Comments on: D7 Demos: Immersion and Plastic Logic

An electronic book and touchscreen keyboard with force feedback were among the tech demos during Day 1 of D: All Things Digital.

[gconnery]

Ina,

If it does what they say, and doesn't prove to have some horrible drawback (too expensive, makes the screen too hard to read, makes the screen too thick...) the Immersion feedback thing could be incredibly important. Is there anything more you can say about it? Did you have a chance to try it yourself? How did it feel if you did? Did they say anything about when devices using it might show up, what the price increment might be, how the technology works, or anything else?

[ofmyony]

I seen a preview of the device. It is sleek and I like the touch interface. There is a lot of unknowns but it shows promise. I think a device like this could benefit from Wifi and an RSS reader. I would like to wake up in the morning, grab my new reader and view all the morning news stories or headlines using RSS.

I like these devices it's going to be interesting to see how we use these readers in 3 to 5 years. We may not need laptops soon.

[DarkHawke]

These e-ink readers will have to break the color barrier before there's mainstream acceptance of them and they truly begin to make ALL paper publications go away. That said, I really like the idea of a touch screen interface, and a haptic feedback system will really aid the non-techie in being able to fluidly use it. I'm VERY pleased that this company is stepping up and not ceding the market to Amazon. Just like the Pre and Android to the iPhone, the market leader needs to be kept on its toes!

[rfelgueiras]

I would take one of those readers with a comic book subscription any day. I have been waiting for someone to take my money for that.