iRex Technologies today unveiled the iRex DR800SG, an 8.1-inch touch-screen e-Book reader that has multi-mode 3G wireless capabilities to access its online bookstore. The gadget will also play nice with several other store formats including Fictionwise, LibreDigital and Newspaper Direct and the universal EPUB format. The iRex DR800SG is powered by a multi-standard Qualcomm Gobi chipset with a 2GB of internal memory to store your favorite titles. The iRex DR800SG with a leather cover will be available in October 2009 at select Best Buy locations for an MSRP of $399.99. [Press Release]
iRex has recently introduced its new Digital Reader 1000 that features a 10.2 inch display (black and white) and is powered by a lithium ion battery. There are three variant of this digital reader. The basic model retails for $649, meanwhile the touchscreen model for $749, and the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G version is priced at $849. [Product Page]
iRex will be releasing the iLiad Book Edition E-Book Reader. It features a 8.1-inch XGA display, 16 grayscale, 400MHZ XScale CPU, 64MB RAM, wacom-based touch input, 256MB flash memory, USB, MMC, and CF slots, reads PDF, HTML, TXT, Mobipocket, JPG, BMP, and PNG, has a 3.5mm audio out as well as a travel-hub add-on with ethernet. Look for this E-Book reader May 9th in Europe for about €499 ($770 US). [Mobile Read] More
