eReaders. Books. Everything in Between.CES Highlights
This week has been an interesting one for fans of eReaders & eBooks. Why? Because CES is happening in Las Vegas right now. This year, eReaders have had their own section of the floor at CES to cover all the new releases.
So what's interesting? There's the Liquavista by Phillips' Research Lab. This has a full color screen using a process called "electrowetting," a nice step away from eInk. It's not especially pretty & won't be released until 2010/2011 (i.e. no word on cost), but it's still a pretty development.
The Skiff is a big development as an eReader. It's got an 11.5" display. It's got the most screen real estate of any eReader on the market. It also has a revolutionary screen made of "metal foil" by LG, making it pretty bendy when the casing is off. It works on Sprint's 3G network, comes with WiFi, & is 100% touchscreen. No word on pricing yet, so it's hard to determine what the cost of this will look like.
My personal favorite: the Plastic Logic Que. Plastic Logic developed the Que for business people, so it's very organization-centric. The screen real estate measures in at 8.5x11, so it's fully paper-sized. It can read PDF, Microsoft Office documents, & can sync to MS Outlook (not compatible with Mac's iCal & Mail, though). Newspapers look great on this thing; the size of the screen helps in this area. It's a full touch screen. Len Edgerly at The Kindle Chronicles got a great interview with Maureen Mellon, senior director of product marketing at Plastic Logic. The big ouch? The price. The WiFi 4GB model will cost $649, the WiFi + 3G with 8GB memory will cost a whopping $799. Not even close to being the least expensive out there, but I would be sucked into it if I traveled a lot for business.
There's lots more happening at CES for all eReader/eBook fans out there. Check out cNet.com for the latest highlights from CES.
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