April 30, 2004
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The Next Chapter In Electronic Books
The Librie goes on sale in Japan this month.
NEW YORK- Last month, Sony and Royal Philips Electronics teamed with privately held E Ink to announce the Librié, which is set to go on sale in Japan this month.
E Ink's electronic paper display is reflective and can be read in the sunlight and in conditions of dim light. It presents a resolution of 170 pixels per inch, similar to newspaper. The gadget uses four AAA batteries but only uses power when a page is turned and the image presented on the display changes. A user can turn 10,000 pages before those batteries have to be replaced.
The device itself is about the size of a paperback book and can store the contents of about 500 books at a time.
FORBES.COM GLOBAL NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2004
Comments (3)
OK I want one of these. Somehow I need to get my employer to buy me one. I'm sure I can explain the need if I try hard enough.
wow, that's pretty cool....
yeah but someone has the english language software for it...
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