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Plastic Logic, Maker of Thin Reader Device, Peeks Out
The company says that its device, unlike the Amazon Kindle, will primarily be aimed at businesspeople.
D7 Tech DEMO: Plastic Logic
D7 Tech DEMO: Plastic Logic
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Hands-On With Plastic Logic Reader
Hands-On With Plastic Logic Reader
blog.laptopmag.com — pl7lead Back at CES we got to spend some time with an early version of Plastic Logic’s... eBook reader, and the company is out in full force here at the D7 Conference showing off the device after a few more months of work, especially on its user ... (more) Hands-On With Plastic Logic Reader
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Betanews — ... the Cool-er e-book reader as much as he likes the Kindle. Elsewhere on the NYT, Brad Stone got an early glimpse of e-readers from Plastic Logic. ...

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Betanews — ... the Cool-er e-book reader as much as he likes the Kindle. Elsewhere on the NYT, Brad Stone got an early glimpse of e-readers from Plastic Logic. ...

E-Books Are Hot, So Why Did E-Ink Sell for So Little? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... . If E-Ink’s exit through this acquisition is a sign of what’s to come, that may bode ill for the venture firms backing Plastic Logic, which has raised more than $100 million. Plastic Logic last week showed off its own e-reader built using different technology. Its backers include BASF Venture Capital, Morningside Technology Ventures, Intel Capital and Amadeus Capital Partners. If venture backers can’t command big multiples from their investments in the e-paper and e-ink market, it may also mean that investors will be loath to ...

Barnes & Noble launches e-bookstore, partners with Plastic Logic on e-reader
VentureBeat — ... Barnes & Noble has also partnered with Plastic Logic, maker of a slim display meant for reading large amounts of text. It’s worth noting that while the New York Times has partnered with Amazon to deliver content to the new outsize Kindle XL, the newspaper’s staff seem more enamored of the Plastic Logic reader, a not-yet-available device that’s slimmer and sexier than the Kindle. Below is a Plastic Logic demo from last year’s DEMO conference. ...

Bits: Plastic Logic's E-Book Reader Will Surf AT&T and Wi-Fi
NYT > Technology — ... Logic Reader will also be able to access Wi-Fi hotspots. “Over time you can see a lot of potential to be connected back to your office or to your home base,” said Richard Archuleta, chief executive of Plastic Logic. “Having that ability to get documents, books or trade journals over Wi-Fi or the 3G network is critical, especially for mobile business professionals.” The company, founded by two Cambridge University professors, has been developing the plastics used in the device for the last 10 years .

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