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Originally Posted by hidari
Cheers for the feedback. Had a PDA in the past. Actually I want a 4 inch eink screen.....just hope someone tries to make one one day...
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Hmm... that's a hard one to guess. I can understand the desire, especially if you just plan to read novels (without extensive graphics or the need for color) on it. If a dedicated reader with an eInk screen was pocket-sized, I'd be a lot more interested in owning one, myself.
OTOH, I don't know whether the profit margins would make a smaller device an attractive product for manufacturers. I suspect it would be hard to sell against the similar-sized color screens of smartphones, PDAs, etc. And I haven't heard too many public calls for smaller eInk screens (versus the calls for more e-book content for smartphones, for instance), so I don't know what kind of demand there would be for them.
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Originally Posted by Dylrob
I think there is a better chance that we'll see full function PDAs and Smartphones in the three to four inch size range incorporating Mirasol, LiquaVista, or 3Qi technology in the relatively near future.
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Maybe, but that could take a while: LCD is established, and cost to produce is low thanks to standardization. Competing techs could have an uphill battle penetrating that market.