Qualcomm Mirasol e-Reader
Mirasol, a Qualcomm subsidiary, has got an e-reader on the way that's likely to be the breakout device that beats all other e-readers, it might be released as a Tablet PC by it's release date. The technology exists as a demonstrator mock-up for now, but the device's screen, busily under development, is the real key: It's sunlight-readable, meaning it outclasses LCDs for outdoors e-book browsing; it's color-capable and its pixel-refresh rate zooms past standard e-ink tech so that it can actually render video.
Like e-ink, Qualcomm's e-paper is stable when displaying a pixel or when they're blank, the membranes have two states, and switches between them via a tiny dose of electricity, which makes them much more energy efficient than an LCD. By much more, like 250 to 500 times less. The knock-on effect is that an e-reader with this tech will have a potentially huge battery life. It's also about the same price as an LCD, but it's more eco-friendly thanks to fewer toxic chemicals and its low energy consumption.
Qualcomm's e-reader is color-capable so they can render magazines accurately, able to play video so you can use them as media players, and made with a fast screen tech that gives you a less frustrating Web-surfing experience than you get on, say, a Kindle. No specifications have been released yet.
Like e-ink, Qualcomm's e-paper is stable when displaying a pixel or when they're blank, the membranes have two states, and switches between them via a tiny dose of electricity, which makes them much more energy efficient than an LCD. By much more, like 250 to 500 times less. The knock-on effect is that an e-reader with this tech will have a potentially huge battery life. It's also about the same price as an LCD, but it's more eco-friendly thanks to fewer toxic chemicals and its low energy consumption.
Qualcomm's e-reader is color-capable so they can render magazines accurately, able to play video so you can use them as media players, and made with a fast screen tech that gives you a less frustrating Web-surfing experience than you get on, say, a Kindle. No specifications have been released yet.
