It's been a banner year for e-book lovers, with several dedicated reading devices entering the market (Sony Reader PRS-505, Cybook Gen3, and last but not least our long-prophesied Amazon Kindle). Less commonly known perhaps is the fact that
Prime View International, one relatively small company from Taiwan, has been behind producing all the E Ink display panels for them. So we're not surprised that with all the frenzy about the Amazon Kindle, PVI also receives its earned share of news.
According to Digitimes, quoting one of its sources:
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The new device from Amazon is the result of a three-year project between PVI and Amazon. With the new product finally ready for the market, PVI expects the market for electrophoretic displays (EPDs) and e-paper devices to further grow, added the sources.
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The article also reaffirms what we've heard and stated several times before, namely that the next step on E Ink's roadmap is to further increase the level of grey scales and to introduce - hey, the guys do know how to make our wildest dreams come true! - color.
Also, in a related
article Digitimes reported about recent rumors according to which PVI in the progress of acquiring another LCD maker's product lines to expand capacities.
[Thanks to Jae for the news!]