Fujitsu FLEPia e-book reader with color E Ink said to be close to launch—plus rumor of a $299 Asus-killer from Dell in August
With color, E Ink would be much more appealing for, say, K-12 use. Not to mention manga reading!
The TeleBlog has covered the Fujitsu FLEPia in the past, and now Engadget says this color e-reader will launch soon. It’ll go for $941, offer WiFi and "run up for up to 50 hours on a single charge." Screen size is to be A4. Can’t wait to see what the color quality is. Will it be vibrant or washed out?
Also of interest to hardware fans: Evidence mounts for August EEE PC carnage with $299 Dell E launch, in Engadget. Display is said to be 1,024 by 600, and, yes, WiFi supposedly will be offered. Also see Dell to do OLPC/Asus act, with mini, a previous TeleBlog item.
The OLPC angle, close to home: In line with one of the TeleBlog’s missions—keeping up with the latest e-reading tech for general use and K-12—I may sell my OLPC laptop. It would be to raise money for purchase of a more recent machine like the Dell. There’s more to life than e-reading, and you may want to keep your own XO-1 because of ed-related apps. I might even hang on to my XO-1 and switch to Ubuntu to increase my software options. Remember the special characteristics of the XO-1’s display.
Russian-sold E Ink e-reader: MobileRead post here.
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