MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Barnes and Noble confirms COLOR e-book reader for Spring 2010 [INCORRECT]

Kali Yuga · 10-09-2009, 10:59 AM

I think the B&N guy (Joresson) is just mistaken about the Plastic Logic device being color.

PL uses eInk, which is nowhere near mass-producing color screens, and the B&W PL device is due in Spring 2010. PL has said nothing about producing a color screen, and if they can do color right now I am sure they would trumpet that fact well far and wide.

Plus, I cannot imagine that they could decide now to switch to a new screen technology and still have it out by Spring 2010 -- especially given the amount of time it's taking them to produce the B&W eInk version.

Declaring "PL has color!" is merely the consequence of high-velocity fact-check-free blog-style reporting.

10-09-2009, 10:59 AM	#16
Kali Yuga Professional Contrarian Posts: 2,045 Karma: 3289631 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 4 No Touchie	I think the B&N guy (Joresson) is just mistaken about the Plastic Logic device being color. PL uses eInk, which is nowhere near mass-producing color screens, and the B&W PL device is due in Spring 2010. PL has said nothing about producing a color screen, and if they can do color right now I am sure they would trumpet that fact well far and wide. Plus, I cannot imagine that they could decide now to switch to a new screen technology and still have it out by Spring 2010 -- especially given the amount of time it's taking them to produce the B&W eInk version. Declaring "PL has color!" is merely the consequence of high-velocity fact-check-free blog-style reporting.