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Originally Posted by Penny
Maybe for luddites, color is the doomsday prophecy that spells the end of eInk. Kaleido is to Carta what cars were to bicycles. Bicycles haven't seen significant innovations in centuries; while they still get you where you need to go, they become more outdated each year. Similarly, eInk technology has seen minimal improvements between the Carta 1200 and 1300 series. The release of Kaleido color should have accompanied the Libra 2, considering the technology was already available in 2021.
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Carta black and white screens are for "luddites?" Huh? No they're for people who like clear and bright high contrast screens. Kaleido is not a "significant innovation." And it's not new or particularly well received. Other eReader makers have been using Kaleido screens for a couple years. Unlike Kobo, apparently, they realized that these filled a niche, but were wise enough to keep producing their black and white eReaders as well. (Note Kobo did this with the new Claras, why not the Libras?)
I don't think people here have a problem with Libra Colour eReaders, so long as they still have the choice to buy a Libra B/W. The two are not the same.