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Amazon Buys Sunlight Readable Color Display Company Liquavista

Posted by Unknown on from the dreaming-of-pixel-qi dept.

Nate the greatest writes "It looks like those 4 month old rumors are true. Amazon has confirmed today that they have bought Liquavista, a Netherlands based screen tech company. There's no info yet on how much Amazon paid to Samsung, but previous rumors suggested that the asking price was under $100 million. Amazon also isn't talking about how they plan to use the electrowetting screen tech, but many are assuming that a Color Kindle is in the works."

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  1. Re:You mean like the Kindle Fire? by Y-Crate · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I may buy a tablet in the next year or two, but I'm not planning letting go of my B&W Kindle w/ e-ink -- unless it's to replace it with a color e-ink model.

    Trying to read a book on a backlit LCD screen in a pain in the ass on a good day and simply not possible in direct sunlight.

    I love that Amazon has made (quite good) Kindle apps for just every piece of hardware I own - and I use them - but mainly for trying out samples and calling up specific passages.

    Once you get hooked on e-ink, it's hard to go back to anything else.

  2. Re:You mean like the Kindle Fire? by Jartan · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That's the interesting thing about this technology. It can be reflective OR backlit. Combining it with the paperwhite lighting should work great.