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It seems to be deliberately attempting to become a totally separate device for reading digital versions of newspapers, magazines and text books only.
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Congratulations, blogger, you've successfully stated what an ebook reader is
I'm usually the first one in line to dismiss b&w eInk as a dead end on the tech tree, but this guy clearly hasn't the foggiest about how eInk or LCDs operate, or the relative merits of each.
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I don't think you'd see much of a decline right away in dedicated eBook device sales. They'll always appeal to avid readers who want the e-ink screens etc. Just like the rise of MP3 hasn't killed CDs or CD players etc. You'd just see future growth curtailed.
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This is more or less what I'm expecting, not that eInk sales will fall off, but that ebook sales will explode, taking a serious bite out of print sales, and most of those sales will be to people reading on inexpensive tablets/netbooks or smartphones.
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
The real key will be getting a new type of screen that can do internet, movies, TV, touch screen for stylus writing etc. etc. and be as easy (or close) on the eyes as eInk and has the great battery life. But that's a long ways off probably.
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If the 3Qi screen isn't vaporware, it could be in products next year. I could be swapping one into my netbook this fall (not likely, but a lad can dream).