http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/ Engadget Comments for Plastic Logic QUE proReader pre-orders halted? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
...price drop maybe?]]>Mar 14th 2010 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
How could it not? The price exceeds that of the iPad.]]>Mar 14th 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
That's an awful lot of money for a one-trick pony.]]>Mar 14th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
no]]>Mar 14th 2010 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
But, but... e-ink is better for reading... LCDs will fry your retinas! :)

Seriously though... I bet avid readers who want an e-book reader already have a Kindle... at $259. The rest of us want a little more from a $500-$800 device... full-color, web browsing, apps, etc.

BTW... did you see Amazon's newest tagline for the Kindle?

"Easy to Read, Even in Bright Sunlight"

That'll move some units...]]>Mar 14th 2010 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
Perhaps Pixel Logic should revise their business plan and make cases and accessories for the iPad. I bet they'd make more money that way.

No one is going to buy a stupid device called "proReader". It's $800. It's black and white. It doesn't have apps. Put 2 and 2 together.]]>Mar 14th 2010 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
I'm going to assume for the moment that you were serious. Aside from your problem with the name (remember a silly little console named the Wii? What a laugh!) you clearly have missed the point of this device.

The name should have tipped you off: it's aimed at professionals. Clearly this doesn't include you. They have made it quite clear that this will be compatible with just about every form of Office document available, along with PDF and many other formats, and it seems there will be a faux print driver to get content from any other printable source (openoffice, etc). It also allows live annotation. This featureset is EXTREMELY interesting to any professional that carries a briefcase of documents at any given time, needs to proof or give feedback, etc.

It's also very interesting in the science and medical research fields for much the same reason - these people read and annotate reams of journal papers/grants, most of which are printed out today. Same goes for trainees in these fields that the PhD level or beyond.

If all you want is a full color LCD displaying a monkey farting when you press a button, then the iPad is perfect for you. Let the grownups talk over here about stuff that actually matters. There are real and very significant uses for the Que, even in a world that includes the iPad. ]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
You and all the others comparing eInk to LCD screens & devices have absolutely no clue whatsoever about what you're talking about. You make bold claims that "once the iPad is out..." people will just swoon cause it does the dishes, feeds the pets and drives you to work in the morning. The iPad in itself is another discussion, but comparing an eInk device to anything with an LCD is comparing a rock to animal... they have NOTHING in common.

The current crop of eInk reading devices are designed for being used to read books, magazines, documents, etc.; not play videos, surf the web or play Doom. They are also designed to be viewed outdoors, even in bright, direct lighting. They have battery lives that make laptops, cellphones and PMP's seem to last minutes. They are also light-weight enough you can carry it around without having to resort to a backpack (of course newer netbooks & even the iPad meet this purpose now).

People want color. It's in the works, but unless your reading comics or some other media that requires color, it's really superficial. People want it to be a convergence device; i.e., lets merge it with a phone, camera, laptop, gaming devices... whatever, to get to a single device. The physics of eInk don't allow for the rapid changing of pixels a laptop requires of its screen and color-depth is non-existent in grey-scale, but also an another issue with the color eInk in the works.

The simple fact is, eInk is the best medium for displaying documents hands-down next to paper. Secondly, battery life is measured in weeks and not hours. Weight is measured in grams not pounds and bulk in mm, not inches.

You don't ask your microwave to wash the dishes, why expect your book to let you surf the Internet?

As far as price-point... They are WAY off the mark with their pricing and ultimately they will go under if they try and maintain it. Plastic Logic needs go back to business school 101 and re-learn about profitability and maintaining solvency. Make a great product, sell it at a price that turns a profit yet garners the most amount of sales and increase profits through more sales not higher prices. I was (still am) very excited about the Que, but there is no way in hell I'm going to pay >$300 for a device such as this, especially in this downturn economy.]]>Mar 15th 2010 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 15th 2010 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
It's obvious they were trying to milk as much as possible from business users.

If they can pitch this at a price point somewhere between the kindle and the dx they might have a modicum of success with it. ]]>Mar 14th 2010 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
That's why I am getting the Notion Ink Adam.
]]>Mar 14th 2010 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
Adios proReader]]>Mar 14th 2010 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
Not so funny dialogue:

-This is the WHAT reader
-What?
-Yes, WHAT reader
-What reader?
Yes, WHAT reader
What are you talking about?
About WHAT.
What?

and so on,
and on...
and on...
]]>Mar 14th 2010 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Consider this a sign.]]>Mar 14th 2010 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 14th 2010 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/Mar 15th 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/14/plastic-logic-que-proreader-pre-orders-halted/
Better to halt them while they get ready to fill orders and then restart them when they are close to producing a next batch]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:13PM