Asus officially announced its Eee Reader DR900, the “world’s first 9-inch touchscreen e-book reader”. The DR900 uses 9-inch SiPix electrophoretic display and capacitive touchscreen with a virtual keyboard that can be used to annotate reading material, make handwritten notes and even draw sketches. It has 2GB internal storage that can hold up to 5,000 ebooks and supports SD memory card for expansion.
The 9-inch Eee Reader offers 2.25 times the reading area compared to 6-inch ebook reader. It supports WiFi and optional 3G connectivity and includes text-to-speech supports for 23 languages, giving instant conversion of ebooks into audio books. The e-book reader has a two-week battery life, which is long enough to read 20 novels back-to-back between recharges.
Seen below, Asus' e-book reader measures 222 x 161 x 9.7 mm and features a 9-inch (1024 x 768) SiPix e-paper display, 2GB of built-in storage, a microSD slot, 802.11b/g WiFi, optional 3G, a micro USB port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a battery lasting up to 4 days on one charge.
There are price tag released as well, which cost €319 in the released date of December. Tomorrow is December. Therefore, it won’t wait long to have such a product. But I am not sure about the exactly date. When I get the update news, I will tell you as soon as possible.
In case you may forget the features, I will tell you in details.
First of all, related to the screen display, Eee Reader DR900 eBook Reader comes with a 9-inch SiPix e-paper screen display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. It can support the MicroSD card slot. Then when mentioned some capacity storages, Eee Reader DR900 has a built-in storage with 2GB.
There is powerful system as an eBook Reader. The virtual keyboard will help you read notes quickly, as well as the highlight, underline, images, and enlarge text. What is more, it is mentioned with 222 x 161 x 9.7 mm.
There are other features which include Optional 3G, a 3.5mm audio jack, a Built-in Dictionary, 802.11b/g WiFi, as well as the battery life which can support 8 4 days.
