Pixel Qi e-readers - H1 2011? - Page 2

Sweetpea · 09-27-2010, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

I'm beginning to feel like you. Pixel QI is very much about talk/press-releases and very little about action. We're still waiting for a device with the actual screen incorporated.

I've moved from highly interested to "oh, another PQ news item"...

Mastiff · 09-29-2010, 03:53 PM

They announced a Pixel Qi USB monitor today: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/p...-with-both-wi/

Shaggy · 09-30-2010, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mastiff

They announced a Pixel Qi USB monitor today: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/p...-with-both-wi/

Same old story... just announcing, not actually selling.

Mastiff · 09-30-2010, 04:54 PM

I gotta say I've been around since Mosaic was brand new, and this World Wide Wait thing never was going to catch on amongst regular people, only us nerds. And I have come across a lot of different people, many negative, but I have never ever seen anybody quite as negative as you. In almost every newsthread here you are the "it will never happen" guy.

And did you even read the link? "Next month" when it's late September sounds pretty solid to me. Not to mention the demonstration.

LDBoblo · 10-01-2010, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Mastiff

I gotta say I've been around since Mosaic was brand new, and this World Wide Wait thing never was going to catch on amongst regular people, only us nerds. And I have come across a lot of different people, many negative, but I have never ever seen anybody quite as negative as you. In almost every newsthread here you are the "it will never happen" guy.

And did you even read the link? "Next month" when it's late September sounds pretty solid to me. Not to mention the demonstration.

Pessimism isn't entirely unfounded when it comes to Pixel Qi and OLPC-related announcements, and especially those coming from no-name startups since the ebook flood around CES.

As for release dates? They change from time to time. They've already done so a few times.

Graham · 10-01-2010, 12:08 PM

Here's an interesting forum thread from people who've bought the 10.1" Pixel Qi screen kit from Make and fitted it to their netbooks. Some negative comments, though I think mainly from people who were trying to use it fully reflective indoors under artificial light.

http://forums.makezine.com/comments....cussionID=6620

I've got a Samsung N130, so this would fit mine (it's on sale here), but it would cost about the same again as I paid for the netbook, so I might wait at least until my guarantee has run out, and hopefully the prices will come down!

Graham

Mastiff · 10-03-2010, 02:20 PM

It looks like many of them didn't really know what they were buying...

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09-29-2010, 03:53 PM	#17
Mastiff Viking proof reader Posts: 168 Karma: 139212 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway - land of the trolls! Device: Onyx Boox Max 3	They announced a Pixel Qi USB monitor today: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/p...-with-both-wi/

09-30-2010, 04:54 PM	#19
Mastiff Viking proof reader Posts: 168 Karma: 139212 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway - land of the trolls! Device: Onyx Boox Max 3	I gotta say I've been around since Mosaic was brand new, and this World Wide Wait thing never was going to catch on amongst regular people, only us nerds. And I have come across a lot of different people, many negative, but I have never ever seen anybody quite as negative as you. In almost every newsthread here you are the "it will never happen" guy. And did you even read the link? "Next month" when it's late September sounds pretty solid to me. Not to mention the demonstration.

10-01-2010, 12:08 PM	#21
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,743 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	Here's an interesting forum thread from people who've bought the 10.1" Pixel Qi screen kit from Make and fitted it to their netbooks. Some negative comments, though I think mainly from people who were trying to use it fully reflective indoors under artificial light. http://forums.makezine.com/comments....cussionID=6620 I've got a Samsung N130, so this would fit mine (it's on sale here), but it would cost about the same again as I paid for the netbook, so I might wait at least until my guarantee has run out, and hopefully the prices will come down! Graham

10-03-2010, 02:20 PM	#22
Mastiff Viking proof reader Posts: 168 Karma: 139212 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway - land of the trolls! Device: Onyx Boox Max 3	It looks like many of them didn't really know what they were buying...

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