Color E-Ink tablet readers coming to devices in 2011 from Hanvon Technology
Chinese company Hanvon Technology is set to unveil the first full-color tablet using e-ink technology, at the FPD International 2010 trade show in Tokyo Tuesday.The e-ink tablet has a 9.68-inch color touchscreen with built-in Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. It will be available for $440 in China this March — about $150 less than the cost of a 16GB, Wi-Fi-only iPad in China. The technology though workable by laying a color filter over standard black-and-white e-ink screens, are neither as vivid nor sharp as their LCD counterparts — The New York Times likened them to “faded color photograph[s]” — nor can they handle full-motion video.
On a list of things that people want in e-readers, color always comes up, said Steve Haber, president of Sonys digital reading business division. Theres no question that color is extremely logical. But it has to be vibrant color. Were not willing to give up the true black-and-white reading experience.
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