E Ink acquisition sets stage for color epaper by 2010

Reuters : Prime View said on Monday it would pay about $215 million for E Ink, whose flexible digital displays are used in Amazon’s Kindle and the Sony Reader. … E Ink Vice President Sriram Peruvemba said the deal would provide the financing and manpower needed to fuel development of color displays, slated for mass production at the end of 2010. Previously: ⌦ Fujitsu Flepia is slow, expensive, but heralds a color e-paper age … ⌦ Fujitsu's Prototype “FLEPia” Color ePaper eBook - Boing Boing Gadgets ⌦ Warmer, warmer: e-paper with sub-second refresh - Boing Boing Gadgets ⌦ “Readius” Fold-Up e-Paper Reader is Now a Phone, Too - Boing Boing … ⌦ Steven Johnson on eBooks - Boing Boing Gadgets

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E Ink acquisition sets stage for color epaper by 2010