Throw in Internet, apps and e-mail -- all on a full-color tablet screen -- and e-readers suffer by comparison.
Glimpses of the third generation are on display this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show, where manufacturers are previewing e-readers with color screens, interactive graphics and magazine-style layouts.
E-Ink enthusiasts will likely have to wait until 2009 for color E-ink and as late as 2012 for video, says Russ Wilcox, the chief executive of Cambridge, Mass.
Gemei GM2000 is the first color e-book reader launched by Gemei.
The combination is key because for years e-readers could not offer color and interactivity without negatively affecting outdoor visibility and battery life.
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Remember Yotaphone, the twin-display Android smartphone (color LCD in front, e-ink in back)?
The display self-adjusts to become an ultra-high contrast e-book reader in bright sunlight, and a bright full-color backlit display in normal light.
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On paper and within the Barnes and Noble ( BKS) conference rooms, NOOKColor, a dedicated e-reader with touch-screen, color, presumably-good web browsing and even video capability, had to seem like a slam dunk.
Absolutely nothing beats the digital cool feeling of languidly scrawling out a handwritten E-mail to your boss over an early a.m. latte on a full-color computer the size of an eyeglass case.
Put it all together and we begin to see the story of a 2010 e-reader market that extends way beyond just e-books to include newspapers and magazines augmented with audio and full-color animations, video, and imagery.
Some offer color suggestions, while others have requested a clutch in a certain material via e-mail or on her Facebook fan page.
Lulu books are available on e-readers like the Kindle, and they will be available on the iPad. iPad books will be in color and have interactive features like videos and links to related Web sites.
With the new E-330, the company has added something you won't find on any other DSLR: continuous live color previews via the LCD, enabling SLR shooters to skip the viewfinder, just as point-and-shooters have done for years.
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