Plastic Logic Que ProReader

Screen Size: 8.5” x 11”
Product Thickness: 1/3″
Display Type: E-Ink Vizplex Technology
Battery Life: Unknown
Release Date: April 2010
Price: $649

• Skiff Reader

Screen Size: 11.5″
Product Thickness: 1/4″
Display Type: Metal Foil Display
Battery Life: 1 Week
Release Date: End Of 2010
Price: Not Available

• Spring Design Alex

Screen Size: Dual Screens 6″ with 3.5″
Product Thickness: 2/5″
Display Type: E-Ink EPD Display & LCD Screen
Battery Life: 2 Weeks
Release Date: Feb 2010
Price: $359

• Asus Eee Book

Screen Size: Dual Screens 6″ with 6″ (9″ & 9″ also avaliable)
Product Thickness: 1″
Display Type: Color
Battery Life: 122 hrs.
Release Date: June 2010
Price: $163

• enTourage eDGe

Screen Size: Dual Screens 9.7″ with 10″
Product Thickness: 1″
Display Type: E-Ink Technology with LCD Screen
Battery Life: 6 – 16 hrs.
Release Date: March 2010
Price: $499

Their newest device the Dell Slate is now being called the Dell Streak, it is a 5-inch, touch-screen device, with 800×480 pixel resolution, running the Android 2.0 OS system, with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, SIM card slot for 3G service for Internet connectivity.  It also has a 5-megapixel autofocus main camera and a front camera, with LED flash and a 1300 mAh battery.

The Dell Streak has been said to be larger than a smartphone but smaller than a tablet with the 5-inch trouchscreen capabilities of a slate tablet.

Dell’s tablet division head, Neeraj Choubey, confirmed that the Dell Streak is Android Market compliant and should run any app in there which conforms to Google’s developer guidelines.  He also confirms that Dell are in talks with AT&T to offer the Dell Streak on their network, presumably subsidized.  He said that this is just the beginning of a larger tablet strategy at Dell.  The 5-inch handheld will be the only one to launch this spring, but it will be just the first in a family that will have multiple screen sizes available, with a set of office document apps and a cross-device Internet sync service.

Choubey also hinted that Dell might use new transparent conductor resistive panels over capacitive technology in future tablet models, which support multitouch finger-input and stylus control with high-resolution accuracy.  He also wouldn’t settle on the price, but said that The Dell Streak would be “competitive” when it is shipped.

Choubey feels that the Dell Streak will appeal to “a more tech-savvy generation of people” who want a convergent device.

“If I bought something from Amazon store on my tablet and I downloaded it, why should I have to choose my tablet over my netbook?  When I was at Yahoo they always talked about your content, your way, when you want it, how you want it. It’s something that everyone in the mobile space has embraced. You shouldn’t have to make decisions based on where your content is.”

Vice President of sales and marketing for Dell’s global consumer group, said “they were experimenting with different sizes.”

The market that they have aimed for is the typical student.  The goal of the Edge, the company has said, “is to offer a device that can replace the textbooks and notebooks carried around by typical high school students.”

Entourage Systems, Vice President Doug Atkinson said, “We just thought here was a way to take technology and apply it to what they carry around. The initial goal was to put a 30-pound backpack in a device.  I think we’ve achieved that.”

The eDGe was originally designed with students in mind, but with the Wi-Fi and optional 3G module, it could appeal to a variety of professionals, as well.   There’s also an embedded webcam and microphones for recording chats or meetings.

The EnTourage eDGe is a two touchscreen device, the E-reader is a 9.7-inch E-ink touchscreen, with the second screen being a 10-inch LCD touch screen.  The eDGe uses the Google Android operating system.  It has 4GB of RAM, 3GB of usable built-in storage, BlueTooth 2.1, an SD card slot, two USB ports, standard-size headphone and microphone jacks, built-in stereo speakers, and a Lithium-ion polymer battery. The eDGe is a bit smaller than a piece of paper and just under an inch thick when closed and  weighs 3 pounds. There is over 16 hours of battery life when using the E-Link display, or 6-hours usage when using both displays.

