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Koobe Mirasol ereader adds colour to Taiwan
Qualcomm powered page-turner 31 January 2012 12:05 GMT TweetMirasol colour ereaders are like buses. You wait around ages for one and then two come along one after the other. Hot on the heels of the Kyobo eReader, we now have another Asian entrant by way of the Koobe Jin Yong Reader, which has been announced...
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Kyobo eReader pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON CES 2012: Mirasol colour technology arrives 12 January 2012 10:30 GMT TweetThe Qualcomm Mirasol has turned up for a bow in the shape of the Kyobo eReader at CES 2012.
Kyobo is Korea’s leading bookstore and will give owners of the 5.7-inch device access to 90,000 ebooks including the Steve Jobs biography, a month...
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Mirasol colour ereader finally turns the page
Korean launch for Qualcomm powered Kyobo device 22 November 2011 10:44 GMT TweetThe Qualcomm Mirasol colour ereader is finally a reality - in South Korea that is - where the Kyobo e-Reader has just been announced.
Kyobo is Korea’s leading bookstore and will give owners of the 5.7-inch device access to 90,000 ebooks...
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Qualcomm boss confirms Mirasol ereader canned
But better version could come soon(ish) 2 June 2011 2:15 GMT TweetQualcomm boss Paul Jacobs has confirmed that the first Mirasol product, which was an ereader originally scheduled to land in the first quarter of 2011, has been cancelled as he wasn't happy with the device.
Speaking at a briefing attended by...
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Pocketbook to unleash Mirasol colour ebook reader
Also plans for a colour TFT Android device as well 24 November 2010 12:31 GMT TweetDetails of several ebook readers that US-based Pocketbook is planning on announcing have leaked out, with some exciting colour-based readers mentioned.
First up, and most excitingly, is the Pocketbook Mirasol, which features Qualcomm's full-colour...
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EXCLUSIVE: Mirasol colour eBook reader coming for CES 2011
It's time for the technology to come to the masses 8 September 2010 16:11 GMT TweetQualcomm has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it will launch, in connection with a partner, a device, probably an ebook reader, that features its Mirasol colour screen technology in the first quarter of 2011. An announcement is expected at CES in Las...
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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon mulling over colour Kindle
But top man says technology still not ready... yet! 29 July 2010 13:12 GMT TweetAmazon's senior vice president, Worldwide Digital Media, Steve Kessel has told Pocket-lint in an exclusive one-to-one briefing that it is still mulling over the idea of whether to take the Kindle ebook reader colour.
When we asked Kessel, the...
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Full colour Kindle by Christmas?
Qualcomm Mirasol sceen technology may be heading Amazon's way 30 June 2010 1:43 GMT TweetAlthough we've previously brought you info, plus pics and video of Mirasol's MEMs-based reflective full colour display technology before, a demo at parent company Qualcomm's San Diego campus has revealed more details - including a strong hint that...
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VIDEO: Qualcomm Mirasol hands-on
MWC 2010: Demo of the new screen tech in action 17 February 2010 13:32 GMT TweetQualcomm is hoping to turn the ebook reader market on its head with the launch of a screen technology called Mirasol that not only offers colour over the current greyscale offerings, but also adds video as well.
The new technology, which is...
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Mirasol shows off colour E-reader displays
Could be arriving in late 2010 19 November 2009 16:22 GMT TweetMirasol, the team at Qualcomm responsible for its e-reader division, has been showing off a new set of eBook readers that are built on "interferometric modulation" display technology. In slightly less geeky language, that means that they can do colour,...