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Originally Posted by Zetmolm
This is what Bookeen said in a blog post last week:
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for material reasons we won’t be able to propose this speed on the Orizon, unfortunately. It’s partly thanks to highly optimised software, but also partly due to new generation hardware developments.
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What they say (Google Translate) about the Odyssey:
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High Speed Ink System (HSIS) developed by Bookeen for reactivity screen ever achieved with the E Ink ®
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Cortex A8 processor (800MHz) adapted by Texas Instruments in collaboration with Bookeen.
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The "E Ink ®" confirms an EInk screen, and I agree it almost has to be Pearl. The "in collaboration with Bookeen" suggests that this technology
might be available to other vendors from Texas Instruments. The latest generation of SoCs (system on chip) don't need a separate EInk display controller, i.e. any hardware involved is on-chip. Most new devices are using the Freescale i.MX508, although the Nook Simple Touch is using an TI OMAP3621 (
E-book Reader Matrix). So TI might in the future offer HSIS under licence from Bookeen as a way overtake Freescale in this market segment.