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Signature Greetings, LLC shines light on why using Greeting Cards is so important to professionals and small business owners as part of their Client Retention Program. Entrepreneurs should consider a...

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On Monday, May20th, Wintzell’s Oyster House will open its first Pittsburgh, PA location, bringing its seventy-five history of Gulf Coast tradition to the Northeast. Featuring unique items such as...

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QA Graphics, Iowa interactive design company, is pleased to introduce their new product line, Batch Solutions. Batch Solutions is a collection of digital signage applications including Batch Digital...

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Mr. Rooter Tip of the Day: When a need arises for any plumbing repair, it usually means a crisis for the customer.

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The Two-Day Expo at Dallas Market Hall is Tailored for People who Want to Start their Own Business.

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Pickett & Sons Construction, Inc. collaborated with EnvironmentalLights.com to create a unique and eye-catching LED display using led pixel control lighting and DMX technology for Ride and Shine...

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Leading Swimming Pool Management Company Begins Operating In New Jersey

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Franchisor of Seven Service-based Brands Announces the Addition of 69 New Franchise Locations

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Home Care Assistance joins local businesses to offer free senior care forum on May 21st at 6:30pm at New York Life Insurance Company’s Downers Grove office.

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MyWay Mobile Storage joined sports broadcasters and former Pittsburgh Steelers Tunch Ilkin and Craig Wolfley in supporting the Light of Life Rescue Mission with their annual Tunch & Wolf’s Walk...

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The Beef Jerky Outlet in Concord, North Carolina welcomes NASCAR Fans for the May 2013 races at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Hand crafted pizza, ever-changing craft beers and unique artwork are just a few great reasons to stop into Mellow Mushroom Carytown beginning, Monday, May 20th.

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A Colorado waxing location is giving students new ways to save on hair removal.

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Strategies, a leading business coaching and training company for salons and spas, will be offering a webinar on their Team-Based Pay compensation system on Monday, May 20th.

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Maui Wowi franchise set to open this summer in Odessa, Texas and will feature a convenient drive-thru, walk-up window, and comfortable outdoor seating for customers to enjoy fresh fruit smoothies and...

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Amazon recently announced acquiring Liquavista, a Holland-based company, from Samsung.   And speculation is rife  that the purchase may lead to a color Kindle e-reader to come.

Liquavista makes display screens and specializes in a process called electrowetting.  Reuters describes it as technology that ”makes displays clearer in all lighting conditions and can show video without using much power.”  The technique has applications not only for e-readers but for other devices like smartphones and laptops.

It’s true that Amazon already has a color Kindle, but it is really a tablet computer rather than an e-reader (read our Kindle Fire review).  But this new technology would offer certain advantages over the black and white versions of the e-reader without certain disadvantages of the current color Kindle.  VentureBeat observes:

“Liquavista has built a screen technology that approaches the efficiency of traditional e-reader black-and-white e-ink screens while offering the color of LCD and other full-color screen technologies. In other words, you can have your cake and eat it, too: gorgeous full-color screen plus long-lasting battery life.  That might be just the technology that Amazon needs to kickstart conversion of its full e-reader line to a full-color and quick-response screen, as e-ink is also notoriously slow to refresh.”

NateHoffelder at Digital Reader first broke the news and suggested the color e-reader connection.  The development, if it comes to pass, could be important to both readers of e-books and e-book publishers.

When you consider that e-reader sales are down 28% in 2012 compared with 2011, it seems like the e-reader market needs some shaking up.  A color screen would give people who already own a black-and-white Kindle reader a reason to upgrade, and get them excited to buy more Kindle books.  And it could make Kindle content itself more compelling to owners of e-readers, especially for books with images in them.  Who wouldn’t rather see images in color?

Amazon is focusing heavily on digital content, so investing in devices that make it more compelling  to consume that content make sense.

In an e-mail to CNET, an Amazon spokesperson stated: “We are always looking for new technologies we may be able to incorporate into our products over the long term. The Liquavista team shares our passion for invention and is creating exciting new technologies with a lot of potential. It’s still early days, but we’re excited about the possibilities and we look forward to working with Liquavista to develop these displays.”

Further details of the purchase have not been made public. The video below shows the technology in action.

 

Image: still from Electrowetting Display video

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