New eReaders from Onyx, 3 sizes
March 4, 2009
Frank@OBOW in Tech for travel

How many years (or months) until netbooks are made obsolete by eReaders? From iReaderReview:

“The key highlights of the Boox are -

  1. The specifications page lists 6″, 8″ and 9.7″ screens. 
  2. The web browser uses WebKit customized for the eInk screen. Using WebKit is pretty impressive - both Safari and Chrome use it too.
  3. They have a pretty good looking folders system, and use thumbnails etc. well.
  4. Its a touch screen with a pen included and handwriting recognition.
  5. Support for  Wi-Fi, CDMA, EVDO, and GSM is listed as optional.
  6. It supports a wide variety of formats including ePub, PDF, and Amazon’s own Mobipocket (.prc).
  7. There’s no keyboard and there’s an iPod scroll wheel type control on the front….” - more

 

Update on March 4, 2009 by Registered CommenterFrank@OBOW
Update on March 4, 2009 by Registered CommenterFrank@OBOW

And while we’re ebooking, 25 Kindle hacks from the same site.

Update on March 5, 2009 by Registered CommenterFrank@OBOW

And a trade pub says “more than a niche”

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