E-papers reader
The Alex eReader is an e-book reader created by
Spring Design. As with the Barnes & True hide-out,
the Alex features dual screens, the higher being a
6-inch outrageous and light-skinned electronic ink protection and
the move being a 3.5 inch HVGA (480×320) touch
shelter color LCD. The utensil has Wi-Fi and alert
network connectivity and has “resonant internet browsing”.
The stratagem runs on Google Android version 1.5. Supranational
deliver was expected during the before week of Demonstration 2010;
the gimmick shipment started April 14. This appliance last wishes as
set apart buyer to show digital content from web locate such as google
Books, Epub Books, Gutenberg, Entanglement Books, Cater Books, Smash words…
The subject-matter is stored on a removable micro SD card. Users can
also duplication constituents to SD with PC or desk top computers.
Alex is an digital reader that combines two displays, an e-Ink display
above all in return reading, and the LCD for browsing. Comparing the Alex
with the nest e-reader, the indirect LCD mesh is used for more
than navigation. One can view happiness on either of the screens
and utilize consume a button to flop the unfurl back and forth b/w the
touch color screen and EPD screen. The color screen is used
to annotate extract with the content on the EPD cloak highlighted
in gray whenever there is a highlight, quotation or assert annotation,
or hyperlink to other materials.
The Alex reader includes applications such as a record reader, mp3
player, snare browser, tools to be in charge of annotations of digital content,
an email shopper and a calculator. Included futures are recording
organ comments and adding hyperlinks.
Spring Design plans to release an Android SDK by mid 2010, encouraging
developers to create applications in spite of the Alex. As of
September 11th 2010 the SDK is not mentioned on the Spring Design net site.
Tags: digital books, Ebooks, Electronic paper, eReader