After a brief period of denial, Plastic Logic has confirmed their QUE ProReader is being skipped in favor of a next-generation version of the product.
Word from Wired’s Gadget Lab is that the QUE ProReader from Plastic Logic, the ultra-premium eReader with an ultra-premium price tag, has been delayed for an undetermined period of time. They’re calling it vaporware. I’m calling it the iPad’s first confirmed kill.
Yikes! Plastic Logic is unveiling its QUE eBook Reader at CES2010, trying to position it as business class device calling it a “paperless briefcase.” Well the initial pricing certainly is aiming at a class of individuals used to writing off expenses. Try a whopping $800 for a 8GB version. A 4GB version is $649. Now [...]
Barnes & Noble continues with a both feet in to the deep end approach to the eBook market saying that it will not only have the Nook available in stores, but the Plastic Logic QUE on shelves as well. There’s a catch though. B&N will not be stocking the digital eBook Readers in every store. [...]
What is it with these thin devices being shown off in pictures and with reps holding them? Do these manufacturers just want to continue to tease without end? Crazy thing is it works. With all the focus on e-Book readers we’ve been seeing, Plastic Logic wants to keep their reader in the forefront of our [...]
Let’s see. Full 8.5×11″ readable? Yes. Touchscreen? Yes. Less than 1 pound? Definitely! Note taking capability? Looks like yes. Unfortunately I’ll have to wait until next year to get it. This device from Plastic Logic may not have a name yet, but lots of people are very interested already. If anyone still remembers is lovely [...]
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