Philips spinoff iRex has finally released
solid details about its eBook reader (PDF) that was announced late last
year, giving it both a name- the "iLiad" (model number ER 0100), and a release
date- next month. This monochrome e-ink touchscreen display will be going up
against heavyweight Sony's similar Reader device, although the iLiad sounds like
it should be able to hold its own, sporting a 400MHz XScale processor, 64MB RAM,
224MB user-accessible internal flash memory, WiFi, Ethernet, 3.5-millimeter
audio jack, and slots for SD and CF cards as well as USB drives. iRex claims
over a week of three-hour-a-day reading sessions are possible between charges,
and also promises to expand upon the PDF, XHTML, TXT, and MP3 formats that will
supported at launch. (thanks
Engadget)
I would love to have this, think about when you get up in the morning,
today's newspaper is already in the device, thanks to WIFi.
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