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Originally Posted by igorsk
Discovered by user Nifty at the-ebook.org forums, ixbt.com and @Astera report that the Japanese company Brother plans to present a working prototype of an A5 electronic document reader at their Brother World JAPAN 2008 conference.
No word on the production schedule, but here are the technical details:
Display: 9.7" (142.1×205.5mm), 1200×825, 4 gray levels, electonic paper (EPD)
CPU: 32bit 132MHz
External memory: MMC card 1GB ~5,000 pages
Battery: Lithium-Ion (charging from AC or USB)
Battery life: 3000 screen updates, 1 month in standby
Dimensions: 210(W)x232(H)x12.4(T) (mm)
Weight: 380g (with battery) |
sounds exactly like everyone else's 9.7" device that has been announced. They all seem the same until we can see what software is on them. Hanlin, Astak, Netronix have all announced the same device. I won't appear before late in Q1 2009 from what I have heard.
Dale