05-13-2005, 04:56 AM | #1 | |
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Taiwanese acquire Philips' e-paper unit
Wouldn't it be nice not just to talk about e-paper technology but to actually own one of these nifty e-book readers that resemble real paper better than anything else we have seen? Now there's hope to believe that the situation will improve soon. According to a report from Digitimes, Prime View International (PVI), a Taiwan-based panel maker specializing in smaller-sized panel production, will acquire Royal Philips Electronics' electrophoretic display business and is planning to begin volume production of e-paper (Sony) products in Q4 2005:
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05-13-2005, 05:51 AM | #2 | |
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Sony in the game?
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Sony is still pushing their worthless Memory Stick format - after it's been proven that it's a market failure. Sony only recently realized that people have MP3 files and won't use a player that doesn't support MP3. For an eBook device to take off, it will probably support some sort of DRM, but it must also support open formats - without the need to use priprietary software on closed systems to "convert" the open format. It will also have to embrace standard memory expansion (i.e. no memory stick - or if they use it, the device must also support something like SD). Sony has shown time and again that they have the ability to do it. But they keep listening to the morons in their company that think that "proprietary" = "good". As consumers, we all know that "proprietary" = "good" is only for companies. For consumers "proprietary" always = "bad". |
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05-16-2005, 12:26 AM | #3 |
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Why!? *bangs head against wall*
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05-16-2005, 05:35 AM | #4 | |
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A small update on PVI (source = digitimes again):
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08-17-2005, 04:23 AM | #6 |
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That's good news. Now I am hoping that they will add e-book readers to their product line... imagine reading e-books on a med-sized ad panel
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08-27-2005, 02:10 AM | #7 |
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With the introduction of the Playstation Portable, Memory sticks have dropped in price and become much more common.
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