Netronix plans 9.7-inch E-Ink reader with touch-screen

MobileRead found an interesting up-and-coming entry to the eBook market in the form of a 9.7-inch device from Netronix. The E-Ink display is only a four grayscale unit like the Kindle, but obviously has a larger screen with higher resolution: 1200 x 825 pixels. Even better, the EB-300 will allegedly have touch capabilities. This is one of the reasons I enjoy reading eBooks on my UMPC: use of the touchscreen.

From what I can tell, the EB-300 will run on Windows CE 5.0 and MobileRead indicates integrated Bluetooth and WiFi. Perhaps that will allow for both direct wireless content purchases as well as wireless content synching from a host computer.

Comments

[borax99 (Alain C.)]

Now if only it can read ereader.com's .PDB format !!!!!

[Charles Wilkes]

Why promote the 9.7 inch ebook reader without the price? Are they trying to estimate the acceptance so they can come up with the price?
Well, it won't work. People decide to buy things like this AFTER they know the price -- not before. When you promote a product too early, all you do is to blunt the excitement when it is really ready, and reduce your sales.

There's a reason why responsible companies wait until they can ship before annouoncing a new product. And that includes announcing the price as well.

Charles Wilkes