The University of Cincinnati (UC) and industry researchers reviewed the technologies that will bring devices including: rollable iPads, e-readers and virtually indestructible e-sheets. UC provides the top ten list of electronic paper devices that consumers can expect both near term and in the next 10 to 20 years.
* Color e-readers will be out in the consumer market by mid year in 2011. However, UC researcher Jason Heikenfeld cautions that the color will be muted as compared to what consumers are accustomed to, say, on an iPad. Researchers will continue to work toward next-generation (brighter) color in e-readers as well as high-speed functionality that will eventually allow for point-and-click web browsing and video on devices like the Kindle.
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Pandigital’s 9-inch Novel ereader tablet goes on sale
22 November 2010 by Chris Davies
pandigital’s new, black Novel ereader tablet has gone up for sale at QVC, though it’s more expensive than originally expected. The company first said the Novel – which has a 9-inch color LCD touchscreen – would be $199.99, but the retailer is listing it for $213.80.
That gets you WiFi b/g, 2GB of onboard storage and a 4GB microSD card, as well as a leatherette case. No sign of which Android OS version the tablet is running, however, nor what CPU is inside.
[via The Digital Reader]