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One major trend dominating CES 2010 is the massive uptick in manufacturers showing off e-reader devices, software and technology. Vendors of all sizes are here in Las Vegas introducing products they hope will capitalize on piqued consumer interest and the predicted growth in the e-book market in the year ahead.
The biggest (literally) and most impressive electronic ink devices at the show are easily the 8.5 x 11-inch Plastic Logic Que proReader (http://www.engadget.com/tag/que) and 11.5-inch (measured diagonally) Skiff Reader (http://www.engadget.com/tag/skiff). Two touchscreen devices with integrated 3G targeting two totally different audiences. The Que proReader's gunning to replace bulky stacks of business papers with support for truVue PDF files, MS Office docs, e-mail, and Outlook calendar support. The Skiff Reader, on the other hand, is being pitched as a consumer device with a compelling value proposition for publishers (by publishers (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/hearst-corp-creating-kindle-competitor-by-publishers-for-publ/)) and content owners that will ultimately deliver multimedia on a wide range of devices and display types hooked into the Skiff Store -- just not the flagship Skiff Reader with traditional e-paper display.
Otherwise, the CES show floor is absolutely littered with electronic ink also-rans, hybrids, and new screen technologies looking to knock-off the incumbent Kindle, underlying E Ink technology, and Amazon juggernaut. If we're lucky, that's exactly what's going to happen later in the year. Read on to find out why.Continue reading The e-Reader story of CES 2010 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/the-e-reader-story-of-ces-2010/)
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One major trend dominating CES 2010 is the massive uptick in manufacturers showing off e-reader devices, software and technology. Vendors of all sizes are here in Las Vegas introducing products they hope will capitalize on piqued consumer interest and the predicted growth in the e-book market in the year ahead.
The biggest (literally) and most impressive electronic ink devices at the show are easily the 8.5 x 11-inch Plastic Logic Que proReader (http://www.engadget.com/tag/que) and 11.5-inch (measured diagonally) Skiff Reader (http://www.engadget.com/tag/skiff). Two touchscreen devices with integrated 3G targeting two totally different audiences. The Que proReader's gunning to replace bulky stacks of business papers with support for truVue PDF files, MS Office docs, e-mail, and Outlook calendar support. The Skiff Reader, on the other hand, is being pitched as a consumer device with a compelling value proposition for publishers (by publishers (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/hearst-corp-creating-kindle-competitor-by-publishers-for-publ/)) and content owners that will ultimately deliver multimedia on a wide range of devices and display types hooked into the Skiff Store -- just not the flagship Skiff Reader with traditional e-paper display.
Otherwise, the CES show floor is absolutely littered with electronic ink also-rans, hybrids, and new screen technologies looking to knock-off the incumbent Kindle, underlying E Ink technology, and Amazon juggernaut. If we're lucky, that's exactly what's going to happen later in the year. Read on to find out why.Continue reading The e-Reader story of CES 2010 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/the-e-reader-story-of-ces-2010/)
The e-Reader story of CES 2010 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/the-e-reader-story-of-ces-2010/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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