Starting on 1st of December, the txtr reader (blog) will be available for preordering. Specs:
MAIN FEATURES
MAIN FEATURES
eInk Vizplex 6″ display at 600×800 pixels
Freescale CPU 532MHz
capacitive slider interface
next generation Epson display controller
Linux kernel
integrated 3D accelerometer for automatic orientation detection
full integration with txtr online community platform
POWER
eInk-optimized power management system
Li-Ion battery
charged via USB
MEMORY
64MB SDRAM onboard
MicroSD memory card slot
4GB MicroSD card included
COMMUNICATION
internal 3G/GPRS modem
USB 2.0 cable connection
Bluetooth 2.1 for audio, external keyboard and future enhancements
WiFi
low power 2.4GHz near range communication
- eInk Vizplex 6″ display at 600×800 pixels
- Freescale CPU 532MHz
- capacitive slider interface
- next generation Epson display controller
- Linux kernel
- integrated 3D accelerometer for automatic orientation detection
- full integration with txtr online community platform
POWER
- eInk-optimized power management system
- Li-Ion battery
- charged via USB
MEMORY
- 64MB SDRAM onboard
- MicroSD memory card slot
- 4GB MicroSD card included
COMMUNICATION
- internal 3G/GPRS modem
- USB 2.0 cable connection
- Bluetooth 2.1 for audio, external keyboard and future enhancements
- WiFi
- low power 2.4GHz near range communication
Disadvantage: the device will be a bit expensive: 319€.
On the other hand, the „openess“ of the platform is what makes it interesting. Ronnie Vuine thinks about an app store – like the android market or the iPhone appstore. Just think about the awesome possibilities, for instance, if you link your Android phone and txtr…
