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Irex unveils new wireless e-book reader
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 24 September 2009, 19:08 IST
Bangalore: Drawing aim at e-reader incumbents - Amazon and Sony, Irex has unveiled a new wireless e-book reader, the DR800SG, which boasts a 8.1-inch screen and costs $399. The Irex e-reader will use Verizon for its 3G wireless connectivity, and as with the Kindle, the "free" wireless plan offers unlimited e-book and periodical downloads and is included in the price of the DR800SG. Things are heating up in the e-book reader space, as Sony will also be launching a larger e-reader, the seven-inch Reader Daily Edition ($399).
The DR800SG has a tied up with the Barnes and Noble-s e-bookstore, and for newspaper and other periodicals, it continues an established partnership with NewspaperDirect, which serves up 1,140 newspapers from 87 countries in 41 languages in their original layout.
Features include, touch screen with stylus navigation, 2GB built-in memory (1500 e-books), support for various formats (Adobe PDF, EPUB, Newspaper Direct, Fictionwise, eReader, TXT), user-replaceable battery and a leather cover. While there's no note-taking capability at launch, Irex says it will add that feature via a free firmware upgrade in the near future. The product will be available by end of October.