At the conference which ended today, D7 presented a prototype e-book reader from Plastic Logic, differing with quite a compact size and interesting features.
Touch screen based on electronic ink in this reader has a size of 8.5 X11 inch (about 22h28 cm), it is equipped with Wi-Fi and 3G and will be released in 2010. We do not have more detailed technical data yet, but it is obvious that the manufacturer will be guided by similar gadgets from Amazon. The only thing that can be stated for sure, this reader will be very thin.
The user interface gadget, according to the representative of the company, differs from all the existing reader interfaces in the world. Lack of buttons is offset by touch screen, through which all the management is performed. Hitting various corners of the screen allows you to pull up the menu, the bookmark or add this page to your favorites. For entering data, you can use the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Also there is an interesting opportunity to leave handwritten notes.
Changing pages is done quite slowly, but the manufacturer promises to improve this option prior to the issuance of the gadget on the market. The price of the reader has not yet been defined, but presumably will be less than $ 500.
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