Ina Fried in Mobile on January 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm PT
Plastic Logic, a start-up known for showing off (but not necessarily shipping) advanced e-book readers, said that it has finalized an investment deal to build a factory in Russia.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 6, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
There’s lots of cool stuff on display at CES this week. But bear in mind that lots of it will be DOA–or worse, it will never arrive, period.
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Voices in News on November 9, 2010 at 7:50 am PT
Plastic Logic, still working on a consumer e-reader after
an abortive first attempt, today announced that a “significant investment” by RUSNANO (Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies) will help it
build a new volume fabrication plant in Russia for its next-generation plastic electronic displays. “Russia provides access to an enormous talent pool of scientists and engineers, and proximity to our European centers in Cambridge and Dresden,” said Plastic Logic CFO Rik Thorbecke.
Peter Kafka in Media on August 10, 2010 at 3:54 pm PT
The Que e-reader, which has missed at least three shipping deadlines, won’t miss any more: Plastic Logic is killing the thing off altogether. Plastic Logic insists that it will still be able to compete with Apple’s iPad, Amazon’s Kindle and countless other e-readers, though, via a “second-generation ProReader plastic electronics-based product.” Wisely, it won’t say when that one will show up.
John Paczkowski in News on June 28, 2010 at 11:08 am PT
Consumers who pre-ordered Plastic Logic’s Que ProReader expecting delivery June 24 received something else instead: An order-cancellation notice.
Geoffrey A. Fowler in Personal Technology on May 26, 2010 at 6:14 pm PT
By Geoffrey Fowler.
While much of the attention has focused on the e-book reading devices, it’s becoming clear that the important decision isn’t just which device you choose, but also which e-bookstore you decide to frequent.
Peter Kafka in Media on April 6, 2010 at 4:43 am PT
Want to buy an e-reader from Plastic Logic? You will have to wait until “sometime this summer.” Want to buy the whole company? That’s a different story.
Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 12, 2010 at 11:00 am PT
Plastic Logic, the maker of an e-reader targeting business users, told customers on Thursday that it would delay the delivery of its first Que readers until the summer. The company had said at the Consumer Electronics Show in January that the device would be delivered in mid-April.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 8, 2010 at 1:30 pm PT
Barnes & Noble’s e-reader entry was supposed to have one big advantage over the Kindle–you could buy one at the retailer’s stores. But it has been a long time coming, and in the meantime, you may have heard about another compelling e-reader heading to market.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 7, 2010 at 8:27 am PT
After promising to deliver its take on Amazon’s Kindle for a couple of years, Plastic Logic is finally delivering: Here comes the Que, which the company promises is “more than an eReader.” It had better be: The first two versions of the gadget will cost $649 and $799.
