Opening books with new devices, courtesy of The Star newspaper

BenQ nReader K60

BenQ nReader K60

BenQ has launched the first of many devices to come in its nReader series of devices. The first model is simply called the K60. They are owned by Qisda, a Taiwan company with initial rollout in Asia.

• Six-inch touch screen facilities operation by instinct, enabling readers to select, buy, and search books at one finger tip easily.
• Network: nReader is just like a mobile bookstore, allowing entrance to consumers via 3G wireless network card or WLAN for buying, reading, and storing books anytime, anywhere.

General Features

Printed book-like visuals

• High 800×600 resolution, 16-level grayscale e-paper text display area provides a book-like reading experience free of glare and clear legibility both indoors and out.
• Designed with a book’s proportions, adhering to the principle  “form follows function”, with no extraneous colors or visual clutter to distract from the pure pleasure of reading.
• Understated aesthetic, with the housing’s soothing pearly hue chosen to avoid the distraction of unnecessary color.
• To allow the user to stay focused on the display area, the surrounding bezel curves gently back.

Svelte and sleek

• At a mere 248 grams, light in your hands—and in your bag.
• 11 millimeters thin, like a magazine.

Sophisticated design

• Leather-like slipcase: The back of the nReader K60 is textured for theluxuriousfeel and sure grip of a leather-bound volume, and an extra touch of elegance.
• Easy navigation: Near the edge of the bezel you’ll find conveniently positioned buttons for “turning” pages to  either advance or go back in a book. The buttons are set off with elegant trim that also serves to make them identifiable by touch alone so you can move through the book while giving your full attention to the text.
• Meticulously sculpted: From whatever angle you view the nReader, you’ll be struck by the attention to detail. Interface ports are located on a panel that slopes down from the top edge of the bezel, hiding them from view and eliminating a source of visual distraction when you’re reading—and contributing to the nReader’s clean, uncluttered looks.
• Long battery life, uninterrupted reading: Electrophoretic e-paper consumes little power, enabling enough battery life to last 2 weeks.

Environment-friendly packaging

• Shifting from printed books to e-books saves trees—one for every 53 books.
• Over 80% of the packing boxes is composed of recycled paper.
• No PVCs or styrofoam is used in the packaging, with pulp molding or paper cushion used instead, along with soy ink for printing.

Click here for more information and to pre-order your BenQ nReader K60 now!

BenQ nReader K60

BenQ nReader K60

BenQ nReader K60

BenQ nReader K60

BenQ nReader K60

BenQ nReader K60

Click here for more information and to pre-order your BenQ nReader K60 now!

iriver Story 2G e-Reader 1

iriver Story 2G e-Reader 2

iriver Story

iriver Story is a portable e-book reader that utilizes the E-ink film display technology. It is designed to provide the same experience as reading on printed paper. You can read your favorite books and various contents as much as you like.

iriver Story supports e-Pub as well as Adobe PDF. It is especially useful for businessmen who travel frequently as it also supports Microsoft Office files.

You can read up to 30 books (3-4 hours day for a week) as special E-ink display consumes power only when pages are turned.

Also you can listen to music for 24 hours and record voice for 5 hours.

*The battery life may vary according on file size.

iriver Story features MP3 playback and allows you to listen to music as well as audio books. You can also use it as a voice recorder.

If you are a comic book fan, you no longer have to carry comic books in your bag. iriver Story features an SD card slot for additional storage up to 32GB SDHC allowing users to store as much contents as they like.

iriver Story features a simple design with its display bezel in the shape of a dish. This design extends users’ emotional attachment and provides a natural grip as well as a sleek look.

Click here for more information about the iriver Story e-Reader.

Hanlin e-Reader v5

What is Hanlin e-Reader v5?

The Hanlin is an e-Reader, an electronic book (e-book) reading device. The device, Hanlin v5, features a 5″ (15 cm), 8-level grayscale electrophoretic display (E Ink material) with a resolution of 600×800 pixels (200 ppi). The device runs a Linux-based OS.

