It seems that Sharp has gone and done it - for Japan at least. This has already been discussed before, I think they will be using the Japanese XMDF format for their publications.
What saddens me is that there is no e-Paper option at all ... Another nail in the coffin? I hope not.
Quote:
Japan's Sharp Corp. said Monday it will launch an e-bookstore service in December with two new "Galapagos" tablet readers, with the service set to expand to movies, games and music early next year.
Sharp's new brand represents a shift for the company from conventional one-off sales of stand-alone products to devices that will continue to "evolve" through periodic software updates, it said.
It will offer a mobile device with a 5.5-inch LCD screen and a trackball for one-handed operation, as well as a device aimed at the home user with a 10.8-inch screen on which magazines can be read across a two-page spread.
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Source:
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-n...927-15tzp.html
There are also pics and more info on Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/s...d-10-8-inches/
My apologies for the wrong title, the device is out in December