Interpark Biscuit 3G E-reader Available in Korea
Mar 29, 2010 E-Book Readers
E-book readers launched in Asia have the habit of coming out with weird names and this is also the case of the Biscuit, an e-reader made by Interpark. The latter is an important Korean shopping company and we learn that the 3G device is similar to the Amazon Kindle, but it sports a different keyboard layout, with the core navigation buttons below the display.
Biscuit supports downloads for ebooks and newspapers, it packs a 6 inch E-ink 600 x 800 pixel display, showing 8 levels of grayscale and its specs list also includes 4GB of internal memory. There’s also a battery on board, that’ll last for up to 9,000 page turns, maybe with the wireless turned off.
Among the supported formats on this e-book reader we spotted: Adobe PDF, MS Office (doc, ppt, xls etc), TXT, BMP, JPG, MP3 and many more. Interpark Biscuit is on sale in Korea right now, for $350 and about 25,000 titles are available on it.
[via SlashGear]
Tags: 3G e-reader, E-ink display, Interpark Biscuit, Interpark Biscuit e-book reader
iPad Clone Surfaces, Based on E-Ink: Yinlips E-Book
Feb 7, 2010 E-Book Readers
Yinlips created a pretty interesting device, that copies the design of the iPad and packs a 6 inch E-Ink display instead of the standard LCD. This cloned tablet comes with WiFi and a battery that lasts about 20 hours with a full charge, plus FM radio among the specs.
The image above is official and we learn that the E-ink reader will pack a touchscreen, a home button and support for many formats, among which there are PDF, TXT, HTM, PRC, HTML, EPUB, DJV and many more. The iPad clone’s official name and pricing will be announced in a week or two.
[via pmptoday]
Tags: Apple iPad clone, Apple Tablet clone, E-ink display, Yinlips E-book reader, Yinlips tablet specs
Samsung Unveils E6 and E101 Ebook Readers, Complete With WiFi and Bluetooth
Jan 8, 2010 E-Book Readers, Samsung
Samsung has just announced a couple of new Ebook readers, the E6 and the E101 models, sporting WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. Samsung E6 comes with a 6 inch E-ink display, while the E101 features a 10 inch screen, both being touch models that work with a stylus.
Samsung is also working with Google to deliver ebook content on these two devices, probably using the titles taken from Google Books. Each of these readers comes with a slide-down panel, that hides the navigation and menu controls, plus stereo speakers. A single battery charge will make the E6 and E101 work for about two weeks, probably with the wireless deactivated.
Expect the products to hit the market in early 2010, with the Samsung E6 priced at $399 and the E101 going for $699.
[via Slashgear]
Tags: 10 inch screen, E-ink display, price, Samsung E101, Samsung E6, Samsung ebook reader
Aigo Introduces EB6301 e-Book Reader
Dec 20, 2009 Aigo, E-Book Readers
Aigo has just launched its first e-book reader, the EB6301 model, pictured below. This device packs a 6 inch e-ink display, with a 600 x 800 pixels resolution and it supports lots of e-book formats, like TXT, PDF, DOC, CHM and HTM/HTML.
Image viewing is also supported, in formats like JPG, BMP, GIF, JPEG and PNG, while audio playback is also on the specs list, with MP3, WMV and WMA as the available formats. Underneath the hood there’s a 1200 mAh battery to power the gadget, enough for 5,000 e-book page turns.
Aigo EB6301 also features 2GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot and its main flaw is the lack of connectivity, be it Wi-Fi or 3G. $370 is the price tag for the e-reader.
[via ubergizmo]
Tags: Aigo EB6301, E-ink display, memory, price, specs
ASUS Prepares an E-book Reader With WiMAX, 3G and WiFi on Board
Oct 30, 2009 Asus
ASUS has just confirmed that it’ll be launching an e-reader in March 2010 and that the device will come with support for WiMAX, 3G and WiFi. Said product will be shipped to carriers all across the US and Europe starting March and we also learn that the E-book reader will be competitively priced, in order to rival Amazon and Sony’s offers.
Last we heard, ASUS was preparing two differently-sized devices of this kind, one sporting a 6 inch e-ink display, while the other packs a 9 inch panel. It seems that the company will be trialling the devices with Taiwanese charities before making them available commercially.
It’s quite strange to see WiMAX connectivity on an e-reader, since we wouldn’t need that much speed for basic browsing and downloading new e-books, right?
[via slashgear]
Tags: Asus E-book reader, E-ink display, e-reader, launch date, WiMAX
Plastic Logic QUE E-book Reader Gets Detailed; CES 2010 Material?
Oct 20, 2009 E-Book Readers
The folks of Plastic Logic are impatiently waiting for CES 2010, or so they seem, since they’ve just announced the QUE E-book reader, that they’ll showcase during next year’s show. In January, you’ll be seeing this device, meant for professionals and measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, plus a mere 1 inch in thickness.
The E-book reader packs a pretty big E-ink Vizplex display, with a touchscreen interface and there’s also a plastic screen on board, for extra ruggedness. No info on battery life or storage space, but what we do know is that the e-reader will support book downloads from the Barnes and Noble store, by using WiFi or 3G connections.
[via gizmowatch]
Tags: Barnes and Noble books, CES 2010, E-ink display, Plastic Logic QUE, Vizplex display
