Brazilian ebook reader
By Paul Biba
I’m reprinting this from the MobileRead forums. The revolution continues!
From the site: http://www.mixtecnologia.com.br/site…CodigoSecao=s2
A rough translation:“The MIX TECNOLOGIA partners with CARPE DIEM EDIÇÕES E PRODUÇÕES to launch the MIX LEITOR D project, the first eletronic book reader with 100% national software technology and patent requested in the e-readers market in Brazil. The project has been developed for a year and has a multi-discipline team formed by technical, financial and juridic consultants, editors and jornalists. The device will hit the market in june, 2010.”
From other sources, I got some more info:
- There will be a feature – Interquiz – that will allow the user to take quizes about the subject being consulted. Notice the A-E and V-F (True – False) buttons above the keyboard;
- also, the keyboard will allow entering comments and doing searches;
- It will cost R$650 (Basic model) and R$1.100 (Premium model). That’s ~350 and ~590 US;
- The screen will be 6″ e-Ink, wheight 400g, capacity 1Gb (Basic) and 4Gb (Premium)
- It will have an Internet conection (probably wi-fi) to a dedicated portal to purchase content, but will also be capable to browse public domain libraries.For now, that’s it. I’ll try to get some more info.
I’m really happy with this news!! :2thumbsup I sure hope it’s not another vaporware.
Best regards,
void Indigo
August 4th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Patented requested…for what???
You mean in Brazil it will be the only eReader???