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New competitor Amazon Kindle - a huge 11.5-inch Skiff eBook Reader

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Company and publisher of Hearst together with Skiff and operator of Sprint submitted to the CES show 2010 new e-book Skiff Reader. What is striking is the dimensions of new items. 11.5-inch screen device reacts to the touch and has a resolution of 1200x1600 pixels, which makes it more suitable for display of magazines and newspapers. The version of e-paper is made on the basis of LG produced a flexible steel foil, which increases the resistance to external influences.



The thickness of the device is about 6 mm, and a claimed battery life from one charge - more than a week. With the communication module supports 3G downloads of books and subscriptions to newspapers and magazines in the United States through a network operator Sprint. However, the functionality of Wi-Fi is also provided and will please users who travel abroad or simply do not like to operator Sprint. Content can be stored on-board memory 4 GB or memory card microSD. Not yet named the date of occurrence Hearst Skiff Reader on sale and its price, however, it is expected that the device goes on sale later this year.


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