Taiwanese Prime View International (PVI) is one of those companies most e-book devotees don't hear much about. And yet, their success is intrinsic to our cause. PVI is the
manufacturer of the E Ink panel used by many if not most of today's E Ink-based e-book readers, including the Sony Reader, the HanLin eBook, and the Bookeen Cybook. Probably the only exception is the iRex iLiad, whose advanced E Ink display has been developed in-house. DigiTimes now
reports that PVI is in the progress of forging new partnerships with other computer and gadget suppliers:
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PVI company president YS Fu pointed out the Windows Vista SideShow technology brings more opportunities for PC peripherals such as printers, portable hard drives and keyboards to feature a display. PVI expects that more applications in the market will adopt the company's e-paper display technology in the future, noted Fu.
The Taiwan-based company has built collaboration with Qualcomm on e-paper displays, market speculation recently noted, adding that PVI will supply e-paper to Qualcomm for its soon-to-release display solution for mobile and GPS devices.
PVI declined to commented on the new partnership, stated Fu.
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Of course that's good news for us. The stronger PVI gets, the more likely it is that other companies jump on the E Ink train.