10-27-2009, 12:42 PM | #16 |
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I disagree. It would be enormously useful both for those of us looking for a large format for technical work, but would also be appealing for those looking for recreational larger-format reading materials such as magazines with photo layouts. |
10-27-2009, 12:48 PM | #17 |
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BTW, I'm waiting to see a device built around the Qualcomm Mirasol technology. It has very crisp color, refresh rates capable of supporting video, and a very low drain on the battery. So far they have only displayed small sized screens that use this technology, but if they start building large screen devices, well, whoohoo!
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That said if I can get a nice tablet device that's not larger than A4, and very thin and light, I'd probably eventually scrap my leisure reader and just use the tablet for work and novels. Quote:
It's just nice to have a good, portable device that consolidates several functions together for those of us on the go all the time. It doesn't mean that's the only device we have for those functions. Just it would be our main portable device for those functions. Quote:
But as said above, there are two markets here with some overlap. There needs to be a wide array of devices from small, dedicated readers, to thin tablets mainly for reading and annotating, to full tablet PCs so that everyone can find a device that suits their needs. Plenty of room in the market for such an array--just like with cell phones, netbooks etc. |
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The PSP is another example. It loses bad to the DS, which is more dedicated to gaming. |
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10-27-2009, 01:16 PM | #20 | |
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But anyhow, I couldn't care less if the device I have is a sales success as long as it fits my needs. Especially for something like a tablet device which would ideally just be based on a standard OS which would assure access to tons of software regardless of how well the specific device sells. It would be more of a concern if it's something like a Kindle that has it's own OS, access to it's own book/app store etc. as if it doesn't sell well it's a paper weight. I probably wouldn't buy such a device for my tablet needs and wait for something that's either a sales success and clear to stick around (like the iPhone was very quickly) or based on a standard platform like Windows etc. |
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From Engadget's own records, Bridgestone seems to have had prototypes of flexible color epaper displays dating back to at least 2006.
I can't tell for sure but it doesn't look like they really have anything in the ebook space yet. Wake me up when they have a shipping product. Quote:
• An eReader replaces, and is just as convenient (if not more so) than the paper book(s) you'd carry instead. • I routinely commute, and walk at least an hour a day (usually more) carrying an ereader, smartphone and a netbook. It really isn't that difficult. The idea that "all in one is the ONLY way things can end up" is patently false. We still have dedicated fax machines, copy machines and scanners despite the ease of combining the three; we still have portable digital music players -- heck, we even still have portable radios, despite the ease of integrating those functions into PDA's and smartphones. I could go on, but the reality is that it's rare that a multifunction completely eliminates a focused device. Dedicated readers have several advantages: better reading surface, lower power requirements, ease of use. It's a lot easier to specialize a dedicated device for something like the education market, where all-day usage is necessary, and you may not want the students to have constant Internet access, IM, text messaging and so forth during class. And for the frequent readers -- who generate a disproportionate of book revenues -- a dedicated device will be preferable for the indefinite future. Multifunction devices can be convenient, and will clearly have a role to play. But I seriously doubt that dedicated readers will disappear overnight. |
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It's not an either or proposition. All kinds of devices can come out and thrive in particular markets. |
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i'm expecting this to take a few years to get right. I just bought a Kindle DX. I can wait 3 years to 2012 for a color version.
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Hmm, if it actually comes out in 2010 and at an affordable price it might just be very attractive. Sounds like it'd be a great reader for viewing my collection of academic and gaming pdfs.
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Has anyone figured out what is the resolution of this screen?
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I do not see any real progress here. Dark colors look bad.
Ring me when there is a new screen technology with a much improved contrast! First I want white, not grey. Then colors. |
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For them to get this to market so quickly I figured yes it must have some issues, they can't be that far ahead of other manufacturers. For me, the ultimate device is the one shown in movies like mission impossible (I think it's that movie). Basically a transparent paper thin LCD touch device which can be folded to fit in your pocket and can do everything, I suspect in the real world it would need nano technology lol |
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*Trials begin at the Kansai Urban Banking Corp early next year, but you can check it out sooner at FPD International 2009 in Yokohama City, Japan, starting tomorrow.* Doesn't that mean they DO have devices working and ready enough for real world use? Amazon did some trials with their large screen thingy with academics and students, and generally got a thumbs down due to the clunkiness and mono screens. This sounds as if it could fit quite neatly into that potentially very large niche when/if perfected. Sounds good to me. Plus if these touch colour screens (or any other pending technologies) take off they could, I think, dominate (depending on price) which might well push down the prices of less desirable mono eink devices, which also sounds good to me. I am of course guessing. [edit] Sorry, just realised you meant a product actually for sale. It does look like they are close to that though. Last edited by Littermate; 10-27-2009 at 07:41 PM. |
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With QUE clearly aimed for business (meaning: expensive), this is my only hope.
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