Comparison of screen refresh speed between a new Sony Reader PRS-505 and an old iLiad after a screen repair. Seems pretty similar, but iLiad is a few frames slower (about 15%). Since iLiad’s screen driving waveform is obviously very different (there’s a slight “blink” at the end of the refresh), it’s pretty hard to determine whether it uses a Vizplex matrix too.
Jeff Bezos On New Kindle 3: Why Color, Touch-Screen, And ePub Aren’t Part Of New Kindle’s Features
Amazon.com(AMZN) revolutionized book reading in 2007 when it introduced its Kindle e-reader. But now consumers can choose among several digital reading devices — and Apple hopes to change the game by making e-books available on its powerful iPad tablet computer.
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G.I. library board hears plan to cut back hours
The Grand Island library board got its first look Monday evening at a proposal to reduce school-year library hours by five hours per week while still maintaining the library’s accreditation by the Nebraska Library Commission.
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Comparison of screen refresh speed between a 1+ year old Sony Reader PRS-500 and an old iLiad after a screen repair. Looks almost exactly the same, so they’ve most definitely haven’t switched to Vizplex.
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Len Edgerly, host of the weekly Kindle Chronicles podcast, unboxes a Graphite Kindle DX and finds the new Pearl E Ink screen does indeed have noticeably better contrast than previous Kindle E Ink screens.
Amazon’s New Kindle Rachets up E-reader Price Battle
Amazon.com’s announcement late Wednesday that it will launch a new version of its Kindle e-book reader in August could further stoke a price battle between major players in the e-reader market.
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Amazon’s New Kindle Shows E Ink Progress
Reading the news about the new Amazon Kindle, what stands out to me is that despite all the hype about LCD-based slate computers, there seems to be plenty of room in the market for devices running electronic ink-style displays.
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A video review of the new Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 ebook reader with comparison to Sony PRS-505 and Amazon Kindle DX. Read our full review at: www.mobiletechreview.com
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