Amazon bought the Samsung manufacturer of flexible color e-ink displays Liquavista, reports The Digital Reader reports citing the company. This means that the only major worldwide manufacturer of e-book readers may soon start to produce its most popular product – Kindle – with color display. Amazon is not the price of the deal announced, but according to TDR, it can reach up to $ 100 million
«Samsung”, which is currently at the top of the wave of smartphones and tablets, bought in 2011 Liquavista and was not useful – not One product e-ink display has not been released. Although hopes for flexible displays Samsung did not leave – in January, the company showed a prototype smartphone with flexible OLED-display.
But Amazon, probably will be able to make sense of Liquavista.
«We are always looking for new technologies that we can incorporate into our products in the long term. Liquavista team shares our passion for invention and creation of exciting new technology with great potential. It is too early to think, but we are encouraged by the new opportunities and will work with Liquavista on the creation of these displays, “- says the statement internet giant.
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