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Old 09-27-2010, 05:52 AM   #1
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Sharp's Galapagos e-reader is out [IN DECEMBER]
It seems that Sharp has gone and done it - for Japan at least. This has already been discussed before, I think they will be using the Japanese XMDF format for their publications.
What saddens me is that there is no e-Paper option at all ... Another nail in the coffin? I hope not.

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Japan's Sharp Corp. said Monday it will launch an e-bookstore service in December with two new "Galapagos" tablet readers, with the service set to expand to movies, games and music early next year.

Sharp's new brand represents a shift for the company from conventional one-off sales of stand-alone products to devices that will continue to "evolve" through periodic software updates, it said.

It will offer a mobile device with a 5.5-inch LCD screen and a trackball for one-handed operation, as well as a device aimed at the home user with a 10.8-inch screen on which magazines can be read across a two-page spread.
Source: http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-n...927-15tzp.html

There are also pics and more info on Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/s...d-10-8-inches/

My apologies for the wrong title, the device is out in December
Last edited by Dr. Drib; 10-04-2010 at 09:17 AM. Reason: Got the date wrong ...
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Old 09-27-2010, 09:02 AM   #2
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How is it "out" when the article says "December"?
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How is it "out" when the article says "December"?
Splitting hairs. People said it will be out - have faith
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It runs on Android (version unknown) but it won't be able to connect to Android Market (at least not at the beginning).
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nook runs Android and can't connect to Android market... lots of things use Android as their core OS, but put their own 'face' on it.
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