Thread: What Took so Long?
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Old 08-30-2010, 04:31 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by thymaster View Post
This year was the first I've heard about digital readers bursting out of media headlines with the iPad, Kindle and e-Ink technology. But why did it take digital books so long to emerge? Looking at an eReader at first I though it looked like something from the 80's. Shouldn't this technology be up to date with like HD 1080p e-Ink technology by now?

Here's what I mean... http://cgi.ebay.ph/VINTAGE-CASIO-Z-7...-/270619854502
It may be the first you've heard of it, but eBooks certainly aren't new. I've been reading them for well over 20 years.
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