Alex Reader by Spring Design
The Alex Reader was supposed to be the first dual-screen ebook reader, according to Spring Design, the makers of the Alex, who had shown their device to Barnes and Noble in an attempt to have them market and sell them in their stores.
Barnes and Noble declined, obviously, and released their own LCD E Ink hybrid, the Nook.
The Alex Reader debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It will be available for purchase from the Spring Design website sometime in March and will sell for $359. The Alex will also sell from Borders.
From the looks of this video, the Alex is blend between a gesture-based cellphone, an ebook reader, and a full-fledged web-browsing multimedia device that can do everything from displaying video to "grabbing" web pages to read offline.
Alex Reader Video Demo
Alex eReader Preliminary Specs
- Supports Adobe EPUB and PDF, as well as TXT and HTML formats.
- Partnered with Google for 1 million free ebooks.
- 6-inch E Ink Screen.
- 3.5-inch color LCD touchscreen.
- Google Android operating system.
- Supports EPUP and PDF.
- Built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.
- Wireless coverage: 3G, EVDO/CDMA, and GSM.
- Full internet browsing capabilities.
- Patented dual screen interaction technology.
- Micro SD card slot.
- Built-in speakers.
- Multimedia player.
- Ability to download and display webpages on the E Ink screen and LCD screen.
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