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News4Me: Readius goes on trial with Deutsche Telekom?

Dubbed News4Me, Deutsche Telekom is going to launch the trial of an e-news project in Germany this coming fall.

From Spiegel:

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Die Telekom sieht sich offenbar unter Zugzwang, nach dem das Modell Kindle von Amazon in den USA bereits mit gewissem Erfolg auf dem Markt ist und auch France Telecom eine elektronische Zeitung namens "Read & Go" testet. Telekom-Forschungsleiter Peter Möckel sieht trotz immer leistungsstärkerer Handys für gut ablesbare Displays eine Lücke zwischen Mobiltelefonen und Laptops. Man werde selbst aber keine Geräte bauen und auch keine eigenen Inhalte anbieten, sagte Möckel dem SPIEGEL.
Participants will receive a "dedicated device" for receiving personalized news, but the article doesn't mention the brand of the device. Care for some bold predictions? How about the Polymer Vision Readius? Here is why:
  • The trial begins in fall, just when the Readius is going to hit the market;
  • Germany is among the first three countries (beside England and Italy) to receive the Readius;
  • The News4Me device is supposed to have "Kindle-like" connectivity;
  • Take a look at the News4Me presentation attached to this post.

Of course, this is complete unsubstantiated speculation, but it certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility.

Thanks to beachwanderer for the tip!

Related: Polymer Vision Readius to debut this fall, Mobileread Interview: Karl McGoldrick, CEO of Polymer Vision
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