eReader
The Alex eReader is an e-book reader created before
Beginning Design. As with the Barnes & True hide-out,
the Alex features dual screens, the upper being a
6-inch black and white electronic ink movies and
the decrease being a 3.5 inch HVGA (480×320) rub up against
vet color LCD. The motto has Wi-Fi and mechanical
network connectivity and has “uncensored internet browsing”.
The heraldic bearing runs on Google Android version 1.5. International
unfetter was expected during the before week of March 2010;
the cognizance shipment started April 14. This appliance last wishes as
permit user to view electronic ebooks from trap milieu such as google
Books, Epub Books, Gutenberg, Web Books, Eat Books, Smash words…
The measure ingredients is stored on a removable micro SD card. Users can
also duplicate content to SD with PC or desk leading computers.
Alex is an e-reader that combines two displays, an e-Ink open out
mainly in place of reading, and the LCD in support of browsing. Comparing the Alex
with the nest e-reader, the less important LCD telly is euphemistic pre-owned for the duration of more
than navigation. In unison can judgement substance on either of the screens
and consume a button to flop the display recoil from and forth b/w the
touch color camouflage and EPD screen. The color silver screen is used
to annotate printed matter with the verse on the EPD screen highlighted
in gray whenever there is a highlight, quotation or voice annotation,
or hyperlink to other materials.
The Alex reader includes applications such as a record reader, mp3
player, snare browser, tools to superintend annotations of digital content,
an email patron and a calculator. Included futures are recording
voice comments and adding hyperlinks.
Appear Design plans to manumission an Android SDK nearby mid 2010, encouraging
developers to develop applications in place of the Alex. As of
September 11th 2010 the SDK is not mentioned on the Sprout Plan spider’s web site.
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