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Daily Obsession: What's e-ink like anyway?

With the announcement of the kindle 2, you may be curious to know what e-ink based readers are like, so today's Daily Obsession takes a quick look.

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Mobile | by C.K. Sample III | Mon Feb 9, 2009 3:32PM | 0 comments

With today's announcement of the Amazon kindle 2, we thought we'd take a quick look at e-ink technology in today's Daily Obsession to give those of you who have never seen an epaper device before what it looks like and how it responds to light. We've done a roundup of ebook readers in the past, and this quick look at an older model Sony Reader will give you a good idea of where the technology started and what separates it from every other device with a non-e-ink screen. We've also embedded our two video first looks at the Plastic Logic Reader at CES below. And if you're interested in grabbing an e-ink device of our own, make sure you check out our e-book readers comparator including the Amazon kindle 2.

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Related company news:
Sony, Amazon, Plastic Logic
Related glossary terms:
E-ink, eBook
Related brand news:
Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader
Related devices and services:
Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Sony Reader PRS-700, Amazon Kindle 2, iRex Digital Reader 1000, iRex iLiad Book Edition, Sony Reader PRS-505, Plastic Logic Reader, Sony Reader PRS-500, iRex iLiad 2nd edition

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