You probably remember that Jeff Bezos doesn’t want a touchscreen for Kindle compromising reading, since it adds a layer on the screen that might lower the depth of letters and text on eink devices. Definitely, the new Pearl eink screen is way more better than the previous eink screen that we can see on new Kindle 3. Would it be similar to Kindle 2 screen if Amazon would add a touch layer on Kindle 3 given that it uses Pearl eink screen? Okay, we can judge it by looking at the new Sony Touch Reader PRS650. Sony Touch Reader uses the same eink Pearl screen, but it added a layer for touch capability. That’s an added bonus in terms of usability and attractiveness of Sony Reader even tough I think that can’t make Sony reader a winner in the ebook market. I didn’t find any comparion of Kindle 3 and Sony Touch reader in terms of visibility of text on the screen. The following is the most detail review of Touch Reader Edition even though it doesn’t talk about the depth or visibility of text on screen. However, it doesn’t seem that visibility has been compromised that much compared to previous Touch Edition PRS600. And the responsive of the touch is very smooth and quick. Sony has implemented nice features that lacks in Kindle 3 in terms of annotations, and note taking. I think Amazon could do so without any hesitation. And it seems current Pearl screen is the best one to do that. The next step for eink screen to be color one though not sure how well it would be. Amazon might switch to mirasol display or pixel Qi display for a color ereader. However, Amazon should continue with eink based ereader along with color ereader in future.
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You said “Sony Touch Reader uses the same eink Pearl screen, but it added a layer for touch capability.”.
Sorry, but you’re wrong. Did you even watch the youtube video you embedded into your own article? It debunks your own point! There is no extra touch layer on the Sony. The PRS-650 uses a net of infra-red sensors to implement the touch screen. Sony must have learned their lesson after the PRS-600.
This post was made when the announcement of the reader hit the market. Nobody was sure whether there is an extra layer or something else at that time. Now it might not be a physical layer, and a layer of sensors, which we don’t know whether reduce the visibility. It seems it doesn’t. Anyway, thanks for your comment. I’ll put a note in the post. Thanks,