Originally Posted by tubemonkey
LCDs break and cost much more. A flex display is only 10-15% more expensive than a glass eInk display, but that cost is easily offset by not having to replace broken devices.
Kindles sent to Ghana in a pilot study by Worldreader suffered a 40% breakage rate. What broke? The glass display of course. So, who'll pay for the replacements?
The sentiment was laudable, but the technology was too early to implement. Now comes a flex display ereader that's perfect for school kids. What this non-profit should do is start over with flex display ereaders. They'll have much better success.
Computers for in class use solves the multimedia bit and flex display ereaders issued to individual students to read books on. You don't need color to read literature. |