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E-Ink and PVI (Prime View International) in Taiwan
I am writing a news article about PVI (元太科技) in Taiwan and its acquisition of E-Ink from Boston. Wonder if anyone has any interesting anecdotes or tidbits about E Ink technology they'd like to share, and of course, be credited by name in the final article with your quote or "according to" note. For example, what's the future of E Ink in your estimation? Will it be around for a long time, or will new technologies replace it soon?
RE: Prime View International, PVI, which supplies e-paper displays used in e-readers including Amazon’s Kindle, plans to more than triple its capital spending this year to cope with fast-growing demand.The investment is part of Prime View’s five-year plan to expand capacity 14-fold, the Hsinchu-based company says. Last edited by taglines; 02-03-2010 at 10:25 PM. |
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what's the name of the news organization?
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here is a news update on PVI today in one of the local snailpapers in Taiwan:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/.../04/2003465135 Prime View says it plans to triple capital spending By Lisa Wang STAFF REPORTER Thursday, Feb 04, 2010, Page 12 “There will be at least 50 new e-readers hitting the market, most of them using E-Ink technology. Scott Liu, Prime View chairman Prime View International Co (元太科技), which supplies e-paper displays used in e-readers including Amazon’s Kindle, yesterday said it planned to more than triple its capital spending this year to cope with fast-growing demand. |
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NYTImes reports today Amazon picks up Touchco that makes flexible and touch screens, might put them in future Kindles: and then what happens to E Ink? are E Ink's days numbered?
re Donald Norman, a professor at Northwestern University and an expert on design and engineering, said that while E Ink’s technology was well suited for reading long books, “it is too slow and ponderous” for reference works, multimedia and any tablet device that seeks to connect to a wide range of entertainment. He said that to respond to the iPad, Amazon could either drop the price of the current Kindle or “compete and switch to some other type of display.” The acquisition “would suggest Amazon is looking to expand its platform perhaps beyond e-readers to encompass more functionality and more content,” said Colin Sebastian, an analyst at Lazard Capital. “It also could help them address some of the form-factor issues with the Kindle,” allowing it, for example, to replace the physical keyboard with a virtual one, he said. “If touch screens were added to the Kindle or other Amazon devices, it would bring them up to date with the plethora of other screens consumers are becoming used to,” Mr. Sebastian said. “Any device is at a disadvantage if it doesn’t offer it.” The technology could allow Amazon to introduce a full-color touch-screen Kindle, raising the question of whether the device’s current displays, which are made by a company called E Ink, will play a role in the next round of reading devices. nytimes.com technology page |
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yes e-inks days are numbered. mine are lettered and my wife's are color coded.
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But you know, with Amazon buying TouchCo today, might E Ink lose out in the future to newer technologies such as flexible screens and color lettering? your website looks great, teach me more.
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