A big step towards the digital newspaper. From Editors Weblog:
iRex Technologies BV, a spin-off from Royal Philips Electronics, plans to launch an electronic paper (e-paper) application next April, reports Inside IT. The new gadget called Illiad combines an electronic paper display with touch screen and wireless networking technologies.
Illiad will cost about 400 to 450 Euro, its weight will be around 390 g. It will have interfaces for USB memory sticks, LAN and WLAN. According to the iRex website, the new product offers digital written content that “can now be read as easily and conveniently as the printed word on paper. The iRex Technologies E-reader provides true reading comfort, flexibility and versatility. It can be read outdoors, in sunshine or shadow. As well as reading you can also write comments, mark or underline sections, for a true two-way paper experience.”
More details about the product (in PDF) here. Stand by for snorts of derision and choruses of: “People will never read on a screen.”
TAGS: EPAPER, TECHNOLOGY
