05-11-2010, 07:29 PM | #1 |
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samsung e60 - e61 in britain in july
PR puff doing the rounds:
no idea when it will be released in USA, hopefully before July. this is the one i've been waiting for. also seems to have jacked the price up a little from the promised $299. that sucks. SAMSUNG E-BOOK READER LAUNCHES IN THE UK Wi-Fi enabled SNE-60 available for pre-order on the high street in the coming months London, UK – May 11 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., is set to start the distribution of its new e-Book Readers with partnerships with leading high street retailers later this year. The range will be stocked online and in stores with the new 6", Wi-Fi enabled SNE-60 e-Book Reader, available to pre-order from selected high street retailers in the coming months. Smaller than a hardback, the Samsung e-Book Reader SNE-60 can store over 1,200 books on the internal memory while giving the option of increasing the capacity thanks to the SD memory card slot. Samsung's e-Book Reader devices are the only devices currently on the market with wireless connectivity. Wi-Fi 802.11b/g allows users to download content such as books and newspapers from a server wirelessly, as well as to share content with other devices. Unlike other e-Book Reader devices, Samsung's SNE-60 uses handwriting functionality to allow users to annotate their reading selections, calendars and notes with a built-in electromagnetic resonance (EMR) stylus pen. This dedicated pen prevents mistypes caused by hands and other objects that may graze the screen's surface. A variety of pen and eraser thicknesses makes the Samsung e-Book Reader perfect for drawing and writing. "Samsung's arrival to the e-Book Reader market is significant as we are bringing unique functionality to this developing market. The addition of Wi-Fi and accurate handwriting functionality to e-Book Readers will take the user-experience to a new level and ensure e-Books Readers continue to grow in popularity," said Graham Long, Vice President of Samsung's IT Business Division. The e-Book Reader is equipped with an e-paper display similar to real paper to enable a clearer display even outdoors. Many other functions are also included to provide an effective reading environment. The global e-Book formats ePub, PDF and TXT are all supported, and the built-in dictionaries can be used just by touching the screen with the stylus. A built-in MP3 player function allows users to listen to an audio book, or to listen to music whilst reading a book. In addition, Samsung's unique "Text-to-Speech" engine can read a book with accurate pronunciations for users who are driving or in noisy environments. |
05-12-2010, 04:30 AM | #2 |
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Samsung E60 is nice.
I wonder how good its battery life and whether it suffers from the same touch screen problems as Sony Readers. On the other hand Samsung E61 is an abomination! |
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05-12-2010, 10:31 AM | #3 |
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Hi all,
The Korean firmware version 1006.4 has been released for the SNE-60 (E6). That makes it the third firmware version available for this reader. The firmware is encrypted with two different, 2 byte XOR keys. The first key encrypts the bootloader and linux kernel, while the other key encrypts the squashfs v4 filesystem. Finally, the E6 is listed as available for pre-order at J&R Music World. Hopefully, with the firmware encryption broken, we can figure out how to add our own programs to this device. |
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