Fujitsu FLEPia - world's first e-reader with color e-paper

Alexander Turcic · 04-20-2007, 10:58 AM

Fresh into our tattle box, an anonymous MobileReader tips us to the fact that Fujitsu has readied the FLEPia device: the world's first e-reader that's based on flexible electronic paper capable of displaying color images.

The juicy details:

Resolution: 768x1024 (XGA)
Colors: 8 or 4,096 (depending on the mode; 8 colors refresh in 2s; 4,096 colors refresh in 10s)
Size: 210x304x12mm (A4), 158x240x12mm (A5)
Thickness 12mm
Weight: 480g (A4), 320g (A5)
Body colors: White pearl, pink pearl, silver
Features: Touch panel, scroll button, six function buttons
OS: MS Windows CE5.0
Security: AES-128
CPU: Intel XScale
Connectivity: WiFi 802.11b/g
SD Card
USB 2.0
Stereo speaker built-in, head phone connector
Lithium polymer battery with 50 hours runtime

No word on pricing or availability. But if you happen to be around Tokyo on May 17th or 18th, make sure to visit the Fujitsu Forum and fetch us the details!

Update: Check out the replies for more photos and the official press release.

Related: Fujitsu first to give us e-paper in color?

Roceh · 04-20-2007, 11:04 AM

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/ebooks/fu...ook-253921.php

says the prices are $12,685 for the A5 and $21,137 for the A4

TadW · 04-20-2007, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roceh

[url]...says the prices are $12,685 for the A5 and $21,137 for the A4

That-just-doesn't-sound-right. I mean I could buy a freaking 65-inch Plasma TV for this (and still save a couple of grants)...

Hadrien · 04-20-2007, 11:08 AM

The price is crazy. And 10secs for 4,096 ? This product should stay in a lab for a while...

Alexander Turcic · 04-20-2007, 11:10 AM

I cannot believe the price either.

Btw, the Gizmodo article has a real photo of the device (in both sizes)... the A4 looks lovely to me.

Antartica · 04-20-2007, 11:17 AM

More info:

In japanese:

http://www.frontech.fujitsu.com/release/prs070420.html

Automatic japanese-english translation courtesy of excite.co.jp (the one I use for reading japanese pages; it does a reasonable work):

http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...=JAEN&wb_dis=2

The (very high) prices they quote in the press release are for product samples, not the final retail price.

TadW · 04-20-2007, 11:21 AM

And here some more photos (attached).

Official prices:
A5 type: 1,575,000 Yen
A4 type: 2,625,000 Yen

Hadrien · 04-20-2007, 11:31 AM

Ok extra details:
About the runtime:
"Contents of 50 hours can be displayed by one charge work. (When the contents display interval is assumed to be one minute, and you display the color image of eight colors by 3,000 pages. )｡"

Sales goals and release time:
"The sample sales in fiscal year 2007 schedule 1,000(It is 200 during month).
The canvass for sale in the general sale and all parts of the world is begun in fiscal year 2008, and I will aim at the total sales 10 billion yen by the end of fiscal year 2010."

And hopefully, these are not the real prices, just the product sample price. But I guess we'll have to expect something expensive too for the real product. They say that you have to buy at least 10 sample devices if you want one. Maybe the sample price is for 10 devices ?

NatCh · 04-20-2007, 11:34 AM

Man, that A4 looks huge!

yokos · 04-20-2007, 11:57 AM

My private meditation Post

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm
Fujitsu, please contact me. If you send me a free sample,
I will a write a xtra-long (multiple of 20k words) review.
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm

# mmh, Windows CE - which PNAs use, but not PDAs. Right?
# eReader with near A4* dim - I want one!

*A4=210×297 mm

NatCh · 04-20-2007, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yokos

I will a write a xtra-long (multiple of 20k words) review.

About $1/word? That seems fair to me.

TadW · 04-20-2007, 01:46 PM

Am I the first to notice? ... "OS: MS Windows CE5.0" - You pay extra for a license and you'll be condemned to use Windows.

nekokami · 04-20-2007, 02:20 PM

Could it be hacked to run linux?

I wonder which kind of touch panel they're using. Regular touch screens are less transparent than the wacom variety, which is why the iLiad uses wacom -- you need that extra transparency for a reflective screen like e ink.

Alexander Turcic · 04-20-2007, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TadW

Am I the first to notice? ... "OS: MS Windows CE5.0" - You pay extra for a license and you'll be condemned to use Windows.

