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The price will be around $320 USD
The device specifications and mechanical design will be exactly the same as the Starebook (thinnest and lightest device).
To summarize:
Hardware :
Size: 4.7" x 7.4" x 0.3" (118 x 188 x 8 mm)
Weight: 6,3 ounces (183 g, battery included)
Screen: Black & White 4 level gray-scale Eink, 6", 600x800 pixels (170 dpi), Daylight readable, Portrait and landscape display capabilities
Sound: standard 3.5mm stereo headphone plug
Controls: buttons "ON/OFF", "Up ", "Down", "Right ", "Left", "Enter ", "Cancel", "Menu", "Music".
Battery: Rechargeable built-in Li-Polymer battery (800mAh) (8000 page flips battery life) rechargeable by USB
Processor: Samsung S3C2410 ARM 200MHz
ROM memory: 16 MB + 64 MB Data Flash
RAM memory: 16 MB
Connectivity: USB Client (v2.0)
Expandability: SD Card slot
Power Supply: USB
Color: white(*)
Logo: Bookeen (*)
Software
Operating system: Linux
On release it will support the following :
Supported format: RTF, HTML, PDF and PRC (No DRM).
Bookeen will be supplying updates as they become available :
- Bookeen will provide patches, updates and upgrades for new format support. These software enhancements will be free as long as Bookeen doesn’t need to pay any royalty to a software publisher. (For example : Macromedia provides Flash player for Bookeen eink device with a USD5 royalty fee then the update will not be free. Bookeen has developed its own support for CHM format then the update will be free)
Please note people.
eReader and Mobipocket have also provided their reader free for other devices, if they chose to do so for the eInk reader then it will be free for you should you chose to use it.
If they don't then it won't.
In addition to the updates Bookeen will provide a one year warranty.
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