That’s a pretty big screen, ladies and gentlemen. The one on the left there, with the dog — it’s almost ten inches! Guess what else? It’s got built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and it uses electronic ink, has 4GB of storage, and lasts 5000 pages on a single charge. I’d actually buy it if I knew how to accomplish such a task (more on that later).
Then there’s the dumpy one on the right. It’s for babies. No wireless connectivity of any type, only 128MB of memory, and just a 6-inch screen. It uses e-ink too, though, so that’s good. And I bet it costs a lot less than the cool looking one with the awesome dog picture. I’m sorry I said it was for babies.
Both play music files and I hope the dog one features some sort of web browser. They’re made in Taiwan by a company called Netronix and I have no idea when they’ll be available or how much they’ll cost, unfortunately. We’ll keep you posted, though.
Product Page [Netronixinc.com] via Techfresh.net
I am waiting patiently for these things to mature and become affordable. I don’t read a lot of books anymore, sadly – and I blame that on the fact that I can’t seem to get away from my computer. With a portable web-tablet of sorts that uses e-ink, I might have the solution to my problem! I was deeply encouraged by Amazon’s Kindle – but from the reviews I’ve read, it needs work (and a price drop.) These devices should have built-in wireless (WiMax or whatever, as opposed to wifi) and they should have a browser. I’d love to access my Google Reader on one of these things. . . addicted to my feeds. (Maybe we can avoid proprietary RSS readers in these things?) And for me – nothing would beat being able to click a word and get a definition while I read. SO much potential here. They can’t come fast enough!
Yeah !! It is really a pretty screen..Article is good and informative.