Qualcomm: Competitor for E-Ink and iPad

The American company Qualcomm produces a platform for reading new generation books. It is colored and will be able to work up to 14 days without recharging.

Qualcomm will be the first reader with a color display based on a patented Mirasol technology. The new invention combines the main advantages of standard liquid crystal screens and E-Ink electronic ink technologies. Mirasol displays have very low energy consumption, but at the same time they are able to display full -color images. It is assumed that the device will work five times longer than its competitors. In the triple, there will be a video viewing functions with a frequency of thirty frames per second and the possibility of going to the Internet. The screen diagonal is 5.7 inches, and the resolution is 1024x768 pixels, and the surrounding light reflected from the mirror substrate of the display is used to illuminate it. By the way, Qualcomm does not spend energy to maintain the image. The new gadget will be able to replace two devices at once: iPad , working ten hours in autonomous mode, and an ordinary reader. Now Amazon is thinking about using Mirasol technology in the next generation of its Kindle readers.

• The new device will appear in stores in the fall of 2010.