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14 May 2013, 05:32 PM | Post: #1

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Colour e-ink Kindle on the horizon?

Amazon have bought Liquavista, a screen technology company previously owned by Samsung, which makes colour screens with low power requirements (using a technology called 'electrowetting').

Some more details on the deal here.

So we could see some colour Kindle e-readers in the future (rather than tablets), which should prove a boon for textbooks, comics, children's books (and anything else which would benefit from colour).

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15 May 2013, 02:53 PM | Post: #2

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RE: Colour e-ink Kindle on the horizon?

Just heard about this. Interesting stuff indeed. I personally would more than welcome a colour e-ink Kindle. I think the technology is becoming more and more mature and it would be great if Amazon could lead the way with a colour Kindle before any other mainstream vendor hits the market with one.

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15 May 2013, 03:54 PM | Post: #3

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RE: Colour e-ink Kindle on the horizon?

Would be nice for books with pics but most of mine are just er.... books. Depends on the price.

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15 May 2013, 05:01 PM | Post: #4

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RE: Colour e-ink Kindle on the horizon?

Interesting! It's generally thought that e-reading technology is moving away from dedicated e-readers and towards multi-purpose tablets, so a colour Kindle might put a spanner in the works. (One of my books would really benefit from colour!)

Hopefully it would mean a general improvement in e-ink displays so that even books without colour would display better, and perhaps with more accessibility and contrast options.

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15 May 2013, 06:18 PM | Post: #5

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RE: Colour e-ink Kindle on the horizon?

I think it would be a brilliant development. I love my Fire, but for reading my Kindle Keyboard beats it hands down, especially in the bright sunlight when we are lucky enough to see any! Smile