[Nate the great]

I missed this announcement in the mad rush that is CES. Better late than never.

from the press release:

Debuting today, Hanvon’s WISEreader eBook readers will be available in five, six, eight and 9.7 inch displays, and come in a wide range of categories. Hanvon’s own electromagnetic touch tablet technology allows users to make annotations directly on the eBook page and save them on the device in clear handwriting and detailed annotations. The WISEreader also includes integrated wireless technology (Wi-Fi and EDGE/GSM) allowing users to download eBooks without having to connect to a PC.

Other details mentioned in the press release include a 95% market share in China, unique touchscreen technology, and a claim to being the second largest ebook reader maker in the world. For more detail you can visit their site at www.hanvon.com.

Hanvon had 4 models on display at CES, and they are planning to bring out 5 more models some time in 2010. All 4 current models have support for Adobe DRM. Two of the 4 can be bought in the USA through Amazon and Fry's, and at least 3 different models are available in Europe (N516, N518, N520, N520).

Hanvon N500

• Display: 5” E-ink Vizplex w\touchscreen
• Gray levels: 8
• Full keypad QWERTY Key
• On-screen handwriting with letter and word recognition technology
• Weight: 275g(without cover)
• Dimensions: 176.4mm × 124.4mm × 10.2mm (without cover)
• OS: WinCE
• Storage: MicroSD card up to 32GB
• Wireless: TD/ GPRS
• Supported Formats: TXT, PDF, HTML, JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF, MP3, WAV, WMA
• Power: Li-ion 1500mAh

Hanvon N618

• Display: 6” E-ink Vizplex w\touchscreen
• Grey levels: 16
• On-screen handwriting with letter and word recognition technology
• Weight: 260g(without cover)
• Dimensions: 176.6mm × 124.8mm × 10.5mm (without cover)
• OS: WinCE
• Storage: TF card up to 32GB
• Wireless: Wi-Fi
• Supported Formats: TXT, HTXT, PDF, HTML, XLS, DOC, JPG, TIF, BMP, PNG, GIF, MP3, WAV,
• WMA
• Power: Li-ion 2350mAh

Hanvon N628

• Display: 6” E-ink Vizplex w\touchscreen
• Grey levels: 8
• On-screen handwriting with letter and word recognition technology
• Weight: 308.3g (without cover)
• Dimensions: 181mm × 137.5 mm × 11.4mm (without cover)
• OS: WinCE
• Storage: TF card up to 16GB
• Wireless: TD/EDGE/GPS
• Supported Formats: TXT, PDF, HTML, DOC, MEB, XLS, HTXT, JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIF,
• MP3, WAV, WMA
• Power: Li-ion 1500mAh

Hanvon N638

• Display: 6” E-ink Vizplex
• Grey levels: 16
• Full keypad QWERTY Key
• Weight: 266.4g(without cover)
• Dimensions: 203mm × 134 mm × 10.35mm (without cover)
• OS: WinCE
• Storage: MicroSD card up to 32GB
• Wireless: Wi-Fi
• Supported Formats: TXT, PDF, HTML, JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, MP3, WAV, WMA
• Power: Li-ion 2500mAh

Hanvon N800

• Display: 8” E-ink Vizplex w\touchscreen
• Grey levels: 16
• On-screen handwriting with letter and word recognition technology
• Weight: 480g(without cover)
• Dimensions: 226.3mm × 163.5 mm × 10.2mm(without cover)
• OS: WinCE
• Storage: TF card up to 32GB
• Wireless: Wi-Fi
• Supported Formats: TXT, HTXT, MTXT, HTML, PDF, DOC, CEI, HCEI, PPT, XSL, EPUB, CHM, JPG,
• BMP, PNG, TIF, PPM, JIF, PCX, MP3, WAV, WMA, LRC, AMR
• Power: Li-ion 2200mAh