Amazon acquires Liquavista, comes a Color Kindle? - Data Managers online

14/05/2013 | by Editing Data Manager Online

Into The acquisition of the Dutch company suggests that the e-commerce site wants to create an e-reader in color

Into The future of e-readers will be in color? Amazon, which yesterday launched its own digital currency “Coin”, acquired from Samsung, Liquavista, a Dutch company that has developed a low-power color display based on electronic ink. According to the Financial Times that the operation has cost about $ 100 million to the website of e-commerce, which is preparing a Kindle Phone 3D.

Color E-reader

Into The type of display produced by Liquavista will allow Amazon to eliminate the competitive advantage of the tablet compared to the e-reader. Devices like the Kindle Fire HD using for the LCD color screens, which consume the battery, and do not allow a good read against the sun. Solutions Liquavista instead provide low power consumption and excellent image resolution.

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