The Hanlin eReader works best with EPUB, RTF, and Mobipocket documents, because of their simplicity, interoperability, and low CPU processing requirements. These files also offer more zoom levels, and more options like search, landscape mode, and text to speech than with PDF, DOC, HTML, or TXT.

Specifications of Hanlin v5 Mini

1. Brand name: HanLin eBook
2. Model: V5
3. Manufacturer: Jinke Electronics
4. Dimensions: 152 × 102 × 9 mm (6″ × 4″ × .35″)
5. Weight: 160g (5.7oz)
6. Grey Levels: 8
7. Controller: Epson Broadsheet
8. Touch Screen: no
9. Full-screen Refresh Rate: 0.9s
10. Power: Li-Polymer 1000mAh
11. Battery Life: 9’000 pages
12. OS: Linux
13. Boot Time: 16s
14. SDK: yes
15. CPU: Samsung® S3C2440 (ARM920T core, 400MHz)
16. Memory: 32MB RAM, 512MB Internal, 2M NOR Flash
17. Expansion Slots: SD/SDHC
18. Other Interfaces: USB 2.0 (charging), headphone 3.5mm stereo
19. Supported Formats: PDF (reflow), TXT, RTF, EPUB, LIT, PPT, WOLF, DOC, CHM, FB2, HTML, DJVU, MP3, TIFF, JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, RAR, ZIP
20. Supported DRM Formats: Wolf, Adobe (EPUB/PDF)
21. Font Sizes: 3-5
22. Search functionality / Dictionary lookup: no
23. Note taking / highlighting / underlining: no
24. Text to Speech: yes
25. Software: WOLF Maker, WOLF Printer, Adobe Digital Editions
26. Services: iStation, ReadMan
27. Release Date: August 2009

Click the titles below for the latest news regarding the Hanlin e-Reader v5 on The Star newspaper:

• A new way of reading
• Local pioneer

The Hanlin e-Reader v5 is now available MPH Online! Get Yours Now!

Hanlin e-Reader v5

What is Hanlin e-Reader v5?

The Hanlin is an e-Reader, an electronic book (e-book) reading device. The device, Hanlin v5, features a 5″ (15 cm), 8-level grayscale electrophoretic display (E Ink material) with a resolution of 600×800 pixels (200 ppi). The device runs a Linux-based OS.

The Hanlin eReader works best with EPUB, RTF, and Mobipocket documents, because of their simplicity, interoperability, and low CPU processing requirements. These files also offer more zoom levels, and more options like search, landscape mode, and text to speech than with PDF, DOC, HTML, or TXT.

Specifications of Hanlin v5 Mini

1. Brand name: HanLin eBook
2. Model: V5
3. Manufacturer: Jinke Electronics
4. Dimensions: 152 × 102 × 9 mm (6″ × 4″ × .35″)
5. Weight: 160g (5.7oz)
6. Grey Levels: 8
7. Controller: Epson Broadsheet
8. Touch Screen: no
9. Full-screen Refresh Rate: 0.9s
10. Power: Li-Polymer 1000mAh
11. Battery Life: 9’000 pages
12. OS: Linux
13. Boot Time: 16s
14. SDK: yes
15. CPU: Samsung® S3C2440 (ARM920T core, 400MHz)
16. Memory: 32MB RAM, 512MB Internal, 2M NOR Flash
17. Expansion Slots: SD/SDHC
18. Other Interfaces: USB 2.0 (charging), headphone 3.5mm stereo
19. Supported Formats: PDF (reflow), TXT, RTF, EPUB, LIT, PPT, WOLF, DOC, CHM, FB2, HTML, DJVU, MP3, TIFF, JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, RAR, ZIP
20. Supported DRM Formats: Wolf, Adobe (EPUB/PDF)
21. Font Sizes: 3-5
22. Search functionality / Dictionary lookup: no
23. Note taking / highlighting / underlining: no
24. Text to Speech: yes
25. Software: WOLF Maker, WOLF Printer, Adobe Digital Editions
26. Services: iStation, ReadMan
27. Release Date: August 2009

The Hanlin e-Reader v5 is coming soon to MPH Online! Stay tuned!