Polymer Vision back from the grave - Page 2

Who are you? · 09-11-2009, 11:29 AM

Update: Polymer Vision was bought by Taiwanese OEM manufacturer Wistron.

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Who are you? · 09-12-2009, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Gertjan

Their flexible screen is promising but the Readius was a bad shot.

I've had the thing in my hands over a year ago but its QVGA (320x200) resolution display made it just good enough to browse the address book. This way, the eink display didn't add any value at all.

And another update, according to the CEO of Polymer Vision the resolution and refresh speed of their displays has improved, so it's likely the screen can be used for more than the address book.

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Journier · 09-12-2009, 04:07 AM

Will it be available in the U.S.A. or just Europe?

Gaurnim · 09-30-2009, 09:32 AM

I'm late to the party, but I want to celebrate too !

I'm really glad Polymer Vision is not dead.
I want this technology in my hands, preferably phone-free, but I might buy it even coupled with a phone.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 11-12-2009, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Who are you?

Update: Polymer Vision was bought by Taiwanese OEM manufacturer Wistron.

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Info El Reg about this today:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11...stron_readius/

zelda_pinwheel · 11-12-2009, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Info El Reg about this today:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11...stron_readius/

that reg is such a tease ! no price info or many details at all. the anticipating is killing me ! it's good to hear some news though. hopefully this time it really will materialise...

Gaurnim · 11-12-2009, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

that reg is such a tease ! no price info or many details at all. the anticipating is killing me ! it's good to hear some news though. hopefully this time it really will materialise...

I'm with you on this one, Queen Z.
I really hope that we'll see the reborn Readius soon.

Dulin's Books · 11-13-2009, 09:56 AM

I've been following this very closely since I first heard about the financial issues and made inquiries throughout the bankruptcy.

I've spoken with Polymer Vision and the good news is their design/engineering teams have kept right on working through the whole financial ordeal. They are working hard to bring out a new device, through Wistron, based on the innovations they have developed since the Readius protoypes were last shown.

The Readius is "so last year"

brecklundin · 11-13-2009, 10:02 AM

from the first time I saw the form factor, the Readius device was what I always envisioned and ereader would look like. It is still THE format I want...but so much depends on the time and funds spend on the firmware to make it right. So, even if this is my dream reader design for novels and even some basic PDA functions, I am probably going to end up with a Pocketbook 360 instead...then re-evaluate once the revamped Readius is released into the wild.

askyn · 11-14-2009, 10:35 PM

I was really sad when they went under and stopped developement.

I was considering purchasing a nook in the future, but now that the tech has been bought and is in developement again, ill GLADDLY wait for this to be produced!

Personally, I also think its a great thing to drop the phone aspect.

The 2 features together were just too "gimmicie" for me.

Heres to hoping a nice portable / flexable / collapseable reader comes out next year with the features we all want, supporting the formats we like =)

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09-11-2009, 11:29 AM	#16
Who are you? Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 300001 Join Date: May 2009 Device: 505	Update: Polymer Vision was bought by Taiwanese OEM manufacturer Wistron. Translated link

09-12-2009, 04:07 AM	#18
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	Will it be available in the U.S.A. or just Europe?

09-30-2009, 09:32 AM	#19
Gaurnim Final Five n°42 Posts: 789 Karma: 3599 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lyon, France Device: Cybook Gen3	I'm late to the party, but I want to celebrate too ! I'm really glad Polymer Vision is not dead. I want this technology in my hands, preferably phone-free, but I might buy it even coupled with a phone.

11-13-2009, 09:56 AM	#23
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	I've been following this very closely since I first heard about the financial issues and made inquiries throughout the bankruptcy. I've spoken with Polymer Vision and the good news is their design/engineering teams have kept right on working through the whole financial ordeal. They are working hard to bring out a new device, through Wistron, based on the innovations they have developed since the Readius protoypes were last shown. The Readius is "so last year"

11-13-2009, 10:02 AM	#24
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	from the first time I saw the form factor, the Readius device was what I always envisioned and ereader would look like. It is still THE format I want...but so much depends on the time and funds spend on the firmware to make it right. So, even if this is my dream reader design for novels and even some basic PDA functions, I am probably going to end up with a Pocketbook 360 instead...then re-evaluate once the revamped Readius is released into the wild.

11-14-2009, 10:35 PM	#25
askyn Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 1006538 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I was really sad when they went under and stopped developement. I was considering purchasing a nook in the future, but now that the tech has been bought and is in developement again, ill GLADDLY wait for this to be produced! Personally, I also think its a great thing to drop the phone aspect. The 2 features together were just too "gimmicie" for me. Heres to hoping a nice portable / flexable / collapseable reader comes out next year with the features we all want, supporting the formats we like =)

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