Pocket-Lint: Readius saved as Polymer Vision bought out
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"it's now been revealed that Polymer Vision has been bought out by an unnamed Asian company, who will now restart the firm's development of foldable e-ink displays."
Category Archives: readius
New York Times: Electronic Papyrus: The Digital Book, Unfurled
"The Readius will be introduced in England, Italy and Germany this fall, and in the United States early in 2009... The price is not yet set, but ... Readius would be more expensive than the Kindle, which now is selling for $359."
Engadget Mobile: Polymer Vision’s Readius e-ink phone coming mid-2008 to Italy
"word is that [Polymer Vision] will have a commercial version of the [Readius] phone / e-book reader available sometime in mid-2008 in Italy via Telecom Italia"
PC World: Polymer Vision Readies Rollable E-Book, Cell Phone
"the Readius will operate almost worldwide, as it works with the HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G (third-generation) service favored by European, Asian and some U.S. operators."
Reuters: Phone with fold-away screen launched
"Users [of Polymer Vision's "Readius"] will be able to set up their email accounts, news sources, podcasts, audio books and blog feeds at home on their computer, and the data is then pushed to the device whenever it is updated."