With the number of e-reader and tablet hybrids being introduced in the market these days, you might get confused as to which one to get. Well, you can always check our previous posts here as we’ve featured quite a few choices this year. However, if what you want is something that is quite distinctive from the rest, then you may have to wait a couple of weeks more because in January, ECTACO jetBook Color will be due for just $500.
Equipped with a 9.7-inch, 1600X1200 Triton Color E Ink display and a Wi-Fi connection, this e-reader is actually a re-brand of China’s Hanvon reader that is available in Eastern Europe. Originally, this product was only focused on the education market since students no longer want bulky notebooks to keep track of their schedules or check homework. But because of its success in Eastern Europe, this will be released soon worldwide so that everyone, students and none-students alike, will be able to take advantage of this product that will eventually replace all paper textbooks.
Here’s the summary of features that you can expect from this colored e-reader:
* Triton Color E Ink screen
* 9.7″ Display
* 1600×1200 resolution
* Load Your Own Content
* Support for: Adobe DRM 9.1, ePub, Mobi, PRC, RTF, TXT, PDF, FB2, djvu, JPG, Gif, PNG, BMP (more to come)
* Wi-Fi enabled with browser
* Fluent Text-to-Speech can read you any book
* 10,000 page turns on a single charge
* Support via microSD for up to 32GB
* Sleek protective carrying case included
* Underline and highlight text
* 50-state reading list
* Fully interactive SAT course
* “Overdrive” library access
* Wireless access to online textbooks, www.ck12.org and other resources
* Speed Reading course
* Talking Oxford Dictionaries
* Course of English and foreign language grammar
* Speech recognition and speech analysis Language Teacher and U-Learn courses that teach you a language step by step
* Pictured dictionaries for 38 languages
* Cross translator for 180 languages
* Vocabulary Builder
* Linguistic Crosswords
* Reference materials for Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Earth Science
* Interactive Periodic Table of Elements
* Graphing and scientific calculators
January isn’t too far for you to get this gadget. But feel free to check out more ECTACO jetBook products here!
Amazon Kindle is again all set to stimulate your reading experience with their introduction of the new Kindle Touch. This latest version is jam-packed with improved features that can be navigated using its simple to use touchscreen. Turning pages, searching, shopping digital books, and taking notes are now made easier and faster – all with just the simple touch of your finger. Additionally, the Kindle Touch incorporates the latest EasyReach feature that lets you turn pages by tapping so there’s no need to swipe the screen thus allowing you to hold the device with one hand. Turning pages is even made faster through its powerful processor. The Kindle Touch comes in an all-new compact sleek design with 11 percent smaller body and 8 percent lighter (7.5 ounces) weight. It inherits the 6-inch diagonal screen size but with the most advanced E- Ink multi-touch display and 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi, 16-level grayscale. The E-Ink touchscreen reads like real paper so you can read even under bright sunlight. The Kindle Touch has adjustable text size function to let you read comfortably with eight different sizes and three font styles.
More interesting highlights of the Kindle Touch are X-Ray feature that lets you view the passages across a book that cites ideas, historical figures, places, fictional characters, topics of interest, along with more comprehensive descriptions from Wikipedia and Shelfari, Read-to-Me function that makes Kindle read English-contents out loud to you, Free Cloud Backup that backs up your books in the cloud, and Whispersync technology that synchronizes your last page read, bookmarks and annotations on your devices to easily see and select where you left off. No need to worry when using the Kindle Touch for the first time since it does not require any setup, software installation, and PC connection in order to download content. Simply connect to any Wi-Fi hotspots and choose from a massive collection of books. There are a lot of free and also low priced books available as well as free book samples that let you read first chapters before you decide to purchase.
Just when iPad releases a big leap from iPad to iPad 2, Barnes & Noble recently introduced the All New NOOK, The Simple Touch Reader. This latest addition to the NOOK product line is designed not just to follow the success of the NOOK 1st Edition™ but claims to be the easiest-to-use, most optimized, and dedicated reading device ever created.
