Thread: Hands on with Alex Ereader
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Old 03-18-2010, 07:58 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by SpiderMatt View Post
Nice. Looks like it has some capability I was expecting/hoping for with the Nook. Unfortunately, I don't know that eink devices are long for this world. They tend to be costly. With the new wave of tablets coming out with improved display technologies like Pixel Qi, there seems to be little incentive to spend that kind of money on a dedicated eink device. I am very seriously considering the Notion Ink Adam as my next ereader. A device like the Alex would have been nice, say, a year ago but I don't think I could justify this kind of a purchase today.
Of course you are getting 3rd gen eInk screens this year and while (maybe by the end of the year) 1st gen color/b&w hybrids. eInk has also said they will be releasing color screens this year too.

So, perhaps b&w eink screens won't be around much longer... but eInk screens certainly will be around.

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