iRex: something awesome this way comes

All we have right now is an ominous, glowing shape that might represent an e-reader of some sort and the promise (threat?) that "Seeing Is Believing." Following on the heels of Sony's vague e-book announcement, it seems that the folks at iRex also have something big planned. Sony will be keeping quiet until October 2, but over at iRex the bomb drops Monday.

[Via Electronista; Thanks, Laura]

[blueangel00100 @ Sep 18th 2008 8:08PM]

This act of "wait until posted date" will eventually go the way of quick time events in games if companies keep using this same ploy.

[1234321 @ Sep 18th 2008 8:12PM]

the shape looks more like my modem to me, specially cause its glowing green, just sayin

[Decoy @ Sep 18th 2008 8:12PM]

Should read

In Space No One can Hear You Scream

[Scott @ Sep 18th 2008 9:40PM]

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"

[Josh Ladella @ Sep 18th 2008 8:15PM]

iDon't see anything and iDon't believe anything...

[ybd @ Sep 18th 2008 8:22PM]

If I didn't know it was from iRex, I would guess it's the next Nintendo DS.

[whowhatme @ Sep 18th 2008 8:26PM]

sony is making a robotic dinosaur?

[whowhatme @ Sep 18th 2008 8:27PM]

ok, that comment was all sorts of wrong

[TheCow5 @ Sep 18th 2008 8:30PM]

just another overpriced eBook reader form iRex. nothing new at all

[RD. @ Sep 18th 2008 8:30PM]

please let it be the shape of a price drop on the iliad

[CaptSaltyJack @ Sep 18th 2008 8:41PM]

No, you fools, don't you see? It's a TRICK! There are only 12 months in the year, not 22!

[Muhammad-Oli @ Sep 18th 2008 9:38PM]

Shut up Miss USA.

[Knives_Out @ Sep 18th 2008 8:54PM]

I believe!

[John M @ Sep 18th 2008 8:56PM]

I'm guessing a color eInk display.

[without1username @ Sep 18th 2008 9:18PM]

i never heard iRex but now i was intimated by incredible amount out iRex posts

[without1username @ Sep 18th 2008 9:22PM]

or intimidated

[dyaso @ Sep 19th 2008 4:27AM]

or inundated

[bogdatov @ Sep 18th 2008 9:49PM]

eBook with backlit is finally coming :)

[Plothole @ Sep 19th 2008 2:39AM]

Ebook readers with backlights already exist. However none of them use eInk, and none ever will. That's because unlike LCD, eInk is completely opaque. So light cannot be shined through it.

[mashupmark.com @ Sep 18th 2008 9:51PM]

Compair the shape to the head on this: http://www.granneman.com/images/SonyAiboERS110.jpg

OMG! NEW AIBOS! :O

[Bob Russell @ Sep 18th 2008 10:46PM]

More details are out... http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29389
(Forbes via MobileRead.)

Quick facts from the article:

* Name: iRex Reader 1000
* 10.2 Inch Screen
* eBook (Mobipocket?), PDF, Word, and html support (probably others)
* Stylus input (wacom?)
* 60-70 hour battery life
* 3 Versions
* Base - $650
* Touch Screen - $750
* Touchscreen + Bluetooth, Wifi, and 3G, $850
* 16 levels of greyscale

[Wwhat @ Sep 19th 2008 7:06AM]

Well there's a place to not park your stock money.

[Ian @ Sep 18th 2008 10:47PM]

Coloured e-Ink is coming?

[Wwhat @ Sep 19th 2008 1:27PM]

To a copy of your local esquire.

[Spencer @ Sep 18th 2008 10:53PM]

It's the next generation iLiad, with a 10 inch screen, for $650. $100 extra for tablet input, and $100 extra again if you want WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G Data.

It's going to be a few years before we see colour screens, and backlit e-ink screens are physically impossible. (You can side-light them, though).

[sip @ Sep 18th 2008 11:08PM]

Why is it iRex and not T-Rex?

[ssrat_ @ Sep 18th 2008 11:42PM]

If that turns out to be the price then there is NO chance I will be even thinking about it.

THIS is the reason I have been looking at the netbooks to be my reader, all I need now is an easy way to add an external touchscreen to whatever 10" I pick up and I am done

For a reader it SHOULD have a touchscreen by default and I think basic wi-fi as well (hell it costs no more than $5 for them to add it)

[Adam @ Sep 19th 2008 12:34AM]

I thought Apple trademarked the 'i' so nobody else could use it?

And if not, can't companies be a little more original than sticking lowercase i's in front of unrelated, one syllable words?

[Wwhat @ Sep 19th 2008 1:29PM]

No intel was the one who tried to copyright the i as the-one-that-is-me recalls reading,

[Nick @ Sep 19th 2008 7:12AM]

Wait, Hang-on!
Are you sure this is not just an advert for HEROES Season 3. LOL

[ISO Nazi @ Sep 19th 2008 6:03PM]

Why would they announce something that's coming in 2022 already?