Netronix looking to Android, 3G for its e-book readers

Google's little green man has been getting quite an education lately, popping up in a number of e-book readers (why hello there Nook, Alex, eDGe). Not to be left out, Netronix is reportedly also looking to work with Texas Instruments on assimilating Android into its product line, according to company chairman Arthur Lu (via DigiTimes). Neither are bad trends to follow in this still-infant industry, but the questions remains as to when and how it'll actually work. Also on the company to-do list? 3G and 3.5G capabilities, supposedly coming sometime in the middle of 2010. Bated breath? Hold it.

[AndroidRokz Posted Nov 29th 2009 7:10PM]

little green man!

[AndroidRokz Posted Nov 29th 2009 7:13PM]

And what the heck is 3.5G?

[ran Posted Nov 29th 2009 7:26PM]

@AndroidRokz HSDPA

[FallenArms3 Posted Nov 29th 2009 7:58PM]

@ran They should have named it "HDSPA" and pronounced it "Chutzpah" because then that would be awesome. But they didn't. What a missed opportunity.

"High Downlink Speed Packet Access" isn't THAT bad. What's the deal, guys?

[httph2rtnblogspotcom Posted Nov 29th 2009 8:01PM]

If it makes the "drroooiiiddd" sound, I'm buying one ASAP.

[thecybernerd Posted Nov 29th 2009 8:33PM]

I want an entourage eDGe!

[johnkzin Posted Nov 30th 2009 7:20AM]

@thecybernerd

I'm highly interested in the eDGe, too. It's my current "buy" plan, once February rolls around.

But, the EB900, with a PixelQi display, DVI-I and USB ports, SDHC card support, 3G, and Android, could be pretty compelling too.

[p0p0 Posted Nov 29th 2009 8:49PM]

That picture makes me want an Android garbage can. Would be so cool.

[AndroidRokz Posted Nov 29th 2009 9:15PM]

@p0p0 ja