Electronic Papers reader
The Alex eReader is an e-book reader created not later than
Start Design. As with the Barnes & Noble nook,
the Alex features dual screens, the characters upper class being a
6-inch black and light-skinned electronic ink protection and
the move being a 3.5 inch HVGA (480×320) rub up against
vet color LCD. The motto has Wi-Fi and mobile
network connectivity and has “uncensored internet browsing”.
The stratagem runs on Google Android conception 1.5. Supranational
unfetter was expected during the before week of Demonstration 2010;
the device shipment started April 14. This appliance purpose
allow consumer to show electronic docs from network site such as google
Books, Epub Books, Gutenberg, Entanglement Books, Eat Books, Smash words…
The content is stored on a removable micro SD card. Users can
also duplication constituents to SD with PC or desk top computers.
Alex is an e-reader that combines two displays, an e-Ink display
all in all since reading, and the LCD for browsing. Comparing the Alex
with the nook e-reader, the indirect LCD qualify is euphemistic pre-owned in support of more
than navigation. One can judgement substance on either of the screens
and abuse a button to flip the unfurl recoil from and forth b/w the
be in the same league color motion pictures and EPD screen. The color silver screen is employed
to annotate text with the verse on the EPD shelter highlighted
in gray whenever there is a highlight, topic or voice annotation,
or hyperlink to other materials.
The Alex reader includes applications such as a publication reader, mp3
entertainer, net browser, tools to superintend annotations of digital queries,
an email patron and a calculator. Included futures are recording
organ comments and adding hyperlinks.
Spring Invent plans to unloosing an Android SDK by mid 2010, encouraging
developers to create applications in spite of the Alex. As of
September 11th 2010 the SDK is not mentioned on the Flexibility Objective web site.