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Originally Posted by ppw
Whichever company adopting color e-ink and touch now must be out of his mind. Be it Amazon or Barnes Noble. Amazon tried hard to distinguish Kindle from IPad. If kindle adds color and touch, Kindle and Ipad will be in the same device category.
I think color e-ink will not come from a major company in the near future unless they can compete with IPad in the same category.
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I'm going to have to politely ask if you'd share what you're smoking
eReaders differentiate themselves quite strongly and have no need to "compete with iPad" as in the most important categories, iPad fails miserably.
- eInk is dramatically better for 'reading' than a lit screen
- eBooks are small enough to handle easily and for long period while still being large enough to read comfortably
- iPads are firmly in the 'tablet / netbook' market, not the eReader market. It is to eReading what the netbook I'm typing this missive on is.
If, and only if, eInk becomes as robust, reliable, and agile as LEDs currently are will there be any consideration for adopting them into Kindle-sized multi-function computers. If/When that happens, in a number of years, then begins the question of specialist-products (eReaders) vs generalist-products.
There is no comparison between the comfort of eInk and the distinct discomfort of reading on lit (even dimmed) LED media for more than short-term focused reading. The device that services the material is itself immaterial.