Netronix E-Book To Have Touchscreen and Wi-Fi

Wilson Rothman — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:38:06 EDT

Taiwanese manufacturer Netronix is promising a new spin on an old idea: putting a touchscreen on an the EB-100, an E-Ink-based e-book reader. We've actually seen the basic design before, in the gen-3 Cybook by Bookeen. But there was never promise of touchscreen, nor anything said about 802.11g Wi-Fi, which Netronix is also offering. The rest of the specs are pretty straightforward: 6" screen, SD card slot, support for PDF, RTF, TXT, HTML, MP3, AAC, and some image files. But as much as I enjoy the Kindle, a touchscreen interface may really be what's needed to bring mass appeal to the e-book concept. You hear me, Jeff Bezos? [Product Page via Tecnogadgets]

Bookeen Cybook V3 Puts a Soundtrack to Your eBooks

Jason Chen — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:00:44 EST

The last time we talked about the Bookeen Cybook was in 2004, so we're keen on seeing what new features made it into their Gen3 device. In short, now their eReader can handle 8,000 page turns in a single charge (that's more than all the Harry Potters combined), an SD slot, RSS reading, and MP3 playback for listening to music while reading. It's $350, which isn't cheap compared with even Sony's reader, ~~but Sony's doesn't let you jam out to The Hives while enjoying Dumbledore's latest wand adventure~~. [Bookeen via Techie Diva via Uber Review]

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Netronix E-Book To Have Touchscreen and Wi-Fi

Bookeen Cybook V3 Puts a Soundtrack to Your eBooks