Thinking about developing your own e-reader device? Check out E Ink Corporation’s new 9.7 inch display addition to their lineup of AM-300 EPD Prototype Kits. Features of the new 9.7 inch kit include:

• Read in any lighting condition
• Resolution of 150 pixels per inch
• Clarity of newsprint
• Reduce system power consumption by up to 90 percent when compared to traditional LCD displays
• Linux x86 OS
• E Ink API software for Broadsheet
• Sample images
• Open source software drivers and applications with support for MMC cards, Bluetooth, and USB

You can pre-order the new kits right now for $4000 with shipments expected to go out by the end of May.

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