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Nate the great · 01-20-2010, 07:23 AM

Maplin (a UK based retailer) just posted the product page for the A10JQ, a Windows CE based device. The retail is £69.99, which is quite reasonable. Here are the specs:

5" touchscreen
CPU: 480MHz Telechip
128MB RAM
480 x 272 screen resolution
Wifi
2GB storage built in
USB Host
SDHC card slot
microphone and headphone built in
microphone and headphone jacks

If you look at the screen resolution, you'll see why this device is so cheap. It should still be usable as an ebook reader, though.

Why are we covering this, you might ask? Since it runs WinCE, it should be possible to use quite a few different ebook reader programs on it, including: Adobe, Mobipocket, eReader, MSReader, and ZuluReader (Epub). I've used a number of WinCE based devices as ebook readers; sometimes they work well and sometimes they don't. It's worth a look.

01-20-2010, 07:23 AM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Maplin A10JQ MID now available Maplin (a UK based retailer) just posted the product page for the A10JQ, a Windows CE based device. The retail is £69.99, which is quite reasonable. Here are the specs: 5" touchscreen CPU: 480MHz Telechip 128MB RAM 480 x 272 screen resolution Wifi 2GB storage built in USB Host SDHC card slot microphone and headphone built in microphone and headphone jacks If you look at the screen resolution, you'll see why this device is so cheap. It should still be usable as an ebook reader, though. Why are we covering this, you might ask? Since it runs WinCE, it should be possible to use quite a few different ebook reader programs on it, including: Adobe, Mobipocket, eReader, MSReader, and ZuluReader (Epub). I've used a number of WinCE based devices as ebook readers; sometimes they work well and sometimes they don't. It's worth a look. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Nate the great; 01-20-2010 at 09:31 AM.