http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/ Engadget Comments for E-Ink Shocker! Amazon CEO says color Kindle is 'still a long way out' 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/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
I can't wait for the PixelQi screens so I can stare at the internet for twice as long before my eyes give out.]]>May 25th 2010 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/READING COMICS AND SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT MAGS IN E-INK FTW!!!]]>May 25th 2010 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
or color tv! or stereo! get off my lawn you damn kids!]]>May 25th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
But having ink in different colors doesn't more closely simulate black ink on a piece of paper. You could create use cases, but they would all stray from the intended purpose of the dedicated book reader.]]>May 25th 2010 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/This is where I disagree with you. Comic books and magazines. Adult magazines. These things will make color e-readers take off.]]>May 25th 2010 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/Interestingly I've found that some LCDs can make my eyes feel strained after awhile (eg. my laptop screen) while others don't (eg. my desktop LCD). I think it has a lot to do with backlight leakage and glare.

But anyway, my attraction to eInk isn't for the sake of "reducing eye strain". I just like the long battery life and high contrast outdoors.]]>May 25th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
Please stop using the "Shocker!" title for things that aren't really shockers. It's not funny if you use it every day.

May the force be with you.]]>May 25th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
You can't pick up on Sarcasm.]]>May 25th 2010 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
also ... people whining about reading on LCD need to wear 2 eyepatches over their eyes 24/7 ... that way no light can get to their dainty delecate eyes at all.

i read for hours at a time on lcd and its just fine.]]>May 25th 2010 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/I can watch TV on a standard def 17" tube, but I prefer my 44" hi-def screen. Similarly, e-ink is more pleasing to my eyes (and I imagine everyone else's) than an LCD screen that is hard to read in sunlight. Is it worth the money? Maybe, maybe not. Is e-ink awesome? Hell yes.]]>May 25th 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
e-ink can't do anything well except book reading .... standalone book readers arent going to last if they are not multifunctional.]]>May 25th 2010 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
I think your main dissatisfaction with them is that you don't understand their purpose or you don't have a need for them. If you want it to do other things, then you are wanting another device.

I want a device that simulates ink on paper, that has no backlight, that doesn't refresh until I turn the page, that gives me access to a huge catalog of books, that fits the hand and is portable. In other words, I want an E Ink reader. People like me are the market and we are not a small market. You clearly want a computer of some kind.]]>May 25th 2010 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/Perfectly cromulent explanation.]]>May 25th 2010 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
I understand exactly what your saying. Ink and paper isn't how the new generation consumes its media any more. Their life is digital ... they need to youtube, facebook, dailybooth, twitter, and consume the rest of their media digitally and in color .... books included. A stand alone reader only is a backwards looking business model and will fail reguardless if you like it or not.

You want reader that does a DAMN good job of being a reader.

The market is about to get hit with a ton of tablet PCs that will run Kindle and other book software. That is the direction the media consumption market is going and anyone making a reader only unit will have a short life.

Books are merging with the rest of digital media and they are going to be consumed that way ... Apple sees it and are weaving their evil empire to manipulate and control publishing.

Stand alone book readers have about a 6 month sales window left.]]>May 25th 2010 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
Are you talking about normal adults or hyper kinetic teens?]]>May 25th 2010 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
That's all really nice but even iff all grandma's are on facebook and the iPad sold 1000 times more than it did now... I still can't read on non e-ink screens in the sun. ]]>May 26th 2010 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/I have to admit it too. When I really need to concentrate on what's on the screen, working or reading I feel a discomfort with my eyes that I don't have when I read books for example. I've never used an e-ink device before, but when the discomfort is in fact related to the backlight, I can see why e-ink as advantages.]]>May 25th 2010 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
Sounds familiar? It's the netbook saga. ]]>May 25th 2010 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
BUY NOW! ]]>May 25th 2010 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
The ergonomics team of my company spoke a lot about taking breaks every 15 minutes while working on the computer. I've never heard that about reading a book. Ink on paper and E Ink are pretty much the same.]]>May 25th 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
According to me both are great devices. Each has its own purpose. But for serious reading, Kindle FTW. For everything else iPad(or any other tablet/slate device) FTW. ]]>May 25th 2010 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
The kindle 3 probably won't have colour but I would think it would have a better refresh rate and hopefully touchscreen with on screen keyboard.]]>May 25th 2010 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
I hope Amazon uses the new paper thin display that eink announced recently, a skinnier smaller kindle would be cool.]]>May 25th 2010 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
I don't see Amazon releasing a new Kindle for a while. Because color e-ink is still not a reality there's no real reason to release a Kindle 3. Touch? IMO that's not a real "game changer" for people who want a dedicated e-reader. If people wanted a touch device there's the Sony Reader, and clearly people aren't flocking to that over the Kindle 2. Skinnier? Have you seen the Kindle 2? How much thinner could they make that thing and would it be worth the development cost just to make a thinner device with the same features as the Kindle 2? IMO, no.

Amazon's given users of the K2 enhancements like collections in firmware 2.5 and then recently enhanced the Kindle for PC app as well. I'm not convinced that a new device is coming, at least not until late 2011 after their techie people get a better handle on color e-ink, and maybe not even that soon.

Bezos can't be happy about not being able to bring a color e-ink device to market quickly. IMO not having one really puts a dent in to their app store. Yeah, the rumored Soduku app will probably work with the Kindle 2, but playing checkers and other games won't be as popular without color IMO. I don't see the app store doing well at all until they can develop some kind of color e-ink/LCD hybrid designed like the Courier. ]]>May 25th 2010 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
Amazon's biggest problem: Books. Many, many titles are not available.
Now I'm half way through an iBook (Unavailable title on Kindle) and tread slowly while reading words through bleeding winced eyes. ]]>May 25th 2010 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
One look at iBooks and the Kindle is dead. Because iBooks comes with Winnie the Pooh, so you open that book, and you see the original color illustrations immediately. They are beautiful. I have never seen a Kindle e-display, but imagining these lovely color illustrations in B&W all I can say is #Kindle #FAIL

It doesn't matter that the e-ink is actually easier to read. It reminds me of the Atari SE back when. It had a grayscale display. It was much easier to look at than color displays. But it lost. ]]>May 27th 2010 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/May 25th 2010 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/e-ink-shocker-amazon-ceo-says-color-kindle-is-still-a-long-way/
The people buying the Kindle aren't techies. They just want to read books. And they want to read them anywhere and not drop $450 on a device with no 3G. There is a market for this without a doubt, that is why so many dedicated e-book readers are hitting the market. People don't want to drop $600 when they already have an ipod and a computer. They want to read books.]]>Jun 1st 2010 9:06AM