Improving? Kindle? Amazon buys Liquavista Samsung - SiliconWeek - SiliconWeek

After rumors, attempts to go unnoticed … and again rumors, Amazon has confirmed that it is she who is behind the purchase of Liquavista, a company owned by Samsung so far which is specialized in the development of display technologies .

“ We are always looking for new technologies that we incorporate into our products long term,” said a representative of the giant from Seattle to The Digital Reader.

“Liquavista team shares our passion for inventing and creating new and exciting technologies with great potential,” he continued. “It’s still early, but we are excited about its potential and we want to work with Liquavista to develop these screens.”

What specifically is Liquavista offers technology “electrowetting”, something like electrowetting, with which it gives some image quality in favor of a much longer battery life lasting and responsiveness also higher.

This technique could not be used by Samsung in its range of Galaxy smartphones and tablets, struggling with its competitors to be the best level of resolution, it seems ideal for eReaders Kindle , mainly because it could make evolve from black and white vision of a world full of color without sacrificing energy efficiency.

Neither Amazon nor Samsung have wanted to give figures, but it is believed that the financial transaction was closed around $ 100 million .

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