The World’s Cheapest E-Reader: The Foxit eSlick
December 19th, 2008 11:32 PM | by Christen da Costa | 4 Comments
A no namer called Foxit plans to introduce an e-reader next year that will undercut the competition by $130. Called the eSlick, it measures just .4-inches thick, includes a 2GB SD card (accepts up to 4GB SD cards) and MP3 player. It’s OS is of a Linux flavor, which has proved to be a relatively reliable platform. The screen is a 800×600 eInk display with 4 levels of gradation and the rechargeable battery purportedly gets up to 8,000 page views on a single charge. The eSlick will be available for $229, $130 less than Amazon’s Kindle, but with that price comes some concessions, such as no built-in WiFi.
The eSlick will be available January 2009, but they’re taking preorders here
You might also like: Nook: Barnes And Noble E-Reader…Yeah It’s Official (video); Amazon Kindle Two 6-inch Wireless Reading Device – $299 Shipped; Samsung Unveils SNE-50K, A 5-inch E-Reader;
Конкурс для блоггеров от DRUGREVENUE с призовым фондом в 3000 долларов, спешите
no built-in WiFi, but foxit has a good .pdf reader… so this might be an excellent device.
Прикольно
Hmm.. my experiences with Foxit are terrible. I HAD an e-slick, to be hounest, after several defects I dared to throw it away.