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Originally Posted by jswinden
I suspect the technology will take at least a few generations to become as good as the greyscale. I think a screen like that could be very useful for tablet PC type devices. But that is way to big for a portable reading device.
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Agree, and I really need an A4 sized tablet for academic work, so I'm very excited to see where these devices/screens go in the next couple of years.
Looks promising as from that video this could be very think and light and still have a big screen to handle any PDF, allow easy highlighting and annotation with stylus etc.
Give it a generation or two for the tech to improve and the screen to be used in robust devices that have internet, e-mail, PDA functions etc. and we'll have some very handy devices for the business/academic crowd--and others who want a multifunction tablet type device.
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I'm concerned that the trend toward do-everything type of readers will diminish the ability to simply read books. I want a good reader, not a swiss-army-knife compromised device that does a lot of things so-so and nothing well.
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I don't think there's anything to worry about there. There will remain a market for simple, dedicated readers. Especially as prices come down on such devices.
Some people just want to read and don't need annotation, internet, e-mail etc. and companies will put out simple e-readers for them.
There's plenty of room in the market for dedicated readers and tablets aimed more at the business/professional/academic set who can't really replace paper with current e-readers but could with a large screen tablet.
I don't think the "jack of all trades, master of none" critique really flys any more. Tech is getting better and better and doing a lot of things well in recent years from things like the iPhone to video game consoles like the PS3 being an outstanding Blu Ray player (when past consoles were terrible DVD players) etc. etc.
They have no choice but to get better at making multifunction devices given the increasing number of people who are always on the go and thus really need good multifunction devices that are portable and let them get their work done etc. from anywhere.