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Asus DR-900 now available in Russia

January 30th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news, Sipix

Asus’ new 9″ e-reader was unveiled in Russia this week, making it the 3rd large screen e-reader in the country. It’s based on a Sipix screen and it has the same specs as when it was released in Taiwan: Wifi, 2GB Flash, microSD card slot, speakers, and a headphone jack. Battery life is 4 days [...]

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Asus DR-900 product page now live

November 30th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news, Sipix

Asus have updated the product page for their 9″ Sipix screen e-reader. At this point I’d say that it doesn’t really matter; we already knew most everything on the page. The DR-900 is based on a 9″ Sipix screen (1024 x 768 resolution) with a capacitive touchscreen. It has 2GB Flash, a microSD card slot, [...]

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First hands on with the Asus DR-900 (video)

November 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware reviews, video

I just came across the first hands on review of the new Asus DR-900. The review is in Spanish, but I linked to a translated version. Start here. All in all, the reviewer sounds impressed. He has a few problems becuase this e-reader was released for the Chinese market, but none were insurmountable. I can [...]

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Asus DR-900 launched in Taiwan

October 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news

Digitimes are reporting that Asus launched the Eee Reader, with a model number of TZ-900. The TZ-900 is a variant of the DR-900, and it’s based on a 9″ Sipix screen (1024 x 768 resolution). This particular model was modified to suit the members of Tzu Chi, a religious organization. The initial shipment of 5,000 [...]

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