Several unique qualities that this device offers are for one, the netbook functionality for web browsing using the built in WiFi, with full email functions, contact lists, taking digital notes, watching movies or listening to music.  It also includes a calculator, alarm clock and a library function for managing all of your books and files.

The microphones can be using for recording lectures, meetings, sharing notes, textbook annotations and multimedia content while simultaneously having access to class schedules, campus maps, an online e-book store and announcements. This device for the student or professional can easily fit in a backpack, briefcase or tote bag.

Another use is the netbook in portrait or landscape mode, but then you can flip everything around 180 degrees. When you do this, the e-reader, where you keep your journals or take notes on books, will be on the right side, and the netbook will be on the left.  Between the two screens is a hinge that allows users to fold the device completely flat or bend it all the way back for working on one screen at a time.  Both screens will rotate in every direction, allowing botheDGe any way that they like, as a traditional notebook with one screen up or lying on a flat surface.

left and right-handed users to operate the

The LCD screen lets users highlight or annotate text and then navigate between highlights by touching on the color screen, using automatically created bookmarks. The device works with both EPUB and PDF files and has USB ports and SD cards for moving data back and forth, as well as a built-in Wi-Fi connection. It’s also one of the first devices to come with the new chip from Marvell.

The battery options are also unique, you can use the lithium ion battery for up to 16 hours of reading without recharging, and you also have the option of having a spare one on hand.

The difference between the two screens is that you can use the color side for browsing the web by using your finger, stylus or keyboard to scroll though menus and apps. On the reverse screen e-ink users can draw or write handwritten notes on their eBooks or in their journal application.  This side is strictly for documents supported by the eReader application and EPUB and PDF documents.

The enTourage eDge has a powerful Library application, which is linked to the Blackboard Learn Content Module, a leading e-learning platform.  Entourage has also aligned with publishers McGraw Hill, Oxford University Press and John Wiley & Sons, which will bring a number of academic texts to their eDGe book store.

McGraw-Hill alone is making nearly 100 top-selling education titles available for purchace through the enTourage System e-book store.  With content for business, economics, science, math, humanities, foreign languages and social sciences. Some key titles include Managerial Accounting (Garrison, 13th edition); Principles of Economics (Frank, 4th ed.); Biology (Mader, 10th ed.); Elementary Statistics (Bluman, 5th ed.); Puntos de Partida (Knorre, 8th ed.); The Art of Public Speaking (Lucas, 10th ed.) and American History (Brinkley, 13th ed.).

The Oxford press is offering the Oxford American College Dictionary directly into the device’s dictionary application.

Specifications
8.25″ x 10.75″ by 1.0″ (closed)
Weighs 3 lbs.
4 GB RAM
LCD Touchscreen Display 1024 x 600 (10.1″)
E-paper Display Size: 9.7″ e-Ink®(1200 x 825), 8 shades of gray
E-paper Input: Wacom® Penabled
Operating System: Linux with Google® Android®
Screen Rotation: 90 and 180 degrees
WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth capability
Lithium-ion polymer Battery, 16 hours e-reader, 6 hours LCD screen
External Memory: SD card slot, 2 USB ports
Internal microphone and speakers
Audio playback: MP3, WAV, 3GPP, MP4, AAC, OGG, M4A
Video playback: 3GP, MP4, Adobe Flash Lite (H.264)

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

The enTourage eDGe comes with an amazing color choice of Midnight Blue, Piano Black, Ruby Red, Glacier White and Ice Blue.

The basic starting price is $499.00, extra for optional colors and extras.  It is to be available in March 2010.

The multi-touch function gives you creative ways to “Pinch, Zoom, and Flick” throughout the Internet.  View your photos in a cinematic slide show, browse your music collection, download and play DVD’s, or remotely project your home videos.  You can record live TV shows and watch mobily at your convenience.

