Asus Netbook could become an eReader

25. September 2009 by admin.

MIT Technology Review reports that Asus is planning to launch a new eReader that can befolded, and will not use e-Ink technology, but will be in color. The device is aimed to ride the wave of success of the netbook, launched by Asus. Readers of ebooks price the e-Ink devices despite of being B&W because they are easy to read. But the cost of the Asus eReader could be as low as $165, a serious alternative to the normal e-Ink Reader today. The Asus model also is planned to include a series of characteristics of a laptop, like VoIP via Skype, email and a browser.

TR article is here:
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/24097/

An article about the color eReader by Fujitsu:
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22332/

Asus website: www.wepc.com

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