Hands-on: iRex 1000s e-book.




[DowJones VentureWire Technology Showcase - EuroTech] I was happy to meet with iRex CEO Hans Brons who was exhibiting his great e-book at the VentureWire Technology Showcase conference. I was impressed by the quality of the 10.2″ display that looks way better than the Plastic Logic prototype that I saw at DEMO. According to Hans Brons, that is due to the 16-level grey scale featured in the iRex, the Plastic Logic e-book has only 4-level grey scale like the Kindle. Another rare feature is the ability to write and store notes on the documents, the Plastic Logic e-book had it too but not as advanced (from the demo I saw). The iRex 1000s launched in September, has no connectivity, but the iRex 1000 SW , available in Q1 2009, features Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, a proprietary web browser and may be Bluetooth and 3G (I have to check for certain, it is not on the product sheet). The battery can last several days when in the standard reading mode only (flip one page per minute). that product is targeted to the society who manage tons of documents every day like lawyers, professors or bankers. go on the gallery photo button to see all the pictures, full specifications after the jump.

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