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Originally Posted by delphidb96
No, these are "proposed" to be dual indoor-outdoor displays. We've not seen any in real use. Heck, until we can order them for development purposes, they barely qualify as "not vaporware".
I like the concept of a full-color, touch-sensitive, indoor/sunlight display that draws less than 1 Watt of power, but until I or others can actually *purchase* one, I'll hold off on jumping up and down with excitement.
(Yes, I *did* ask the people at Pixel-Qi if I could buy a couple of panels.)
Derek
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Have to agree with you on this point. The original OLPC XO laptops were projected at being just under a 100USD and ended up costing 188USD to produce. They were then offered to the general public under a "get one give one" program, so we did could not see them for at least 400USD. I would imagine that something very similar is going to happen with the second generation XO laptops.
Also, given the fact that these are expected to become a reality in 2010, e-ink technology is surely going to improve with time, I don't think it is unreasonable to expect cheaper, faster, better, "greener", and more durable ebook readers by then.
Just take a look at what ASUS was able to do. Shortly after the XO laptop became available they released a sub-notebook with a processor that is twice as fast, twice the amount of ram, twice the storage space, and sell it commercially for 299USD. I wonder what it costs them to make it. Granted it does not have the dual-purpose screen.