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Polymer Vision have confirmed that they’re on schedule to launch their Readius cellular-connected ebook reader in the Fall. In a post to their new company blog, CEO Karl McGoldrick also announced the launch of www.readius.com, the media and content portal that Readius users will be able to access free and subscription-based information.
Aside from a 5-inch foldable epaper display, capable of 16 levels of grey, the Readius has 3.6Mbps HSDPA, Bluetooth, a microSD slot and promises 30hrs battery life. Control is via a range of touch-sensitive buttons next to the display. Pricing is still unknown, but earlier estimates suggested it would be “comparable to a high-end mobile phone”.
Back at the Mobile World Congress our sister site PHONE Magazine got some hands-on time with the latest Readius prototype and shot some exclusive video footage. Make sure to check out the link for all the details.
[Thanks Alex!]
2 Responses to “Polymer Vision Readius set for Fall launch”
Vincent Nguyen July 7, 2008
The Readius is too late to the game and offers very little to the market that isn’t already there. Lacking a text input (method like a keyboard) will kill any hope of success this thing will have. We live in a world where information MUST be at our fingertips. If I want to got to http://www.mymotherinlawsbeste.....atloaf.com and have no way to type it in is a bummer.
-1Chris January 14, 2009
I disagree. It does offer something new but even if it didn’t I don’t think that’s a reason why it would fail. It offers a flexible screen and I’m assuming it would be much more compact than the kindle or sony ereader. Can you visit website with amazon kindle? Anyways i think the primary purpose of these devices is to read stuff, and the Readius serves all those purposes so when consumers have to decide which one to buy, how does Amazon’s Kindle have any advantage by having already been in the market? When someone goes to choose a reading device they will consider which one has more features for what they’re paying, not which one has more market share at the time. I think I might get one. If the Readius costs around the same as Kindle I don’t see why I would go with the kindle.
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