Pandigital's Novel enters crowded reader market (Benny Evangelista, SF Cronicle)
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Pandigital's Novel has a 7-inch color touch-screen LCD display and connects to the Internet through Wi-Fi. The Novel, which runs on Google's Android platform, can also play video and other multimedia content.
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Although the Novel has more iPad-like functions than an e-reader, such as the ability to run Android apps, Finnegan stressed he was not marketing it as a full tablet or netbook computer. But the company believes it can tap a larger mass market than its e-reader competitors.
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Specs from
Panadigital website
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General
Screen Size 7”
Panel Digital TFT LCD
Resolution 600 x 800 pixels
Operating System Android
Dimensions 5.5 x 7.5 x .5 inches
Weight 16 oz
Supported Formats
eBooks EPUB, PDF,
Audio MP3, AAC, WAV
Images JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
Video MPEG4
Storage
Internal Memory 1GB
Card Reader 2-in-1
Expandable Memory SD/SDHC, MMC/MMC+ up to 32GB
User Interface
Virtual Full touchscreen / Virtual Keyboard
Tactile Volume Up/Down, Power On/Off
Connections
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Port 1x mini-USB 2.0
Headphone Jack 1x 2.5mm stereo headphone
Power
Battery Built-in rechargeable Li-ion (AC adapter included)
Compatibility
Menu Languages English, French, Spanish
Operating System Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X
Compliance and Warranty
Certifications FCC, CE, UL
Compliance RoHS, WEEE, CARB
Warranty 1-year
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Plus:
Access to Barnes and Nobel eBook store
Initial limited release includes: web browser, an alarm clock, calendar, a few games, a photo and movie viewer and music player with thousands of apps for android available on first firmware upgrade.)
Battery life: Up to 6 hours of reading on a single charge. (With Wifi turned off.)
ARM 11 Mobile processor
1GB internal memory (available now)
2GB internal memory (available June 2010)
Price $199
Review by Suzanne Kantra ~ Technilicious
*update*
Pandigital news release (PDF)
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Using the powerful and flexible combination of the Android operating system and an ARM 11 Mobile processor, this Pandigital Novel has a built-in, full web browser so users can quickly go online to update social media sites and check out recent news, events and weather.
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model number PRD07T10WWH7) Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $199.99 and is backed by a one year limited warranty. It will be available at several national retailers beginning in June.
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