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Qualcomm is known for many things, but displays aren't exactly the main source of its fame, something that may or may not change after the most recent deal is closed.
Though Qualcomm is primarily a developer of mobile products and wireless technology, it also dabbles in fields like entertainment devices and di... |
26 January 2012
10:09 GMT |
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Kyobo's e-reader could have probably done with a lot fewer application crashes and problems with loading DRM-protected books, even after authorizing, but the device may still succeed in making a mark.
The Kyobo Reader is the first of its kind to use a Mirasol display, a screen which imitates butterfly iridescen... |
3 January 2012
11:41 GMT |
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For those who remember when we said that the first Mirasol-equipped e-reader had finally been completed, it turns out that Kyobo and Qualcomm decided it was time for a real video walkthrough.
When we talked about how the 5.7-inch device had finally become reality, we also pointed people towards a small intro video ... |
14 December 2011
19:31 GMT |
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We wrote yesterday about the new Kyobo e-reader, but people may have missed it or skipped over it because they didn't know just how big a player it could turn into.
This is the world's first Android device to use the Mirasol display, which captures ambient light and uses it to create color the same way bu... |
23 November 2011
03:00 GMT |
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Some may have thought it would never happen, or at least that it wouldn't happen any time this year, but it did, Qualcomm made an e-reader using a Mirasol display.
The device that Qualcomm created measures 5.7 inches in diagonal and stands apart from all other e-book readers through the special properties of i... |
22 November 2011
02:50 GMT |
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It appears that even supposedly promising projects, in this case an e-reader display of 5.7-inches, sometimes meet an untimely end, even if only so that the road could be clear for a new undertaking to be embarked upon.On the market of e-book readers, e-paper displays from E Ink are the most commonly encountered.Thi... |
3 June 2011
10:23 GMT |
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When thinking of means to add brightness to a display or another, backlighting is one of, if not the first thing that crosses developers mind, but it looks like Qualcomm chose something else for its Mirasol product.
E-readers, nowadays, do use E Ink displays, but Qualcomm has a certain screen that offers more ben... |
12 May 2011
06:58 GMT |
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Qualcomm has been one of the most active companies present at the 2011 Mobile World Congress, which takes place right now in Barcelona, Spain, and besides the various SoC and chipset announcements made during the show, the outfit also showcased a tablet/eReader device that featured a Mirasol display.
Touted as a m... |
17 February 2011
07:11 GMT |
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CES 2011 is shaping up to be quite an interesting event for all you eReader fans out there, PocketBook just announcing they are about to showcase no less than six eReader devices during the show, including the Mirasol model that will feature a new type of electronic paper display developed by Qualcomm.Although detail... |
24 November 2010
04:05 GMT |
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Since the trade show known as IFA Berlin is approaching fast, Pocketbook decided it would give a heads up as to what it has in store for its customers, even releasing some press photos of its e-readers and notifying that a tablet was also on the way.The Digital Reader claims to have stumbled upon some news regarding... |
21 August 2010
05:43 GMT |
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Though it hasn't exactly made it into many electronics yet, the Mirasol display seems poised to finally gain some traction now that, according to reports that have only just started to roam the Internet, Qualcomm has decided to invest a full US$2 billion into the setting up of a new 4.5G production plant for su... |
20 August 2010
08:25 GMT |
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Amazon only just released the third iteration of its Kindle e-book reading device and, of course, the media immediately started speculating about the company's future plans. Some other press entities, however, decided to actually have some talks with company officials, and found out a pair of very interesting f... |
29 July 2010
10:21 GMT |
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Tablets, with their higher prices and bigger form factor, can afford to crank a stronger battery inside them, which means that they somehow manage to pull off an acceptable battery life even in the presence of an LCD display. This can't, however, be said about e-readers, which, more than anything else, need to l... |
10 April 2010
06:23 GMT |
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While last year was the year when netbook sales skyrocketed, this year is, among other things, expected to be the time when e-readers truly take off. Quite a number of different e-readers have already been announced or previewed, as have been new technologies for improving such devices. Among such developments is th... |
16 February 2010
03:30 GMT |
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