This device was actually announced on 6 January, but I didn't have time to go see it until today. From the press release:
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International CES, Booth 11006-10506 -- Audiovox Corporation (Nasdaq: VOXX) today announced that it has entered the e-Reader market with a new line to be sold under the RCA brand. The product launch will be supported by e-content delivered through Barnes & Noble, the world's premier destination for e-books, magazines and newspapers.
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RCA's Lexi will ship preloaded with Barnes & Nobles Desktop Reader Windows/MAC software for reading, purchasing and managing content and it will also contain Adobe® Reader® Mobile technology, making it interoperable and fully compatible with PDF and ePub formats. The product is expected to hit retailers in May 2010 and has an anticipated MSRP of $229.99.
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I did make it to the Audiovox booth this morning but the units on display were mock ups, and obviously didn't work. But I did get some photos; they're attached.
There were 2 models on display, the EB 1060 and the EBW 1060 (it has wifi). They were identical, and only had one button, which was a rocker switch on one side of the touchscreen. The screens are 6" e-ink. Since these were mock ups I can't comment on the affect the touchscreen had on the screen quality. The Lexi is supposed to have an accelerometer; this means it can be turned upside down and used in the other hand.
The Lexi comes with 2GB of storage. The mock ups had a SD card slot, a microphone, a headphone port, and USB (client). The Lexi is going to use Adobe, of course, and the non Wifi model is supposed to be released in May with a retail of $229. The Wifi model will be released later and the retail price is unknown. It will be sold at B&N.