Aweomse. Another e-reader.
"How do you get books on this thing? The IREX has an always-on 3G connection thanks to a partnership with Verizon (no subscription fees -- the network cost is supposedly part of the cost of a book). The company has also partnered with Barnes & Noble to be device's go-to e-book store, selling most new books at $9.99. You don't need a PC to use the IREX, but the syncing software is Windows only. The DR800SG will be available at Best Buy stores this October for $399."
I actually like this. The thing I liked about the Amazon Kindle was that you could go to the Amazon website on your Kindle and browse books and that they were $9.99 instead of $30. This thing has the same deal but with Barnes and Noble. And since IREX who is a spinoff of the Philips company who makes tv's, vcr's, dvd's etc. you know they are already in the electronics biz so you know it's a good product.
They even stated that "IREX promises a color e-reader by 2011. Yay!" That's what I've been waiting for too! A touchscreen color e-reader. And 2011 isn't too far off, I mean we're almost in 2010 in a few months. Hey I need time to save money up for this thing lol.
Check out that screen too. It's like a windows 3.1 desktop with it's icons hehe. By 2011 when they have their color e-reader it could have a start button and basically just look like a laptop but much thinner.
I would like to know how many GB it has and if it takes an SD card too. Yes those are very important for some people. It doesn't need to be plugged into the computer but it would be nice if you had that option. Or maybe you can email your pdf and picture files to the B&N website and then download it to your e-reader through their website via the free 3G connection just like the Kindle.
Oh and it says "the IREX renders newspapers with page layout intact, with readers able zoom in on articles for readability." That is important that you can read your newspaper as is with all the pictures and you can see the layout of the actual newspaper. That's cool.
They don't mention it but I'm sure magazines will be the same. Right now on the Kindle when you read a magazine there are only articles, no pictures. How the heck are you supposed to read a Playboy magazine on your e-reader with no pictures? I mean, who reads those for the articles anyway? Well, I don't read them because HELLO! But still, straight men might want to look at boobies.
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