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E-book Reader Devices. John Tillapaugh. E-book readers. Used to display e-books. Each reader displays a different format of an e-book. Several available, quite expensive. E-book Readers/Devices. Franklin eBookMan Sony E-book Reader iRex iLiad STAReBOOK HanLin Amazon Kindle Bookeen.
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E-book Reader Devices John Tillapaugh
E-book readers • Used to display e-books. • Each reader displays a different format of an e-book. • Several available, quite expensive
E-book Readers/Devices • Franklin eBookMan • Sony E-book Reader • iRex iLiad • STAReBOOK • HanLin • Amazon Kindle • Bookeen
Franklin eBookMan • Came out in 1999 • Standard PDA functions • Plays audiobooks and other audio • Touch screen • R&D stopped in 2002, but you can still buy them for $99.95. • Open source, people still make programs for them.
Sony Reader • 64MB ram • Linux OS • 6 inch e-ink display, 167 DPI with 4 levels of gray • SD/MMC/Memory Stick slot • Headphone jack, USB port • It supports: BBeB (its proprietary format), PDF, TXT, RTF, JPG, PNG, MP3, AAC. • $349.99
Sony Connect • >10,000 ebooks, download and put onto the reader
iRex iLiad • From Rex Technologies • Intel XScale 400Mhz CPU, 64MB RAM, 128 Flash Memory, Linux OS, 8.1 inch 1024x768 16 grayscale e-ink display, pen-abled touch screen, MMC and SD slot, 802.11g for service connection, audio headphone jack, USB port, and rechargeable battery. • Supports PDF, HTML, XHTML, TXT, and MP3. Costs 649€, which equates to $844!
STAReBOOK • From eREAD • 512MB SC card included, 6-inch screen e-ink display. • Faster page turning than the Sony and iLiad, headphone jack, and only supports STK and MP3 formats. • Costs $420 and comes from a new company eREAD.
HanLin • From Jinke Technologies (Japan) • Wolf Mini OS, 200 MHz Samsung ARM processor, 32MB SDRAM and 64MB NAND flash memory • 800 by 600 6-inch display with another separate 254 by 96 touch display with a touchable keyboard, SD slot, USB port, headphone jack, and MP3 player. • Uses e-ink technology and supports PDF, HTML, DOC, TXT, and XLS. • Costs $349.
Amazon Kindle • 600 x 800 6-inch 4-levels of gray e-ink display, 256MB internal storage, SD slot, headphone jack, AC power and rechargeable battery, USB port, keyboard, and scroll wheel. • Amazon has yet to release information about when it will be available and how much it will cost. • Rumor = cost less than $100?
Bookeen • French based company. • 6-inch 800 by 600 LCD display which is touch sensitive and can be displayed portrait or landscape, Linux OS, Samsung Arm 9 200 MHz, 16MB RAM and 64MB Flash, USB port, headphone jack • Supports XHTML, PDF, and MP3 formats
Possible e-book readers? • iPhone • PDA devices, Cell phones • T-mobile Ameo
Conclusion • e-book reader market is still young. • Fairly limited number of readers available to consumers. • Most offer MP3 playback, trying to offer a multi-function device is important. • Don’t see it going anywhere due how expensive they are and their limited features.