the most interesting thing about this announcement is the degree to which it signals a turning away from e-ink.
Don't know about any "turning away" from e-ink. The quality of the e-ink in the K3 is imho pretty amazing -- and presumably the other eBook readers will pick up this technology (Pearl) on their next releases too. Also e-ink devices should continue to be smaller and lighter because they are more energy efficient meaning smaller batteries. http://www.eink.com/products/High_Res_Pearl.html So, I'd think there will continue to be room in the eReader market for both technologies. They really are quite different, and many eReader owners are actually quite enamored with e-ink vs. lcd displays. Both had their advantages and disadvantages: http://tinyurl.com/36w2pk2