Big Screen Maker Readies Plastic Screens for 2010Plastic Logic’s lightweight oversized reader has long been slated for release in early 2010 (and will debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in January) but market-dominating screen-maker Prime View International is fast on their heels. PVI tells the FT they will have a big 9.7-inch (measured across the diagonal) plastic screen ready by spring. The FT speculates it “would probably weigh about a third less” than a comparable glass screen–like the one currently used in the too-heavy-for-most SuperKindle. PVI chairman Scott Liu says it’s targeted at the student/educational market, and will be available […]
