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.
- 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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