Ok, this explains why it's probably more expensive than the Reader

each · 04-20-2007, 02:44 PM

another pictures from itmedia japan

first one: displaying sample coupon in color

second: screen keyboard

04-20-2007, 10:58 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 13,267 Karma: 77335 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Sony Portable Reader	Fujitsu FLEPia - world's first e-reader with color e-paper Fresh into our tattle box, an anonymous MobileReader tips us to the fact that Fujitsu has readied the FLEPia device: the world's first e-reader that's based on flexible electronic paper capable of displaying color images. The juicy details: Resolution: 768x1024 (XGA) Colors: 8 or 4,096 (depending on the mode; 8 colors refresh in 2s; 4,096 colors refresh in 10s) Size: 210x304x12mm (A4), 158x240x12mm (A5) Thickness 12mm Weight: 480g (A4), 320g (A5) Body colors: White pearl, pink pearl, silver Features: Touch panel, scroll button, six function buttons OS: MS Windows CE5.0 Security: AES-128 CPU: Intel XScale Connectivity: WiFi 802.11b/g SD Card USB 2.0 Stereo speaker built-in, head phone connector Lithium polymer battery with 50 hours runtime No word on pricing or availability. But if you happen to be around Tokyo on May 17th or 18th, make sure to visit the Fujitsu Forum and fetch us the details! Update: Check out the replies for more photos and the official press release. Related: Fujitsu first to give us e-paper in color?

04-20-2007, 11:08 AM	#4
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,258 Karma: 6521 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-300/500/505/600/700, iPhone, Cybook Gen 3, iLiad	The price is crazy. And 10secs for 4,096 ? This product should stay in a lab for a while... __________________ FeedBooks: Public Domain Books, original books and RSS feeds for mobile devices (Mobile Edition) Kindle owners: Find out the easiest way to get public domain books on your device

04-20-2007, 11:21 AM	#7
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,480 Karma: 8228 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	And here some more photos (attached). Official prices: A5 type: 1,575,000 Yen A4 type: 2,625,000 Yen Attached Thumbnails

04-20-2007, 11:31 AM	#8
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,258 Karma: 6521 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-300/500/505/600/700, iPhone, Cybook Gen 3, iLiad	Ok extra details: About the runtime: "Contents of 50 hours can be displayed by one charge work. (When the contents display interval is assumed to be one minute, and you display the color image of eight colors by 3,000 pages. )｡" Sales goals and release time: "The sample sales in fiscal year 2007 schedule 1,000(It is 200 during month). The canvass for sale in the general sale and all parts of the world is begun in fiscal year 2008, and I will aim at the total sales 10 billion yen by the end of fiscal year 2010." And hopefully, these are not the real prices, just the product sample price. But I guess we'll have to expect something expensive too for the real product. They say that you have to buy at least 10 sample devices if you want one. Maybe the sample price is for 10 devices ? __________________ FeedBooks: Public Domain Books, original books and RSS feeds for mobile devices (Mobile Edition) Kindle owners: Find out the easiest way to get public domain books on your device Last edited by Hadrien; 04-20-2007 at 11:34 AM.

04-20-2007, 11:34 AM	#9
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04-20-2007, 11:04 AM	#2
Roceh Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2006	http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/ebooks/fu...ook-253921.php says the prices are $12,685 for the A5 and $21,137 for the A4

04-20-2007, 11:10 AM	#5
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 13,267 Karma: 77335 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Sony Portable Reader	I cannot believe the price either. Btw, the Gizmodo article has a real photo of the device (in both sizes)... the A4 looks lovely to me.

04-20-2007, 11:17 AM	#6
Antartica Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 754 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: iliad, onhandpc, newton, zaurus	More info: In japanese: http://www.frontech.fujitsu.com/release/prs070420.html Automatic japanese-english translation courtesy of excite.co.jp (the one I use for reading japanese pages; it does a reasonable work): http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...=JAEN&wb_dis=2 The (very high) prices they quote in the press release are for product samples, not the final retail price.

04-20-2007, 11:57 AM	#10
yokos Pac-Man catched my iLiad. Posts: 709 Karma: 2483 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: 1st gen iRex iLiad with 2nd ed. battery/case	My private meditation Post ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm Fujitsu, please contact me. If you send me a free sample, I will a write a xtra-long (multiple of 20k words) review. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm # mmh, Windows CE - which PNAs use, but not PDAs. Right? # eReader with near A4* dim - I want one! A4=210×297 mm Last edited by yokos; 04-20-2007 at 12:01 PM.*

04-20-2007, 01:46 PM	#12
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,480 Karma: 8228 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	Am I the first to notice? ... "OS: MS Windows CE5.0" - You pay extra for a license and you'll be condemned to use Windows.

04-20-2007, 02:20 PM	#13
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,695 Karma: 48782 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Could it be hacked to run linux? I wonder which kind of touch panel they're using. Regular touch screens are less transparent than the wacom variety, which is why the iLiad uses wacom -- you need that extra transparency for a reflective screen like e ink. __________________ ~neko “Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Click here for Ministry of Unutterable Silliness loot -- featuring Rock Lobster Souvenirs! Is an iPad an InfoPad ? What about the Entourage Edge? Hm... Last edited by nekokami; 04-20-2007 at 02:24 PM. Reason: touch panel

04-20-2007, 02:44 PM	#15
each Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 78 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Device: Treo 650/iRex iLiad	another pictures from itmedia japan first one: displaying sample coupon in color second: screen keyboard Attached Thumbnails __________________ MY COLLECTION OF CHINESE EBOOK RESOURCES http://lunarwater.googlepages.com Last edited by each; 04-20-2007 at 02:47 PM.

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