Bob Russell
03-06-2005, 09:39 PM
A new eBook reader, the SmartBook G168A (http://www.e683.com/en/htm/products_services/Products_show.asp?id=3) , is available in Asia. It features an 800x480 7" display.
More at JKOnTheRun (http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2005/03/book_digital_sm.html) and Akihabara (http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_9287.html) and Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000083034313/).
Colin Dunstan
03-07-2005, 01:36 AM
Those guys at Akihabara, Engadget, etc. got it all wrong... the SmartBook isn't a new device; there are at least two other identical devices, the Demolux dpad1 (http://www.heise.de/mobil/newsticker/meldung/print/45874) (second image) and Zupera Smartpad (http://www.windowsfordevices.com/articles/AT3282012016.html), which were both released one year ago.
The SmartBook is a rebranded device now sold by some Chinese company. Funny how many news pages picked up the story of the "new" device though ;)
cbarnett
03-07-2005, 01:38 AM
This looks nice! Lots of nice features. I wonder what it will cost, though.
Craig.
PostGrant
03-07-2005, 03:35 PM
Screw tablet PCs, this PDA style device is where its at. I'm not going to play Doom3 on the bus - throw an iPod style HD and a collapsable full-size/paper thin KB in this bad boy and I'd be set.
