Hearst Publishing (of the print world) is backing a startup called Skiff for its new ebook reader which has something the Kindle and the others ebook readers don't - a flexible screen. It's huge, thin and far more flexible than the others. It's on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
The coolness (besides flexibility): i'ts got great resolution -- 1200 x 1600 pixels. It weighs about a pound and only needs recharged about once a WEEK.
The uncool thing about it: black and white only. This is supposed to step in where the newspaper world is falling off, so, well, it makes sense for a newspaper company to move into the 21st century. This probably IS the future of the newspaper business.
So where can you get a SKIFF READER?
Sprint will carry the Skiff at some of its retail locations later in 2010, but the price is still up in the air. Skiffers (skiff users) will be able to buy and view newspapers, mags, books -- the usual print media -- as well as blogs and other things found online, and from multiple suppliers.
2010 looks to be a big year for the Skiff and the ebook / ebook reader market in general. It will be interesting to see where things go from here.
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