The market for e-books in its pure form - electrophoretic devices, has passed its peak in 2011 and comes to a close.
Toshiba company 10 years after the release of the first e-book on E Ink screen, which was then presented by Sony, decided to release its own e-book with the electrophoretic display. 6-inch model BookPlace MONO.
The company did not release just another device for reading, but announce the launch preparations of cloud service or in other words, an online store selling texts in electronic form (books). By the summer online-service Toshiba BookPlace Cloud Innovation will offer 100,000 texts. Books can be read not only by BookPlace MONO, but on computers, smart phones and tablets. Each account allows to connect up to five devices simultaneously.
Price for e-book with text begins from 15-20 to about $ 150. For this amount the buyer will receive Android-powered device with a 6-inch E Ink screen resolution of 758 x 1024 pixels. Touch control - Optical, apparently - infrared. The amount of internal memory is 4 GB, of which 1.2 GB used by system. Expansion card - microSD (SDHC). For communication with the PC, you can use the USB-cable or Wi-Fi, IEEE802.11b/g/n. Wireless module will have access to the online store Toshiba. One battery charge can last for 8000 scrolling. Dimensions of new items are 110 x 170 mm, weight - 180 grams. In Japan, the first electronic book Toshiba goes on sale 16 April. Related Products :
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