Korean device manufacturer LG, which makes everything from smartphones to washers and dryers, has unveiled a prototype solar-powered e-reader. The unit is 10 cm wide and 10 cm long, weighting in at about 20 grams. It was designed to fit the e-reader display panels LG now makes. LG’s thin-film solar cell technology uses electrodes applied in a thin film onto glass or plastic instead of silicon wafers. This would be second-generation solar cell technology. Solar cell tech can be roughly divided into three generations, all of which are under research simultaneously.
Richard Adhikari writes "Will LG be able to take on established e-reader manufacturers like Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) More about Amazon.com and Sony (NYSE: SNE) More about Sony? "
Well, Richard, that sure looks like the Sony e-reader she's holding. Either LG has manufactured a clone or they're using the Sony e-Reader to test their thin film solar panel. I suspect the latter.
Leo Foss, Ottawa
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LG's E-Reader Prototype Soaks Up Sun
Posted by: Richard Adhikari October 12, 2009 11:13 AMKorean device manufacturer LG, which makes everything from smartphones to washers and dryers, has unveiled a prototype solar-powered e-reader. The unit is 10 cm wide and 10 cm long, weighting in at about 20 grams. It was designed to fit the e-reader display panels LG now makes. LG’s thin-film solar cell technology uses electrodes applied in a thin film onto glass or plastic instead of silicon wafers. This would be second-generation solar cell technology. Solar cell tech can be roughly divided into three generations, all of which are under research simultaneously.
Well, Richard, that sure looks like the Sony e-reader she's holding. Either LG has manufactured a clone or they're using the Sony e-Reader to test their thin film solar panel. I suspect the latter.
Leo Foss, Ottawa