

Color e-book devices coming from E Ink in 2011 - waderoush
http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/03/15/new-e-ink-leader-sees-colorful-future-for-company-under-taiwans-prime-view-international/

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Xichekolas
E Ink's big problem is the Mirasol technology that Qualcomm has.

Mirasol supposedly has better power usage characteristics than E Ink, and does
color and full-motion video to boot. It's also basically ready now, with
Qualcomm promising both 5.7 and 10.5 inch tablet/readers using the display by
the holiday season.

To see the Mirasol in action:
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmpBgaPGYKQ&feature=playe...](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmpBgaPGYKQ&feature=player_embedded)

The rumor is that this is the display that will be found in the next Kindle,
but who knows for sure.

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elblanco
Thanks for linking to Mirasol, I hadn't heard of it before and am now terribly
excited.

I think E-Inks main problems are two-fold: 1) It took _forever_ to come to
market in any meaningful way. I think I remember reading about it in the mid
90's if I'm correct.

2) It cost too much once it did come to market. I'd expect an 8.5"x11" display
capable of showing PDFs to cost a fraction of what they do now.

okay, actually three-fold

3) It's dead slow and leaves artifacts all over the place unless you do an
annoying blank out of the entire display area.

There's plenty of room for B&W digital paper displays in today's world, but it
just seems to have come out all wrong, too late and too much money for the
industry to stick with it. E Ink just won't be able to keep up with the
technology demands of the market space it seems to have created.

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berntb
The slow update is my main problem with E-Ink. I want to browse and make notes
in documents/code on an A4-sized screen which is as easy to read as paper.
(Preferably sized as two A4. Color and video would be nice, but optional.
Minimal power need also optional.)

I don't really care if Pixel Qi, E-Ink, Mirasol or one of the others solves
this, but is seems I'll finally be able to buy one in less than a year.

