We saw the Entourage eDGe in December and well thought it was pretty special. The Taiwanese content publishers are interested in it because it may replace the mountains of books students have to carry around over here. What is going to happen, we are still waiting to hear back what deals have been struck for the new school year.
Here are the Specs to refresh your memory and further down is the review video.
Features
The left half of the eDGe is the e-reader.
9.7 inch display
1200 x 825 pixels
uses e-Ink® technology
touch-sensitive, allowing for handwritten notes or sketches
The right half of the eDGe is an Android-powered touchscreen netbook.
10.1 inch display
1024 x 600 pixels
includes an audio recorder to capture lectures for later playback or sharing
has a video camera to record still images or movies as MP4s or 3GP files
can toggle between landscape and portrait orientation
The whole package:
two USB ports for connecting peripherals, one SD card slot
one USB port to connect your eDGe to your computer as a removable device
WiFi and Bluetooth
user-replaceable battery
MSRP $499
TechCrunch has gotten a unit to review so if you want to read that please click here and if you want to hear what they have to say and watch the video here it is below.
