Comments on: CrunchDeals: $170 Ectaco eBook Reader to smash in the faces of smug Kindle owners

By: Tommy

Tommy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:39:30 +0000

It’s a drink coaster. No DRM means you’re out of luck finding current content for the thing.

By: Maj

Maj — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:59:08 +0000

I see what you did there sir.

By: John

John — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:03:52 +0000

Viola -

By: weatherman

weatherman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:41:59 +0000

That sounds digitally delicious!

This thing is no uglier than the original Kindle, so I suppose if you’re going by that standard it’s worth a look. And reviews of it are generally favorable. It should be noted however that the screen is an LCD not epaper, and as such has certain pluses and minuses. Also the screen is 1″ smaller than the Kindle or Sony Reader, so PDFs are probably harder to read on it than on other devices.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:34:01 +0000

At first glance I thought it said E-taco instead of Ectaco.