The Digital Reader

Do you recall the EEE Tablet that Asus unveiled at Computex? No wait, it was the EEE Pad, wasn’t it? Ah heck with it. Asus are pretty bad about naming a device and sticking with it. They’re also pretty bad about giving clear information on their gadgets.

What I do know is that the 8″ grayscale  e-reader like device that Asus showed off at Computex now has a product page and a new name. This is the EEE Note A800:

I don’t have the specific details on the screen tech, but I don know it’s a 64 level grayscale screen (768×1024 resolution) with a Wacom touchscreen. The EEE Note also has a 2MP digital camera, 4GB Flash, a microSD card slot, speaker, microphone, Wifi, and about 13 hours of battery life.

There was talk at Computex that Asus were targeting this at the academic market. I can definitely picture that now.

It’s being launched in Taiwan in the next couple weeks with a retail of about $216. There’s no word yet on price or availability.