tufty wrote:benedictw wrote:moonmonkey wrote:iLiad looks sweet. Don't have £340 lying around for that kinda gear though hehe.
The technology is definatly something to look out for in the future
Give it a couple of years and we'll be using these to read customised newspapers at the brekkie table.
Whilst eating our "breakfast in a pill" and just before strapping on our jetpacks and flying to work, no doubt.
The future, as the Tinklers would say, is not as good as it used to be.
The past, however, is class. Nice update, Mr Minter.
Simon
It's no joke, iLiad aims to cost around 100 euro, they have this goal in
mind because otherwise there's no way it could actually work as an
"electronic book" if the price is not really affordable.
The fact it costs now so much it's because it's still all a "prototype"
and it's still under developement/test, but they really want to greately
reducing the costs and reach a certain target or they won't be able to
market it the way they have in mind to.
But I think they'll get there, also the "electronic ink" technology is
improving and getting cheaper as well, there's a color model already
working but it's still too expansive for now to be properly commercialised
and they are still improving the stuff.
Give some years and see, when this thing will start to be "mass production"
it will be all another matter.
