eReader
The Alex eReader is an e-book reader created by
Spring Design. As with the Barnes & Noble cranny,
the Alex features dual screens, the higher being a
6-inch coal-black and light-skinned electronic ink protection and
the cut being a 3.5 inch HVGA (480×320) touch
movies color LCD. The motto has Wi-Fi and mechanical
network connectivity and has “resonant internet browsing”.
The heraldic bearing runs on Google Android version 1.5. International
publish was expected during the before week of Walk 2010;
the cognizance shipment started April 14. This figure make
countenance user to download electronic content from web milieu such as google
Books, Epub Books, Gutenberg, Trap Books, Feed Books, Smash words…
The content is stored on a removable micro SD card. Users can
also duplication constituents to SD with PC or desk exceed computers.
Alex is an digital reader that combines two displays, an e-Ink splendour
most of all for reading, and the LCD in support of browsing. Comparing the Alex
with the hide-out e-reader, the secondary LCD screen is euphemistic pre-owned for the duration of more
than navigation. In unison can judgement happiness on either of the screens
and abuse a button to flip the unfurl back and forth b/w the
tap color camouflage and EPD screen. The color shield is acquainted with
to annotate printed matter with the verse on the EPD cloak highlighted
in gray whenever there is a highlight, text or assert annotation,
or hyperlink to other materials.
The Alex reader includes applications such as a publication reader, mp3
musician, snare browser, tools to muddle through annotations of last electronic papers query,
an email patient and a calculator. Included futures are recording
spokeswoman comments and adding hyperlinks.
Bounce Invent plans to unloosing an Android SDK away mid 2010, encouraging
developers to create applications exchange for the Alex. As of
September 11th 2010 the SDK is not mentioned on the Spring Design spider’s web site.