Comments on: Pixel Qi 3qi screen: Will this screen drive down the costs of e-book readers and the netbooks this fall? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/pixel-qi-3qi-screen-will-this-screen-drive-down-the-costs-of-e-book-readers-and-laptops-and-help-otherwise/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:28:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hadrien Gardeur http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/pixel-qi-3qi-screen-will-this-screen-drive-down-the-costs-of-e-book-readers-and-laptops-and-help-otherwise/comment-page-1/#comment-1066453 Hadrien Gardeur Thu, 28 May 2009 13:47:48 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/28/pixel-qi-3qi-screen-will-this-screen-drive-down-the-costs-of-e-book-readers-and-laptops-and-help-otherwise/#comment-1066453 I believe that Mary Lou is actually sending the right signal here: the first time that we discover the 3Qi, it's on a modded netbook. Devkits should be available pretty soon now: http://www.pixelqi.com/faq I believe that Mary Lou is actually sending the right signal here: the first time that we discover the 3Qi, it’s on a modded netbook.

Devkits should be available pretty soon now: http://www.pixelqi.com/faq

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/pixel-qi-3qi-screen-will-this-screen-drive-down-the-costs-of-e-book-readers-and-laptops-and-help-otherwise/comment-page-1/#comment-1066443 Mike Cane Thu, 28 May 2009 13:19:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/28/pixel-qi-3qi-screen-will-this-screen-drive-down-the-costs-of-e-book-readers-and-laptops-and-help-otherwise/#comment-1066443 I just hope the Not Invented Here syndrome doesn't kick in. I remember the Foveon image processor. It never got any traction with Japanese camera manufacturers at all because of NIH. I'm really hoping that Pixel Qi will think of the possibilities of offering hacker kits. People like JKK over at JKKMobile have shown people how to put a touchscreen on an Asus netbook. Swapping out screens on current notebooks shouldn't be all that difficult. Hell, someone could even make a real good business charging people for that service. I just hope the Not Invented Here syndrome doesn’t kick in. I remember the Foveon image processor. It never got any traction with Japanese camera manufacturers at all because of NIH.

I’m really hoping that Pixel Qi will think of the possibilities of offering hacker kits. People like JKK over at JKKMobile have shown people how to put a touchscreen on an Asus netbook. Swapping out screens on current notebooks shouldn’t be all that difficult. Hell, someone could even make a real good business charging people for that service.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/pixel-qi-3qi-screen-will-this-screen-drive-down-the-costs-of-e-book-readers-and-laptops-and-help-otherwise/comment-page-1/#comment-1066426 David Rothman Thu, 28 May 2009 12:19:31 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/28/pixel-qi-3qi-screen-will-this-screen-drive-down-the-costs-of-e-book-readers-and-laptops-and-help-otherwise/#comment-1066426 I agree, Hadrien. If Mary Lou is reading this, I hope she'll follow up with additional images. These are not small details. Like me, many people are unhappy with the contrast ratio of the current E Ink. We'd also like color and lower costs. So I'm really rooting for Mary Lou to have a nice alternative. Nothing against the good people of E Ink. I, of all people, understand that their technology, too, is evolving. The ultimate victor, assuming there even is one, is far from decided. Thanks. David I agree, Hadrien. If Mary Lou is reading this, I hope she’ll follow up with additional images. These are not small details. Like me, many people are unhappy with the contrast ratio of the current E Ink. We’d also like color and lower costs. So I’m really rooting for Mary Lou to have a nice alternative. Nothing against the good people of E Ink. I, of all people, understand that their technology, too, is evolving. The ultimate victor, assuming there even is one, is far from decided. Thanks. David

]]> By: Hadrien Gardeur http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/pixel-qi-3qi-screen-will-this-screen-drive-down-the-costs-of-e-book-readers-and-laptops-and-help-otherwise/comment-page-1/#comment-1066396 Hadrien Gardeur Thu, 28 May 2009 10:58:10 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/28/pixel-qi-3qi-screen-will-this-screen-drive-down-the-costs-of-e-book-readers-and-laptops-and-help-otherwise/#comment-1066396 It's hard to compare e-ink to the 3Qi based on these pictures but I really believe that integration of the 3Qi into tablets, netbooks and smartphones could be a real game changer for the industry. It’s hard to compare e-ink to the 3Qi based on these pictures but I really believe that integration of the 3Qi into tablets, netbooks and smartphones could be a real game changer for the industry.

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