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French designer Karim Zaouai has designed the Digital eBook that comes with two e-ink displays. Taking inspiration from a real book on the bookshelf, this eReader concept comes with some control buttons that are cleverly hidden on the sides of the case. What’s more, the gadget also has an internal storage as well as wireless capabilities for retrieving titles from online. Too bad, it is only a concept. Read more
If you’re looking for a new e-Book reader with an affordable price, then I suggest you to check out the jetBook mini from Ectaco. Priced at just $99.95, this budget-friendly device is equipped with a 5-inch TFT display, an SD card slot (up to 2GB), clock and date functions, adjustable font sizes, a multi-language interface and runs on 4 AAA batteries (Energizer batteries included). Not to worry, the device also supports a wide range of e-Book formats including LIT, MOBI, EPUB, HTML, PRC, RTF, PDB, PDF via Calibre conversion to TXT and FB2. [Ectaco]
Chinese gadget manufacturer JXD has recently introduced their latest e-book reader. The JXD Book A21 features a full color touchscreen display as well as supports for full HD movie playback in a wide range of file formats. The gadget also supports nine reading profiles and Text-to-Speech capability. Too bad, the JXD Book A21 lacks of a keyboard and a Wi-Fi connectivity. Each purchase comes equipped with a total of 5,000 book package. No info on pricing at this time. [Shanzai]
Elonex has showed off their latest color e-Book reader at IFA 2010 called the freeBook 700FB. Specs-wise, the device is packed with a 7-inch 480 x 800 color LCD display, a 2GB of internal memory, an SD/MMC card slot (up to 16GB), a built-in microphone, a 3.5mm headset jack and an integrated speaker. Not to mention, the device also supports most of multimedia file formats including WAV, MP3, AVI, XVID, MPEG-1, H.264, JPEG, GIF, PNG, ePub as well as PDF. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment. Read more
Here’s another upcoming e-Book reader from a Chinese-based company Hanvon, the E800. Powered by an ARM Cortex A-8 processor, the device is packed with an 8-inch 1024 x 768 E-ink touchscreen display, a 128MB RAM, a 512MB ROM, a microSD card slot (4GB card included), a mini-USB port, a 3.5mm headset jack, dual-channel speakers, WiFi and runs on Windows CE OS. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. [ZOL]
Acer has officially confirmed the availability of the Acer LumiRead eBook reader in Germany. The company will launch this e-book reader in October 2010, with a speculated price point of €250 or around $316. In case your didn’t know, this gadget supports a 6-inch 800 x 600 pixel E-ink display, Wi-Fi, 3G wireless and a Barnes & Noble content partnership. [Softpedia]
The new Literati e-book reader is now available at The Sharper Image. Priced at just $159, this Kindle competitor boasts a 7-inch (800×480) LCD display to show cover art and photos in e-book files. The device also supports Wi-Fi connectivity for downloading books from Kobo’s online bookstore. Too bad, this eReader is non-touch and uses a Kindle-like keyboard below the screen as well as side buttons for turning pages. The Sharper Image will release the Literati eReader in October 2010 for $159 a pop. [Electronista]
Chinese gadget manufacturer Huawei will release their first e-book reader in the form of the Huawei T62W. This gadget will feature a 6-inch e-Ink touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, a microSDHC slot and a SIM card slot. There is no further info about this upcoming eReader. Word has it that the Huawei T62W will use Android as its operating system. Stay tuned for more updates. [Slashgear]
Asustek Computer will release a new e-book reader with an 8-inch 64-grayscale TFT-LCD screen without backlight in October 2010. The LCD panel of Asustek’s e-book reader is provided by Chimei Innolux (CMI), which makes it with a special process to improve reflection. The display also supports a fast response time. The Asus 8-inch eReader will retail at below $599. Stay tuned for more updates. [Digitimes]
Several Chinese online magazine such as Sohu.com and 21.cn.com have started selling the iRiver Cover Story. This eReader features a 3.5-inch touchscreen e-paper and supports ePub, PDF, FM2, TXT, HWP, DOB, PPT, XLS, MP3 and WMA file formats. Measuring 126mm x 162.8mm × 9.5mm, the gadget also has a mini USB port, a 2GB of internal memory and an SD/SDHC card reader for storage expansion. [Akihabara]
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