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Fujitsu melts faces and wallets with FLEPia, the first color e-book for general consumption
Engadget —
... the unit can be operated by its touchscreen or the assortment of function buttons. Naturally you can do the regular e-book thing, but the Japanese version of the device also includes full-on Windows CE 5.0, which would probably be a bit of a chore to use with the relatively slow screen refresh times of e-ink (1.8 seconds for a single wipe), but undeniably retrofuturistic. FLEPia ships on April 20th in Japan for 99,750 Yen (about $1,010 US). [Via Engadget Japanese] Read - English press release Read - Videos of FLEPia in action Filed under: ...
Fujitsu FLEPia eBook reader hits the market
T3.com All —
... wrong on that front. Other features include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, an SD slot capable of holding 4GB of data, file compatibility that covers everything from Words docs to images and best of all, a strong battery life - up to 40 hours of continuous use says Fujitsu. The FLEPia is available to pre-order in Japan right now for the equivalent of 720. Yes, you did read that right. Until Fujitsu gets that bit right, I suspect we'll all be more than happy with monochrome. Link: Fujitsu (via ...
FLEPia: Fujitsu’s “Kindle killer” gets a release date and high price in Japan
CrunchGear —
... Today, half a year later, Fujitsu announced the release date in Japan and price for the device (press release in English). And it turns out to be a very expensive piece of hardware. ...
Fujitsu FLEPia color e-book hits Japan next month
SlashGear —
... earlier on in the year, Fujitsu has finally put its FLEPia color e-book reader on sale. The FLEPia has an 8-inch XGA-resolution 260,000 color display, paired with both WiFi b/g and Bluetooth connectivity, and a casing just 12.5mm deep at its thickest. ...
World's First Color E-Book Reader Goes on Sale
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Press release [Fujitsu] ...
Fujitsu FLEPia Color eBook Reader ships for $1,000
I4U News —
... ). A Japanese version of the FLEPia comes Windows CE 5.0 installed besides the eBook reader software. The price in Japan for the FLEPia is 99,750 Yen (~$1,000). More details on the Fujitsu Frontech site . Via ...
Fujitsu Flepia is slow, expensive, but heralds a color e-paper age
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... Fujitsu is set to sell its own Kindle-like e-book reader in Japan, with one critical difference from Amazon's offering: the new heart of the new Flepia reader is an 8-inch, 1,024 by 768 pixel touch screen...in color. ...
Fujitsu’s Color E-book Reader: Mobile Computer Form Factor of the Future?
jkOnTheRun —
... Folks are understandably excited over the news of the new color e-book device out of Fujitsu called FLEPia. The 385-gram device will undoubtedly be compared to Amazon’s Kindle unit, and while it might fall short in some areas, it’s actually on par or better in many others. Like the Kindle, it uses a low-powered display technology and offers connectivity so you can purchase content directly. Unlike Amazon’s use of Sprint’s 3G network, the FLEPia relies on 802.11b/g WiFi, but adds Bluetooth as well. Instead of the Kindle’s 16-color grayscale, the ...
Fujitsu to ship FLEPia, world's first color e-book reader, next month
DVICE Atom Feed —
... Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity (but no 3G like the Kindle), and an SD card slot that'll let you store 5,000 e-books.
The color e-paper screen was designed by Fujitsu, and the company says the tech has improved since early samples were demonstrated, with higher contrast and faster redraws. This "mobile terminal," as Fujitsu calls it, is off to an auspicious start, perhaps with enough mojo to goose Amazon into creating a color Kindle for its next reader.
Fujitsu, via Crave
E-Book Reader Roundup: Samsung's Papyrus Joins the Crowd
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Even better, it comes with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support. Other features include storage via a 4GB SD
card, touchscreen and a stylus. Right now the FLEPia is on sale only in Japan with shipping scheduled to begin starting April 20. Japanese FLEPia users can purchase e-books from the largest e-book online retailer in
the country, says the company. ...
