Hey Kelly,

I thought I had read e-Ink specs that were better than that… but now I can’t find them. What I remember was a rather technical paper… and I may have faulty memory of what I read given the fact I can’t even remember the numbers. Maybe I’ll dig it up with some further searching. Certainly the real world of e-Readers is in line with the numbers you mention. I did read of a “dry” e-Ink technology from Bridgestone that quoted a 0.2ms optical response as you reference it.

I’ve had high hopes for OLED technology but I still see a 3 year lifetime quoted for such displays. Some say that is adequate given the normal turnover of devices. But I tend to hang on to mine rather that getting the latest, greatest. As an early adopter of the original Rocket and still using it you can see how I operate. I really thought the Rocket e-Book was a great first attempt at such a reader. There are only two additional things I wanted from it. Memory card expansion slot and some migration path for the DRM protected books. The latter remains an open wound for me… though it was not unanticipated. The backlit LCD works well for me, no fatigue from long hours reading, and I get 16 to 20 hours still on the original battery. It was $500 well spent. I tend to read in low light environments so the backlight it important to me. An aside is some years before the Rocket appeared I had “designed” an e-Book reader. The original Rocket was almost a dead ringer for my design, minus the memory card slot. It was eerie sensation when I held it in my hands. I wondered what if I had been able to translate my ideas into hardware back when I first conceived it.

One other thought… the iLiad seems to have missed the boat in regards to power management. Seems it should get better battery life than what I have seen reported. Still I think iRex did a lot right in their first iteration. Looking forward to the next generation.

Good talking with you Kelly.

Dana