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Nate the great · 03-29-2010, 12:12 PM

crossposted from The Digital Reader

I found an interesting new e-reader out of China. They have a fascinating market there; it’s so crowded that developers are trying anything to make their device standout. Bi Sheng has released an e-reader that is basically a smartphone with a 6″ E-ink screen.

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to do this. Given the several devices with 3G and other wireless connections, it seemed to be a rather obvious that it would happen sooner or later.

If you look at the picutre, you might think that this is just another Kindle clone. It’s not, really, because it doesn’t have a full keyboard. Instead it has buttons that you’d find on a phone. This was probably a good decision; the buttons will be bigger and therefore easier to use.

It has Wifi, Bluetooth, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE; it can make calls, send text messages, and browse the web. There is no mention of whether it can read ebooks, or what format it supports.

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03-29-2010, 12:12 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Bi Sheng 600TW – new E-reader/Smartphone Hybrid crossposted from The Digital Reader I found an interesting new e-reader out of China. They have a fascinating market there; it’s so crowded that developers are trying anything to make their device standout. Bi Sheng has released an e-reader that is basically a smartphone with a 6″ E-ink screen. I was wondering how long it would take for someone to do this. Given the several devices with 3G and other wireless connections, it seemed to be a rather obvious that it would happen sooner or later. If you look at the picutre, you might think that this is just another Kindle clone. It’s not, really, because it doesn’t have a full keyboard. Instead it has buttons that you’d find on a phone. This was probably a good decision; the buttons will be bigger and therefore easier to use. It has Wifi, Bluetooth, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE; it can make calls, send text messages, and browse the web. There is no mention of whether it can read ebooks, or what format it supports. source Attached Thumbnails