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E Ink Debuts Kaleido 4 Color Screen For E-Readers: Faster Refresh And Video Playback - Yahoo Tech

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E-readers offer amazing convenience (thousands of books in a single, lightweight device), and recent models have added color screens. Now, E Ink has announced that an updated color version with major improvements is on its way. Here are the details. Apple's iPhone Duo Debut Drives 300% Spike In Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 SearchesFrom Kaleido 3 To Kaleido 4: What's ChangingIf you've used a color e-reader from Boox, Kobo or PocketBook, you'll have seen an earlier E Ink model, called Kaleido 3. The Amazon Colorsoft, recently updated to its second-gen model, also uses Kaleido 3, but in a customized version designed to improve performance. The new release is Kaleido 4 and aims to address color reproduction and contrast issues, not to mention the speed of page refreshes. "Compared to the previous generation, E Ink Kaleido 4 doubles its color gamut volume to more than 40K, increases white reflectance by 15%, and improves contrast by 50%," the maker of the screen announced. "Additionally, with the introduction of new algorithms, E Ink Kaleido 4 is capable of video playback at up to 18 frames per second (FPS).

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