November 26, 2011 at 01:57Qualcomm Mirasol e-book sales begin in the world
Nearly 2 years have passed since Qualcomm Mirasol displays based on technology close to e-ink and combining the advantages of both electronic ink and traditional displays were written on Habré .
And finally, the project turned from another laboratory experiment into a market product. The first reader with such a screen went on sale in South Korea. Released in collaboration with the largest bookstore in this market, the Kyobo Book Center is called Kyobo eReader . The retail price is $ 310 , for Kyobo club card holders - only $ 265 .
The remaining characteristics of the device are very good for the reader, although they do not cause delight if you take the device as a tablet (which it essentially is):
• Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor operating at a frequency of 1.0 GHz
• RAM capacity is 512 MB, flash - memory - 2 GB.
• There is a microSD or microSDHC card slot for up to 32 GB.
• The device is equipped with a USB 2.0 port and a Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n adapter.
• Dimensions are 174 x 119 x 12.9 mm, weight - 338 g
. Android 2.3 is used as the OS.
PS Whatever the article is too short, well, for those who have well celebrated Friday, let me remind you why such a screen is so attractive.
Advantages of e-ink:
• low power consumption (it’s not about percentages, but times)
• since the display reflects light, it doesn’t fade in good light, but on the contrary, the image is better and better
Disadvantages of e-ink:
• black-and-white
• image refresh rate about 1 second
Advantages traditional (TFT, AMOLED, etc.) displays:
• color
• fast refresher
Qualcomm Mirasol screens combine all of these advantages and are free from significant disadvantages. These screens:
• color (technology of interferometric modulation IMOD)
• have energy consumption even lower than e-ink
• reflect light, but at the same time have an additional built-in (switchable) LED backlight
• have a refresh rate sufficient to watch the video
. Also, this screen has a good resolution at the level of other technologies ( 1024 x 768 with a diagonal of 5.7` , which is 223ppi) and a price that is quite affordable for such a revolutionary product.
And finally, the project turned from another laboratory experiment into a market product. The first reader with such a screen went on sale in South Korea. Released in collaboration with the largest bookstore in this market, the Kyobo Book Center is called Kyobo eReader . The retail price is $ 310 , for Kyobo club card holders - only $ 265 .
The remaining characteristics of the device are very good for the reader, although they do not cause delight if you take the device as a tablet (which it essentially is):
• Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor operating at a frequency of 1.0 GHz
• RAM capacity is 512 MB, flash - memory - 2 GB.
• There is a microSD or microSDHC card slot for up to 32 GB.
• The device is equipped with a USB 2.0 port and a Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n adapter.
• Dimensions are 174 x 119 x 12.9 mm, weight - 338 g
. Android 2.3 is used as the OS.
PS Whatever the article is too short, well, for those who have well celebrated Friday, let me remind you why such a screen is so attractive.
Advantages of e-ink:
• low power consumption (it’s not about percentages, but times)
• since the display reflects light, it doesn’t fade in good light, but on the contrary, the image is better and better
Disadvantages of e-ink:
• black-and-white
• image refresh rate about 1 second
Advantages traditional (TFT, AMOLED, etc.) displays:
• color
• fast refresher
Qualcomm Mirasol screens combine all of these advantages and are free from significant disadvantages. These screens:
• color (technology of interferometric modulation IMOD)
• have energy consumption even lower than e-ink
• reflect light, but at the same time have an additional built-in (switchable) LED backlight
• have a refresh rate sufficient to watch the video
. Also, this screen has a good resolution at the level of other technologies ( 1024 x 768 with a diagonal of 5.7` , which is 223ppi) and a price that is quite affordable for such a revolutionary product.