Samsung still hasn't committed to a formal launch date for the
e-reader line it launched at CES, but the company narrowed down the launch date from "early 2010" to "this spring" this morning -- which makes sense, seeing as spring has nearly, uh, sprung. We're only hearing about the six-inch E6 at the moment, along with a new Barnes and Noble partnership -- we're not sure anyone will pick the Samsung over
the popular Nook,
especially at the $399 price point we heard at CES, but at least there's a built-in content ecosystem. Interestingly, we're not hearing anything about the 10-inch E10 or
QWERTY-equipped E61, both of which would fill large gaps in the B&N-enabled lineup, but we're looking out for more info -- we'll let you know. In the meantime, you can watch a video of all three devices
right here.
Update: Samsung says the E6 will be $299 at launch, which is a nice little drop. As for the E10 and E61, all we're hearing is that they "may be coming soon," so who knows what's going on.
Update 2: The model name's been changed since CES -- it's now the E60, not the E6.
posted March 9th 2010 10:37AM
1998 called. They want their Palm Pilot back.
@Smart People Play Tuba
I was gonna ref that too but im too late.
But lately our gadget world has been 1 step forward, 2 steps back.
@Smart People Play Tuba
Khan called. He wants his ship back.
@Smart People Play Tuba
yoda called, he wants his picture back ;)
Does it come with Super E-Ink?
@Dking7
What is "Super E-Ink"?
They have their VIPLEX displays, and AFAIK they haven't updated them in a year or more (though I haven't checked in a few months).
-Pie
Looks like one of those old Palm Pilots. A big calculator you can draw circles on and take scribblie notes.
Now the new innovation, you can now read words on your calculator and make scribblie lines. State of the art scribbles that is.
@garysturn
I think you mean PDA
It's a phone from a few years ago! Oh wait a minute it's an ereader?! On a side note will they ever sort screen refresh out its god damn horrible.
Hey! You stole my dads handheld! And somehow managed to enlarge it by an inch.
more than a day late and at least $200 short
Does it run Android?
i like the glossy white with the chrome bezel but the slider thing ruins it.
@iName
Yeah, that slider thing is so unnecessary.
Seriously, what were they thinking?
@p0p0 One of the biggest features of the iPad is e-book reading. Ergo, dedicated e-book readers will be compared to it.
Even taking the iPad out of the equasion, gadgets like the Spring Design Alex and the nook are totally superior to this.
Wow.
All hail (or tottaly cringe at) the return if of PalmOS back when they knew how to make a buck.
I don't like Samsung products on the whole. They always get something wrong.
She's hideous!!!
wow this just looks awful wth is this?
Stuff like this makes Steve Jobs look less like a visionary, and more like a guy who has a little common sense in an industry that has almost none.
What !? the palm pilot is back ?
After saw PixelQi, the e-ink is just a dead technology now.
$299 is way, way too much -- no wonder B&N is carrying it, makes Nook (nook) look good.
Anyone know if these things support additional storage like CF or SD cards?
@rmac2048 held one of these today, no SD or CF, but it had a min-USB port. I assume it operates using wifi network / syncing with your computer.