This device is not only for entertainment and Internet browsing.  It is a fully functioning device for the traveling professional, executive or student.  The front-facing 1.3-megapixel webcam and integrated WiFi and optional 3G modules, makes it extremely simple to initiate video calls and conferences from practically anywhere in the world. With the capability of running multiple PC applications such as Microsoft Office Suite or Power Point you can create innovative presentations and display them through a WiFi projector, with audio through the Bluetooth speakers.   With no external keyboard, but a new and improved on-screen keyboard with features, such as, glow-response keys, auto-complete text prediction, and digitizer handwriting input, this is a rugged and durable device for travel.  With the Windows 7 Speech Recognition, you can bypass the keyboard entirely, and just tell your computer what to do.  Start an email just by speaking the recipients name, surf the web, or dictate your documents with incredible accuracy.

The Nav 9 also serves as a platform for managing all forms of digital media. You can capture photos and videos with the digital camera, transfer them with the built-in SD Card Reader, touch them up, and with the Multi-Touch control send them anywhere.

With the multi-touch gestures you can quickly rotate from the desktop to portrait mode, giving you a vertical perspective for composing documents, editing vertical images, or reading an eBook with vibrant High-definition clarity.

FULL SPECIFICATIONS

8.9 inch multi-touch display
1024 x 600 pixels
1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU
Intel GMA 950 Graphics
16GB SSD storage
2GB RAM
Windows 7 Home Premium
Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, LAN, optional 3G HSDPA or CDMA
Stereo speakers
1.3MP webcam
3 USB ports
MiniSD card slot    ,
SIM card slot
3 cell Battery (2.5 hours battery life)
Weighs 2 pounds

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

As of February 7, 2010 the NAV9 Slate PC was said to be available for advance order.  The price starting at $799.00.

You can also get the NAV9 with a 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB SSD. The most expensive unit is estimated at $1399.

2/7/2010:     The NAV9 Slate PC is now ready for advance order, now starting from just $799! See store  for details.
higher priced models, the most expensive of which checks in at $1,399 and includes a 128GB SSD.

It is powered by Windows 7, has a 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor and Intel GMA 950 graphics.  It is a slate tablet PC as well as an ebook reader. It has WiFi 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.  It includes 2GB of DDR2 memory, 32GB SSD and  SD/MMC expansion slot.  It has a battery life of four hours.

The “low-pressure resistive” touchscreen was said to be reponsive to making selections and scrolling through your favorite technology websites and to be a solidly built tablet.
The price is being estimated at $599 when it is released at the end of March.

The Mini Hal runs the Google Android 1.6 operating system, with the option of 3G USB modem, with wireless connectivity. The Mini Hal is small enough to easily fit in the palm of your hand or in your pocket.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

The Haleron  iLet Mini HAL is available in black or white.  The cost of the Mini HAL is $199.  The 3G model is an option at a higher cost.  With a shipping and availability date estimated on January 10th.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
The Viewsonic VTablet 101 is priced at approximately $440.  At this point we don’t know when they will hit the US market.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
The Spring Design Alex eReader will be available in March for $359.00 in the online store at www.springdesign.com.  The Alex will be available for sale at Borders stores later this year.

Chip Maker IDF (Intel Developers Forum)
Mooly Eden, Corporate Vice President, General Manager, Mobile Platforms Group, gave a keynote describing the latest Intel mobile technologies for “expanding the frontiers of mobility”.
Intel said, “UrbanMax features the small form factor Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology and key mobile platform enhancements, including the Intel High-Performance SATA Solid-State Drive Product Line, HD Playback and Touchscreen Displays.”
“The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 is a new CPU for the Intel Centrino 2 processor technology and Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology lineup. The mobile quad-core processor is based on Intel?s 45nm hi-K process technology running at 2.26 GHz, with a 1066MHz FSB and 12MB L2 cache.”
“Integrated Power Gate – Enables energy-efficient integration of power switches that can turn cores on or off when not in use, with near-zero leakage power; based on process breakthrough which makes active/sleep transitions much faster. Integrated Power Gate technology will also be used in the memory system, cache and IO to dynamically power down these sub-systems when not in use.”
“Intel Centrino 2 processors allow 58 percent reduction in area, 68 percent reduction in volume. They have also lower TDPs than typical 35W mobile mainstream products.”
The UrbanMax or what ever name Intel finally gives this prototype has no release date or price set, as of yet.