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09-14-2009, 08:36 AM | #1 |
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Budget Cool-er Reader with Color Touchscreen and 3G Planned for Early Next Year
From Gismodo http://gizmodo.com/5358685/budget-co...arly-next-year
Looks like cool-er picking up speed. |
09-14-2009, 09:48 AM | #2 | |
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I don't know where Gismodo got the color screen, touchscreen, and 3G from. The original article from electricpig says:
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09-14-2009, 09:59 AM | #3 |
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that will be either the Netronix EB600 grace with touch 3g or the Swiftie. The Swiftie has a 600 MHZ CPU, which is a lot faster. yet if this is on the under 200 USD range. It will be the Grace.
It is still the EB600 platform, not the ALL NEW EB900 range. The NTX software has already added a search function that is likely to suit a touch screen more than a a D pad! However, I question the need for touch screen on E readers. I do not know which one works out more expensive in production, but by user interface / screen glare / protection perspective, I am against a touch screen! jack Last edited by jackau; 09-14-2009 at 10:06 AM. |
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He said that would change with the “experience of colour” screens, but whether that’ll be possible on a Cool-er as soon as January remains to be seen |
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09-14-2009, 01:27 PM | #5 |
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Which is interesting, because when I read that paragraph from the electricpig article, I came to pretty much the exact opposite conclusion that the guy from Gizmodo did. Guess we'll know in a few months.
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I too read it to mean simply mean they will be color readers as in the case is color...unless they are going with a 3Qi based device as several other brands appear to be doing.
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It's possible that I've missed something, but have any companies confirmed that they have 3Qi devices in the works? I know there's some speculation, but I don't think I've seen anything citing specific companies or specific devices yet.
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EDIT: No that is not the name. The True is their BIG reader with the Flexible display (I think??)...but somewhere in that gawd awful huge Astak thread is where Bobbie mentions the PixelQi device and the negotiations, I think he got in hot water for talking about it though...nothing new there ...hehehehe... Last edited by brecklundin; 09-14-2009 at 02:05 PM. |
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09-14-2009, 02:47 PM | #9 |
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yeah
Yeah I read Electropig's article and did not think that he was talking about a new color e-ink screen, rather saying that you would not want to read GQ or magazines on a Cool-er until the color e-ink screens come out.
Its good to hear there is more stuff in the works! Amy |
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