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Originally Posted by grimo1re
Asus plans to join the ebook reader fray with a smarter and cheaper device called the Eee Reader. Asus will launch the device before the end of this year, The Sunday Times writes citing a spokesperson for Asus in the UK. The company may even launch multiple devices. The Asus liseuse will open like a book and feature a touchscreen. Pages could be flipped from one screen to the next, or one screen could be used as an on-screen keypad. The ebook reader would have full colour screens, may also feature speakers, a webcam and and a microphone for services such as Skype. Asus is reportedly aiming for a price of GBP 100.
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OK - in an attempt to pull this thread back to it's real purpose.
In my view, if this could be marketed at sub-£100 I would be
very interested in seeing it. Particularly if it had all the functionality suggested. Having said that, I doubt that a dual-screen, full colour e-reader with a webcam, microphone and, presumably, wi-fi could be that price (at least now).
I'm also a bit dubious about the dual screen - if it works like a book, then you can only read one screen at a time and so one of the screens is effectively redundant at any given time - seems odd?