Sunday, January 24, 2010

Samsung E-Reader – Is this the Google Tablet?

In the era of smart phones and digital tablets, Samsung has announced its E-Reader partnering with the Internet giant, Google. This announcement was made at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (popularly known as CES) 2010. Two models – E6 (smartly curved body with 6 inch display) and E101 (with 10 inch display) will be released soon. It is not just a reading device but it is more like a paper with hand-writing feature using which you can share any contents. The cost of the E6 will be $399 and E101 will be $699.

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 Samsung E-Reader (E6)
Features:
  • Wi-Fi enabled.
  • Curved and slim body with 6 / 10 inch display.
  • Hand-writing recognition. You can write anything and share wirelessly.
  • Contents from Google. Easy to read any of the Google public books. (Source: Official Google Blog)

Amazon’s Kindle also was a simple reader which then eventually got apps and developing into a tablet. Will these devices from Samsung be up against Kindle and other readers? Will Google turn this into a tablet? Lets wait and see!

Update: Check out the world’s largest as well as the thinnest e-reader “Skiff

-- Varun

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