March 19, 2009 at 14:50Reader Fujitsu FLEPia: color screen and Wi-Fi
About a month ago I wrote that Fujitsu together with SoftBank Telecom and the publishing house Mainichi Newspapers are testing the possibilities of using electronic paper in information terminals. Fujitsu, an electronic book called FLEPia, was used as an information terminal. It seems that the "test" was a success. Since Fujitsu announced the release of FLEPia in the light.
The main difference between FLEPia and its analogues is that its 8-inch screen is made of electronic paper in color. It is capable of displaying 260 thousand colors and is characterized by a resolution of 1024x768 pixels. Display update time is not too fast: from 1.8 to 8 seconds. However, the display supports input using a stylus (there is a "screen keyboard"). Thanks to this, as well as the presence of a Wi-Fi module, users can not only read books, but also surf the Internet. In the load, Fujitsu offers models with a Bluetooth module, which can be used to communicate with a mobile phone and access the Internet through it.
FLEPia is equipped with an SD card slot, a USB port and a battery, which, according to the manufacturer, should last for 40 hours. But this is with one condition: if the energy will be spent only on updating the information on the display. The operation of the wireless module and other components when surfing the Web spoils the battery much faster.
Fujitsu began accepting pre-orders for FLEPia yesterday. And already 20 aperture the device will be on sale. There is an electronic reader with a color screen a little over $ 1000. Expensive.
via electronista
The main difference between FLEPia and its analogues is that its 8-inch screen is made of electronic paper in color. It is capable of displaying 260 thousand colors and is characterized by a resolution of 1024x768 pixels. Display update time is not too fast: from 1.8 to 8 seconds. However, the display supports input using a stylus (there is a "screen keyboard"). Thanks to this, as well as the presence of a Wi-Fi module, users can not only read books, but also surf the Internet. In the load, Fujitsu offers models with a Bluetooth module, which can be used to communicate with a mobile phone and access the Internet through it.
FLEPia is equipped with an SD card slot, a USB port and a battery, which, according to the manufacturer, should last for 40 hours. But this is with one condition: if the energy will be spent only on updating the information on the display. The operation of the wireless module and other components when surfing the Web spoils the battery much faster.
Fujitsu began accepting pre-orders for FLEPia yesterday. And already 20 aperture the device will be on sale. There is an electronic reader with a color screen a little over $ 1000. Expensive.
via electronista