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talkbackdroid
10-19-2009, 09:09 AM
http://androidcommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/spring_design_alex_ebook_reader.jpgEbook reader apps for Android have been in the Android Market for some time now, but we've yet to see a production ebook device that uses Google's open-source platform. That could change imminently, however, with the unveiling of the Spring Design (http://www.springdesign.com/) Alex ebook reader, a dual-display slate that has a standard 6-inch E Ink panel up top and a second, 3.5-inch color LCD touchscreen underneath, while Android runs the whole show.


Article Link : Alex Android-based dual-screen ebook reader by Spring Design (http://androidcommunity.com/alex-android-based-dual-screen-ebook-reader-by-spring-design-20091019/)

ggrant3876
10-19-2009, 12:13 PM
Sounds nice depending on the price.

thundermax
10-19-2009, 01:16 PM
please be cheaper than the super over-priced kindle!

johnkzin
10-19-2009, 05:10 PM
Wow.

That looks pretty amazing.

Does/will it have a USB Host or OTG port, so you can hook up a keyboard and take notes that way?

What about some form of video out (DVI-I, DVI-D, VGA, Display Port, etc.) so that it can be hooked up to a KVM switch?

Last, since it has a nice big screen, can it be used with non-mobile web sites? Like real Google Mail, real Google Reader, real Google Docs, etc.? Or is it going to use the mobile browser that's the default with Android?