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I’ve just been told by Ectaco that they will be shipping their newest ebook reader to the US in December. And yes, they plan to sell it for $30 less than the Kindle DX.
This is the first color epaper e-reader to hit the market anywhere, and it’s based on a 9.7″ color E-ink screen, with a SD card slot, Wifi, and a Wacom touchscreen.The rest of the specs are not finalized just yet.
I’m not sure that ebook reader is actually a good term for this device; it’s not targeted at the same market as the Kindle DX. The Jetbook Color is an academic product. It’s running a lot of customized software that you don’t find on your usual ebook reader, including test-taking, scheduling, reference sheets, and other apps that schools have requested. It will also have TTS courtesy of SVOX, a specialist.
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According to Ectaco, this model has been under development in Russia since May. Ectaco has a deal signed with the Russian government to customize the software for Russian schools.
The screen resolution is going to be rather low when displaying (800×600), and screen refresh isn’t very fast, but then again it’s going to cost less than the Kindle DX and come with a color screen. That alone will give the Jetbook Color a shot in the retail market,
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they aren’t going to sell 12 of those in the US at that price
Well, this is aimed at the academic market.
I guess, but I still think almost everyone will just get a tablet instead at that price.
800×600 resolution is what my Pandigital has. Passable on a 100 dollar 7 inch device. Can’t imagine it would look even halfway decent on an iPad sized screen.
800×600 will likely look better than the numbers show. A pixel is actually 4 of the monochrome pixels with filters for 3 colors and white. The controller supports subpixel sampling for anti-aliasing which should make it look higher.
See: http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Wisereader_color and http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E_Ink_Triton
Dale
Maybe it’s not a bad election if you want a 9″ ereader and you have to choose between Kindle DX or this one. If there are people who buy a Kindle DX, why not a Jetbook?
I think I will buy it for my kid. I found more pictures on Ectaco website:
http://ectaco.ru/jetbookcolor.php?p=gallery
I would like to see the representation of an ebook on this device.
The pictures on Ectaco’s website are clearly mock-ups. I wouldn’t base any decisions on those.
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That is actually awesome. I would not have expected that from ECTACO. Way to go up.
There is color in that screen? Where?
Parece que existe um pouco de cor naquela tela.
Oaulo, você tem algum aparelho da Ectaco? Tem um Jetbook?
Perdão… não Oaulo e sim Paulo.
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Will it be available only for Russian and American educational market? I’ll explain myself, Could an individual buyer get it?
I beleive Ectaco will carry it for the retail trade, yes.
Hey, email Greg@ectaco.com if you’re an international buyer who’d like to buy one for yourself. I believe he can hook you up if you act soon
TY Nate. I can see in this device a good potencial, maybe a little slow with color images but its O.S. with a lot of features and functions, and the price slighty minor than Kindle DX are enough advantages for me.
And I would suppose with a normal ebook (not color) the device answers will be very good.
I’m definitely getting one. I can’t stand reading on LCD screens and I need color displays for my textbooks. This is definitely worth the price, and I love how the screen is almost 10″ as opposed to the smaller e-readers for pdfs
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