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Posted September:
The New Slimline Digital Readers:
Plastic Logic
Features a screen more than 13 inches in diagonal. Measures: 8.5 by 11-inches
Visit the website below--
http://www.plasticlogic.com/PRPlasticLogicPreviewsElectronicReadingDevice.html
iRex Digital Readers
Available: early 2009
From: iRex Technologies
Three different models
Features a 10-inch diagonal screen. Replicates a newspaper's layout; downloads newspapers & magazines
Uses E Ink's screen technology
Price: 1000-$649 (read only); 1000S-$749 can make pen-based notes directly on the device; transfers the page back to a PC (but not a MAC), & then converts the handwriting to text; 1000SW-$849 features handwriting input as well as Bluetooth & WiFi connectivity.
Memory: able to store 20,000 pages on its 1-gigabyte SD card; higher-capacity SD cards can also be used
Format: The Device displays PDF, PowerPoint, HTML, & .txt files
Posted August: One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit group focuses on providing educational tools to children in developing countries, announced that a revolutionary laptop computer, the XO-2. The device features folding eBook format; offers technology that cuts power consumption to 1 watt (vs. 20-40 watts for a standard laptop); makes for longer battery use.
Unit Cost: under $100
Marketing Date: 2010
Weight: under one pound
XO-2 features dual touch displays with eye sensitivity considerations--eInk. The design provides a right and left page in vertical format, a hinged laptop in horizontal format, and a flat two-screen wide continuous surface that can be used in tablet mode.
Users will be able to switch between keyboards customized for numerous applications. With success, the days of only pulp communications will be determined by children, who within the decade will crave only digital information. Learn more at http://laptop.org
Posted September:
The New Slimline Digital Readers:
Plastic Logic
Features a screen more than 13 inches in diagonal. Measures: 8.5 by 11-inches
Available: early 2009
Uses E-Ink's screen technology
Uses E-Ink's screen technology
The device is flexible due to its plastic display in contrast to other eBooks units that are based on glass screen. Has a gesture-based interface & will offer wireless connectivity. Aimed at the business market, supports Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Adobe PDFs, as well as newspapers, periodicals & books.
More Information: Visit the website below--
http://www.plasticlogic.com/PRPlasticLogicPreviewsElectronicReadingDevice.html
iRex Digital Readers
Available: early 2009
From: iRex Technologies
Three different models
Features a 10-inch diagonal screen. Replicates a newspaper's layout; downloads newspapers & magazines
Uses E Ink's screen technology
Price: 1000-$649 (read only); 1000S-$749 can make pen-based notes directly on the device; transfers the page back to a PC (but not a MAC), & then converts the handwriting to text; 1000SW-$849 features handwriting input as well as Bluetooth & WiFi connectivity.
Memory: able to store 20,000 pages on its 1-gigabyte SD card; higher-capacity SD cards can also be used
Format: The Device displays PDF, PowerPoint, HTML, & .txt files
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Posted August: One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit group focuses on providing educational tools to children in developing countries, announced that a revolutionary laptop computer, the XO-2. The device features folding eBook format; offers technology that cuts power consumption to 1 watt (vs. 20-40 watts for a standard laptop); makes for longer battery use.
Unit Cost: under $100
Marketing Date: 2010
Weight: under one pound
XO-2 features dual touch displays with eye sensitivity considerations--eInk. The design provides a right and left page in vertical format, a hinged laptop in horizontal format, and a flat two-screen wide continuous surface that can be used in tablet mode.
Users will be able to switch between keyboards customized for numerous applications. With success, the days of only pulp communications will be determined by children, who within the decade will crave only digital information. Learn more at http://laptop.org
New Facts
September:Digital Readers boast long battery life; are extremely thin, & their compact screens have easy readability-especially in bright light. The innovation of super-thin models & physical flexibility is unique. At around 8 ounces, they are ideal for travelers.
However, the 2009 low-priced laptop models compete favorably with wireless capability; bigger color screens; keyboard features for word processing; & greater memory capacity that easily run the usual games & application software.
August: In 2007, eBooks sales were greater than 2004 MP3 sale...99% of all eBooks are read on low-cost, ultra-mobile PCs markets at $400...The primary eBook format is PDF because it is easy to create and has an 'open system' i.e. can be shared by authors and readers...EBooks have color image capabilty, audio/video potential so, unlike pulp books,they start to become alive at a read...
(Source: SPAN-Small Publishers of North America--July 2008 information derived from article: "Is There an ePod in Our Future?' by Noelle Skodzinski)
September:Digital Readers boast long battery life; are extremely thin, & their compact screens have easy readability-especially in bright light. The innovation of super-thin models & physical flexibility is unique. At around 8 ounces, they are ideal for travelers.
However, the 2009 low-priced laptop models compete favorably with wireless capability; bigger color screens; keyboard features for word processing; & greater memory capacity that easily run the usual games & application software.
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August: In 2007, eBooks sales were greater than 2004 MP3 sale...99% of all eBooks are read on low-cost, ultra-mobile PCs markets at $400...The primary eBook format is PDF because it is easy to create and has an 'open system' i.e. can be shared by authors and readers...EBooks have color image capabilty, audio/video potential so, unlike pulp books,they start to become alive at a read...
(Source: SPAN-Small Publishers of North America--July 2008 information derived from article: "Is There an ePod in Our Future?' by Noelle Skodzinski)
