Amazon is likely to launch color e-book readers in the second half of 2012, with makers in the supply chain to begin shipping related parts and components in May, according to industry sources.
Amazon's new color e-book readers will be built with multi-touch capacitive touch panels instead of infrared touch panels used in the previous mono-color e-book readers, the sources noted.
E Ink Holdings also plans to unveil color EPD products soon, according to company chairman Scott Liu. The color EPD products are likely to be adopted by Amazon, indicated the sources.
Touch panel maker TPK Holding reportedly has landed touch module orders for Amazon's color e-book readers, the sources added.
Amazon is expected to ship six million e-book readers in 2012, estimated the sources.
Article translated by Steve Shen
