LiquaVista to demo color epaper reader at CES

[mtravellerh]

Originally Posted by Javed

I thought perhaps it is either a camera, as you say, or even a microphone. Seems rather radical to start putting either on an e-reader.

I wonder how much this reader would cost?

This reader is at best an early prototype and at worst a dummy with only a working screen. So there's no use wondering about a price!

[LDBoblo]

Also check out the following:


I am a little disheartened that they're only showing a demo in this video, and no real product.

[Godzil]

Look like impressing, but the upper right corner is dead (look at the part that stay black) (and some parts of the left border are dead too, but in white )

I doubt they are ready for mass production.. But who knows ?

[Dulin's Books]

Originally Posted by LDBoblo

I am a little disheartened that they're only showing a demo in this video, and no real product.

this is only opening day remember

[JSWolf]

I don't like the way the pages flip up. That I think will get a bit annoying.

[LDBoblo]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't like the way the pages flip up. That I think will get a bit annoying.

I doubt they're actively designing commercial software for ebook readers themselves...their demo is just a demo to show the speed of the display and doesn't necessarily bear any similarity to what real products will use.

I'd hope that any software developer who decides to add what they think is a sexy page-turn transition will offer options to turn it off. That's just a personal hope, though.

[badbob001]

Originally Posted by LDBoblo

Also check out the following:

It seems kind of weird how the page motions looks divided in the middle, almost as if only the top half is designed for video and animation (look at the page flips closely). Resolution doesn't seem that great.

[LDBoblo]

Originally Posted by badbob001

It seems kind of weird how the page motions looks divided in the middle, almost as if only the top half is designed for video and animation (look at the page flips closely). Resolution doesn't seem that great.

You can't see the screen's resolution from the video. Yes, it looks like the demo focused on using the top half for display and the bottom half used a lower cycle rate.

The typography in the demo was terrible too...

[markbot]

Could replace my work LCD someday! No more eye strain.

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by badbob001

It seems kind of weird how the page motions looks divided in the middle, almost as if only the top half is designed for video and animation (look at the page flips closely). Resolution doesn't seem that great.

I don't know. The unnatural page turns are kind of freaking me out. It's very cool but the page turns bug me.

[kjk]

There is something really odd about that demo.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Wish there was a temporary CES forum so I could keep up with all your postings. Thanks Nate!

Yes... nate.. you should tag all these threads with CES10.

BOb

[Dulin's Books]

LiquaVista in the BeBook booth

http://tweetphoto.com/8236894

[LDBoblo]

At least there's a prototype. I wonder if it's a prototype or just a conceptual mockup. I'm also curious about their decision to jump straight for color.

Also, it seems like conventions always attract some of the worst photographers in the world, except the ones with lots of scantily clad models.

[MikeOnyx]

Hi, since I'm right next to their booth and they are pretty friendly, they explained a little to me.

First of all, it is NOT e-ink. It's a normal, almost LCD like display that displays up to 4 level gray scale. However it still does not have a backlight (this is the cool part) because it uses a new reflective technology to get rid of the backlighting. Now the display quality is not that great but it's still, honestly, pretty cool.