How long before we get a color Kindle? Maybe not as long as you think. Engaget is reporting that E Ink Holdings (formally PVI), the group responsible for the screens housed in Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s Readers, is offering samples of its new color panels to manufacturers.
The new screen are also capacitive, meaning touch-based interactions will be drastically improved. While Amazon may initially choose to wait for a more established and tested technology to emerge before releasing a multicolored Kindle, China-based Hanvon has already taken the bait, promising to release color E Ink readers by the end of the year.
