IRex Digital Reader 1000s

Posted by Artash Arakelyan On May - 19 - 2010 1 COMMENT

IRex DR1000sSpeaking about digital readers, you may have noticed new marketing models for e-books being developed as of 2010 and bringing along new electronic gadgets that take the world by storm. E-readers can enhance the reading experience with their design and form, ease of use, and advanced features. Having the world’s largest e-readers series IRex Technologies pick all the incredible features you’ve come to expect in IRex digital reader.

Coming in the market at the end of the first quarter 2010, the impressive IRex Digital Reader 1000s is the largest, yet thinnest e-reader ever and it is packed with features. The 1000s completely substitutes paper, not only featuring store ebooks and different documents, but also letting you to make your own handwritten notes in your documents. Yes, you are not mistaken; using a conventional pen, you will write on your digital paper as you would on original. Let’s continue see other interesting details that are starting to emerge in IRex’s new reading device.

The 1000s e-book reader is a light as a real book, has a sleek design and easy to hand it everywhere. Dimensions of the 1000s include being only 1.2cm deep and weighing less than 570 grams. As sharp and natural as reading ink on paper, user will enjoy DR1000s digital reader and will be able to get access to the largest online newspaper kiosk offering over 1020 newspaper titles from 81 countries, including The Telegraph, Washington Post, USA Today, Die Welt, NRC Handelsblad, Le Figaro and The Wall Street Journal Europe.

One of the most obvious distinctions you will find on the IRex DR1000s is its huge screen. At 10.2 inches, this e-book offers ideal reading experience almost with any digital document, even A4 or letter-sized documents look great on the IRex digital reader. IRex have integrated Wacom Penabled touch sensor input with stylus. Use its stylus to navigate freely around your digital library, or even to annotate your books and documents and manually enter your notes. Around the edge of the screen you will find also nine capacitive buttons that are dedicated to fingertip use.



A good e-reader starts with a good base- an exceptional operating system. Interestingly, the iLad runs an open Linux operating system, allowing developers to create third party applications for it. Still, the company was serious about that level of functionality, it would surely have provided some enhanced features beyond. The IRex digital reader is a great device for its intended purpose of document management in a fully electronic office. Currently supported formats include PDF, Mobipocket, TXT, HTML JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF and BMP and is expected additional formats to be supported in the future. All these file format documents can be directly printed into a readable format on your IRex Digital Reader, allowing you the convenience to always have all your paperwork at hand.

For connectivity 1000s is equipped with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and features a basic browser. The 1000s don’t have wireless access to an ebook store but as noted above, IRex 1000s will have access online newspaper kiosk offering over 1020 newspaper titles from 81 countries. The digital reader comes with 2GB of storage, which should hold around 1,500 books. The battery used is a lithium iod and with software version 1.0 the reader consumes about 150 mA per hour, resulting in about 8 hours of battery life.

The IRex digital reader 1000s finally offers a way for companies and individuals to cut out the billions of pages of printed paper they produce each year. The IRex digital reader 1000s can be a great choice for the business professional, offering great readability for large digital documents, a lightweight design, and connectivity. It does, however, retail for $750 USD.

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Fujitsu Flepia - World’s First Color E-Book Reader!

Posted by Jim Swanson On March - 19 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

The brand spankin’ new Fujitsu Flepia is the world’s first color wireless reading device. Unfortunately it’s currently only available in Japan…and is priced at a jaw-dropping $1000 USD (99,750 yen)!

Details:Fujitsu Flepia - World's First Color Ebook Reader!

  • Windows CE 5 OS
  • 8″ screen (260k colors)
  • Wi-Fi (802.11 b & g)
  • Touch screen (including a stylus)
  • On-screen keyboard
  • USB port
  • Bluetooth
  • 40 hour battery life
  • SD card for ebook storage
  • Price: $1000 US

Considering all these features, the Flepia is pretty much an ebook reader on steroids. With Windows CE 5, users should be able to e-mail, use MS Office apps, browse the internet,…basically all the tasks you’d expect from a tablet or PDA, not an ebook reader.

There’s no word yet when this futuristic device will be available in North America, but it’s definitely bending the ebook reader rules and it’ll be interesting to see how it’s priced when it arrives and how successful sales are.

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