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andrys · 02-16-2010, 10:18 PM

Re the Mirasol technology and the cost, battery life aspects, etc., I have about 3 blog articles about that, starting back in November, and then in January with the rather strong hints about Amazon, coming from Qualcom reps.

See http://bit.ly/kmirasol

Taken from articles online, there are explanations of the technology.

I agree that the colors are, as Priya G. of Wired said, "subdued" and the contrast not sparkling, but for something hand-held and not as large as the iPad to carry outside while shopping etc., and which has 3G connections for no added cost if they continue that, it'd be a good alternative for the ones who have wanted color and video.

For one thing it has the advantages of e-Ink for effect on the eyes. It should not cost much more than an e-ink model, and sessions would last a lot longer than those using an LCD-type screen.

Here's a photo that shows a more attractive kind of ivory background and a bit more contrast.
http://bit.ly/mirasol_col

People at the CES show were wow'd by it, so it may look better than the other pics
showed.

02-16-2010, 10:18 PM	#18
andrys Explorer Posts: 218 Karma: 48926 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Berkeley, Califorina Device: Kindles,SurfacePro2,NookColor,Pocket Edge,Samsung 10.1 Tab,S2 phone	Re the Mirasol technology and the cost, battery life aspects, etc., I have about 3 blog articles about that, starting back in November, and then in January with the rather strong hints about Amazon, coming from Qualcom reps. See http://bit.ly/kmirasol Taken from articles online, there are explanations of the technology. I agree that the colors are, as Priya G. of Wired said, "subdued" and the contrast not sparkling, but for something hand-held and not as large as the iPad to carry outside while shopping etc., and which has 3G connections for no added cost if they continue that, it'd be a good alternative for the ones who have wanted color and video. For one thing it has the advantages of e-Ink for effect on the eyes. It should not cost much more than an e-ink model, and sessions would last a lot longer than those using an LCD-type screen. Here's a photo that shows a more attractive kind of ivory background and a bit more contrast. http://bit.ly/mirasol_col People at the CES show were wow'd by it, so it may look better than the other pics showed. Last edited by andrys; 02-16-2010 at 10:21 PM.