January 25, 2010 at 20:00Two books more
It seems that in the very near future two more e-books will be presented for the mass market, a couple of words about which are under the cut.
The first name is Orsio b751 . The screen, made using E-Ink Vizplex technology , has a diagonal of 5 "and a resolution of 800x600 (200 dpi). 64 MB of memory is allocated for system needs, another 512 MB of books are available (can be enlarged using an SD card). All kinds of printed materials will be processed processor Samsung S3C2440 ARM9 , operating at a frequency of 400 MHz.Sizes (in mm) are 149x108x10.3, weight - 130 g.
Apparently, the book will be convenient to use the same in both the right and left hand (as well as in landscape and portrait orientation.)
About the predecessor Orsio b731 I alreadyI did a detailed review - I still use this book.
Of the supported formats, HTML, TXT, FB2, RTF, DjVu, PDF, ZIP, JPG, PNG and MP3 are expected, although it is possible that new support will appear in new versions of the firmware. By the way, speaking about the firmware - for the b731 book they came out with enviable constancy - at the moment I don’t even know what I would like to see in the book) The work is debugged, the book works like a clock, which I am immensely pleased with.
But the best part is, perhaps, not even firmware. The manufacturer promises to make the price of the new product significantly lower than all the analogues on the Russian market! We wait? Rather yes than no )
The second and more, in my opinion, an interesting novelty is a device from ASUS - a reader DR-950 .
Weight will be three times more - 370 grams (with a thickness of 9 mm), but the diagonal of the screen is noticeably older - 9 inches at a resolution of 1024x768. Additionally it will be touch sensitive.
Next, awesome! There will be support for Wi-Fi (WiMAX advanced), 3G and HSDPA. Built-in RSS-aggregator under such "greenhouse" conditions will not be out of place. The volume of 2-4 GB can also be increased by an SD card. Well, another distinctive bonus is the presence of a sound card and stereo speakers, which ultimately will allow the user to listen to audio books or read to music (a 3.5mm jack is provided). The final touch can be considered a wonderful design, which I like much more than current Sonya.
I don’t know if these devices will become really massive ... but, in my opinion, the days of paper books are already really numbered) The prices of both devices, however, are still unknown, but in any case, the piggy banks can already be kept ready.
If it works out, I’ll review both pieces of iron when they appear.
Good luck!
The first name is Orsio b751 . The screen, made using E-Ink Vizplex technology , has a diagonal of 5 "and a resolution of 800x600 (200 dpi). 64 MB of memory is allocated for system needs, another 512 MB of books are available (can be enlarged using an SD card). All kinds of printed materials will be processed processor Samsung S3C2440 ARM9 , operating at a frequency of 400 MHz.Sizes (in mm) are 149x108x10.3, weight - 130 g.
Apparently, the book will be convenient to use the same in both the right and left hand (as well as in landscape and portrait orientation.)
About the predecessor Orsio b731 I alreadyI did a detailed review - I still use this book.
Of the supported formats, HTML, TXT, FB2, RTF, DjVu, PDF, ZIP, JPG, PNG and MP3 are expected, although it is possible that new support will appear in new versions of the firmware. By the way, speaking about the firmware - for the b731 book they came out with enviable constancy - at the moment I don’t even know what I would like to see in the book) The work is debugged, the book works like a clock, which I am immensely pleased with.
But the best part is, perhaps, not even firmware. The manufacturer promises to make the price of the new product significantly lower than all the analogues on the Russian market! We wait? Rather yes than no )
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The second and more, in my opinion, an interesting novelty is a device from ASUS - a reader DR-950 .
Weight will be three times more - 370 grams (with a thickness of 9 mm), but the diagonal of the screen is noticeably older - 9 inches at a resolution of 1024x768. Additionally it will be touch sensitive.
Next, awesome! There will be support for Wi-Fi (WiMAX advanced), 3G and HSDPA. Built-in RSS-aggregator under such "greenhouse" conditions will not be out of place. The volume of 2-4 GB can also be increased by an SD card. Well, another distinctive bonus is the presence of a sound card and stereo speakers, which ultimately will allow the user to listen to audio books or read to music (a 3.5mm jack is provided). The final touch can be considered a wonderful design, which I like much more than current Sonya.
I don’t know if these devices will become really massive ... but, in my opinion, the days of paper books are already really numbered) The prices of both devices, however, are still unknown, but in any case, the piggy banks can already be kept ready.
If it works out, I’ll review both pieces of iron when they appear.
Good luck!