Digilife Global (http://digilifeglobal.com/) is a Chinese manufacturer of digital cameras and security cameras and they are also an excellent example of why it's a good idea to walk all the aisles of North Hall and the Hilton at CES. They brought an ebook reader as a last minute addition; it wasn't listed in the exhibitor registry.

They wouldn't let me try the unit they had on hand, but I did get a copy of the handout and I asked a few questions. The 6" model will be released in March with a projected retail of $250. Digilife is looking for distribution partners.

According to the handout, the specs are as follows:


Android OS
6" e-Ink screen
touch screen
up to 16GB internal storage (made to order)
SD or microSD
on-screen keyboard
Wifi
Bluetooth (optional)
3.5G (optional)
Adobe DRM
MP3, WMA, OGG support
handwriting OCR
Doc, PPT, XLS support (sounds like they can install docs2go)


There was also a handout for a 9" e-reader with very similar specs. The handouts are attached.

What no GPS?

Doc, PPT, XLS support (sounds like they can install docs2go)

No ePUB? M$ formats only? I guess it's not for the private market then.

Martin

No ePUB? M$ formats only? I guess it's not for the private market then.

Martin
They both support ePub.

No ePUB? M$ formats only? I guess it's not for the private market then.

Martin

The list did say Adobe DRM.

The list did say Adobe DRM.

Which could be PDF as well. Some book stores do the same and leave the customer wonder.

Martin

Which could be PDF as well. Some book stores do the same and leave the customer wonder.

Martin

Except that as far as I know the only ebook reader based DRM provided by Adobe is Adobe Reader Mobile, which does both PDF and Epub.