Not exact matches
In contrast to black and white E-ink
screens (Vizplex, E-ink Pearl and E-ink Carta), which are widely used in
ereaders, in microcapsules of new displays there're not two kinds of microgranules but three - black, white and painted in any other
colour (if you want to know about constructionof black and white
screens in details, you can see the material «Principle of working of E-ink display»).
The next step in the evolution of the E-ink
ereader is not, as some expected,
colour screens but integrated lights.
Kobo won't release an
ereader with a
colour screen until authors «start writing novels in
colour» according to company president Michael Tamblyn.
With increasing competition from powerful, multifunctional and increasingly affordable Android tablets like the Nexus 7, hybrid
eReaders like the Kobo Arc and the Kinde Fire are a tough sell since they are readers with
coloured screens and offer limited access to the Android ecosystem via a curated (albeit greatly reduced in number) app store.
Designed by book lovers, the Kobo Wireless
eReader offers an exceptional customer experience featuring an eInk
screen that reads like paper and is easy on the eyes, easy - to - use navigation with seamless page turns, and a modern design in three stylish
colours — Onyx, Pearlized Lilac and Metallic Silver.
Amazon has nabbed
screen tech firm Liquavista from Samsung, potentially for its use in building a
colour ereader, while its workers go on strike in Germany.