In my explorations today, I ran across these new devices:
First up, the Sovos eReader+ for £99.99/$130US
Features:
- Color TFT 5 inch Display
- 1GB Internal Memory
- SD Card Slot
- Integrated Speaker
- EBook Formats supported:ANSI/UNICODE TXT/PDF/HTML/FB2/PDB/EPUB
- Voice recorder function
- 3.5mm Stereo earphone jack
- Battery Life: 7 hrs Ebook, 5 hrs Video, 30 hrs audio
- Currently available for preorder in the UK Link
Next, a 7inch MID from Eken
Features:
- Seven-inch, 800 x 480 display
- 2GB Internal Storage
- SD Card Slot
- Android 1.5
- Battery Life 2 hrs?!?!?!?!
- Cheap @ $680 RMB in China or roughly $99.53USD
- Link
Finally, and the one that has me the most interested.....
Velocity Micro announced they are releasing two new devices.
Slashgear source article and
Device website
Both devices come with the following features:
- 7 inch Color Screen, capacitive touch
- Apps Market
- Android 2.1
- Expandable storage via both SD and USB Storage
- Accelerometer
- 3.5mm headphone socket
- User-replaceable battery
- Integrated speaker and microphone
Then the Cruz Tablet adds a 2-megapixel front-facing webcam together with a docking station that charges the slate as well as allowing it to work as a digital picture frame.
The cheaper Cruz reader is supposed to come in at $199.99 this summer, with the Cruz Tablet coming in at $299.99.
I think I may have found my device in the Cruz Tablet.