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Originally Posted by Abecedary
Interesting. E-book readers are just about to dive into the trough, but electronic paper is on the slope of enlightenment.
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I noticed that but I might be looking at it from a POV different than many will because "enlightenment" is a positive spin sort of word. To me, in the case of tech devices, enlightenment implies acceptance and understanding of the tech not that the device/tech is accepted because it has over come initial or inherent weaknesses.
I think the industry is beginning to see the shortcomings of eink displays and either deciding to move in a different direction or beginning to work around the weaknesses, such as the disappointing contrast of eink brand, which for some of the non-ebook intended uses make the displays less attractive even if they do use less energy. Consider that shelf price tags as well as info panels were used as potential examples of how eink tech panels would be useful...but in practice they are not the panacea originally presented during that initial hype period. A lot more light is needed to keep them readable for many people, so for example, the idea of quickly changed networked shelf tags/labels/info panels controlled from a central location, are not gonna happen anytime soon, until a more reflective/whiter background can be developed.
So, to me all that the "enlightenment" period means is the product is known and accepted for what it is, not what it is not. It does not, however mean the product actually is poised to deliver on the "hype".