Asustek will be launching an e-book reader in the near future that will combine wi-fi with WiMAX mobile technologies as soon as the end of 2009. Asustek will most likely release the reader under the extremely popular EEE name here in the U.S. Looks like the predictions back in August were right.
Information is somewhat sparse at this time, but we do know that Asustek has made WiMAX hardware before, for companies like Clearwire, so that part of the technology isn’t new to them. Of course, Asustek frequently produces hardware and sells it to other vendors for re-branding, so we might see this technology under another brand name. We can probably expect Asustek to price their reader in the range of Amazon and B&N, in order to be competitive. One thing for sure, it’s turning out to be a good year for e-book readers.
Is that it pictured? Looks like they’re going the LCD route and not the e-ink. So long as it’s that much cheaper I don’t care. Looks like it would be good for web browsing as well. Hmm. Actually if they allow web browsing and video streaming… I’d pay normal price for that. oh but it also has to get at least 8 hours battery life. :p
Nobody has pictures of it yet. We saw this back at the show in August and speculation ran wild. No idea if this is what it will actually look like though.