
Fresh into our tattle box, an anonymous MobileReader tips us to the fact that Fujitsu has readied the
FLEPia device: the world's first e-reader that's based on flexible electronic paper capable of displaying color images.
The juicy details:
- Resolution: 768x1024 (XGA)
- Colors: 8 or 4,096 (depending on the mode; 8 colors refresh in 2s; 4,096 colors refresh in 10s)
- Size: 210x304x12mm (A4), 158x240x12mm (A5)
- Thickness 12mm
- Weight: 480g (A4), 320g (A5)
- Body colors: White pearl, pink pearl, silver
- Features: Touch panel, scroll button, six function buttons
- OS: MS Windows CE5.0
- Security: AES-128
- CPU: Intel XScale
- Connectivity: WiFi 802.11b/g
- SD Card
- USB 2.0
- Stereo speaker built-in, head phone connector
- Lithium polymer battery with 50 hours runtime
No word on pricing or availability. But if you happen to be around Tokyo on May 17th or 18th, make sure to visit the
Fujitsu Forum and fetch us the details!
Update: Check out the replies for more photos and the official press release.
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