-readers won’t go away anytime soon, and Plastic Logic’s product is the one to keep an eye for – simply because this is the first one that feels like holding a piece of paper. I want my Que. Now.
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(Cross-posted @ CloudAve)
CrunchPad – It’s Real. Beautiful. I Want One.
Technology June 3rd, 2009
I admit I was skeptical when Mike Arrington first announced he wanted to build a lightweight Web Tablet. But a few month later we saw the first prototype, which was not particularly attractive – but real. Mea Culpa, I was wrong.
The second prototype was already quite likable, albeit not as sexy as as the original sketch. Today Mike @ Techcrunch announced that the final prototype is just weeks away- and although all he now has are conceptual drawings, if the real thing is anywhere close .. OMG.. OMG.. it’s absolutely sexy
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Tags: crunchpad, e-paper, e-reader, ebook, kindle, netbooks, situational device, situational hardware, tablet, techcrunch, xref
Good Luck Reading a Book on a NetBook
Misc May 29th, 2009
I’m a big fan of netbooks, but they are not the magic device for all one’s needs, and they should not be. PC World has jumped the shark with a bombastic title: Bye-bye Kindle, E-reader Screens Coming for Netbooks. It’s all about start-up Pixel Qi’s new screen which can operate as traditional backlit color LCD or as a black-end-white e-paper that hardly consumes energy and most importantly reduces eye-strain. PC World jumps to the conclusion:
E-reader makers have reason to fear such innovation because people will be able to buy devices with more functions for about the same price.Â
I beg to disagree. But rather than speculate, I’m challenging authors Dan Nystedt and Martyn Williams to do a test: hold a 3-pound netbook for several hours, in different positions, not at their desk, while trying to enjoy an e-Book.
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- Pixel Qi demonstrates 3qi display, merges e-ink with LCD (engadget.com)
- Pixel Qi’s Magical Hybrid E-Paper LCD Coming This Fall [Displays] (gizmodo.com)
- Bezos: Color Kindle “multiple years” away (crunchgear.com)
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