Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Why There are no color e-books yet

From American Libraries Direct

Why there are no color e-books yet

Almost every e-book reader on the market has a black-and-white display. Most can’t display more than a handful of different shades of gray. The hitch is that color e-ink technologies aren’t anywhere near ready for prime time. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos recently told shareholders that a Kindle with a color screen is “multiple years” away. At a recent DisplayWeek conference in San Antonio, Texas, electronic-display manufacturer E Ink showed off prototypes of its color screen (above)....Gadget Lab, June 9

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