The Kindle Colorsoft represents a historic milestone for Amazon because it marks the launch of the first-ever Kindle to have a colour show. No surprise the response has been ecstatic. Shipments had simply began and early consumers took delight in flaunting their newest and most superior Kindle machine but. Sadly, all the joy surrounding the e-reader has been short-lived because it appears to have hit a stumbling block; and it’s a faint glow of yellow gentle that’s to be blamed.
The stated gentle emanates from the underside portion of the show. As said, it’s a faint glow and shouldn’t precisely be termed a deal breaker. Nonetheless, it’s an anomaly and the very last thing you’d anticipate in a $280 machine. Amazon too has taken cognizance of the problem and has said it’s engaged on a repair to resolve the issue. Shipments too have both been suspended or pushed again to make sure sufficient time for Amazon to give you a viable resolution.
Nevertheless, whereas Amazon insists it’s a software program problem and could be mounted with a firmware replace which it’s supposedly engaged on, well-known trade analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had earlier revealed the issue might be on account of using a special OCA (Optically Clear Adhesive). The problem could be ‘traced to Amazon’s use of a special OCA (Optically Clear Adhesive) than that utilized in grayscale e-paper shows. This transformation was applied to reinforce the restricted distinction capabilities of E Ink’s Kaleido colour e-paper expertise. Whereas element suppliers have developed a number of {hardware} options, Amazon appears to lean towards a software-based repair, Kuo revealed on X.
Will a firmware replace be sufficient?
Based on Kuo, lots of the element suppliers have devised options to the problem which includes introducing some modifications to the {hardware}. Nevertheless, there is no such thing as a data on what precisely has been modified, changed, or modified, or if these have been sufficient to repair the problem. Nevertheless, Amazon doesn’t appear to be fascinated with an answer that might require tinkering with the {hardware}. In any case, not all Colorsoft units produced up to now appear to have been affected despite the fact that the problem is widespread sufficient for Amazon to cancel delivery in a number of areas as of now.
Consultants in the meantime have voiced concern if tweaking the software program could be sufficient to resolve the problem. Jason Heikenfeld, an IEEE Fellow and engineering professor on the College of Cincinnati too stated a software program repair won’t be sufficient, except that includes blacking out the underside portion of the show. It’ll be a topic of hypothesis how blacking out the show backside goes to have an effect on the visible expertise.
Below the circumstances, it stays to be seen how Amazon offers with the issue and whether or not the promised firmware replace will arrive in time to type issues out, on condition that the vacation buying season is already underway. Keep tuned.
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