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We are already fans of the COOL-ER e-reader: if anything, its playful look and decent price point has brought a smile to our embittered faces. But still, the lack of WiFi and a Whispernet equivalent is something of a buzzkill -- who wants to rely on a USB cable or SD card in this day and age? Good news, digital book fans: Interead has big changes in store for next year, including the aforementioned WiFi and deals with AT&T for bandwidth and NewspaperDirect for access to over 1,300 newspapers and magazines. Not bad, eh? If all goes according to plan, we can expect to see the COOL-ER 3G sometime in mid-2010. Hopefully, they can set the MSRP low enough to keep consumers' interest. PR after the break.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3gATTcool-ercool-er 3gcool-er e-book readercool-er e-readerCool-er3gCool-erE-bookReaderCool-erE-readercooler e-readerCoolerE-readere booke book readere inke readere-booke-book readerE-bookReadere-inke-readerEBookEBookReaderebookreadersEInkEReaderintereadinteread cool-erinteread cool-er 3gIntereadCool-erIntereadCool-er3ginterreadNewsPaper DirectNewspaperDirectWed, 09 Dec 2009 15:02:00 EST<![CDATA[Interead's COOL-ER claims to be the 'iPod moment' for e-readers ]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/intereads-cool-er-claims-to-be-the-ipod-moment-for-e-readers/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/intereads-cool-er-claims-to-be-the-ipod-moment-for-e-readers/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/intereads-cool-er-claims-to-be-the-ipod-moment-for-e-readers/#comments Upstart company Interead is looking to jump into the ever-expanding library of e-book readers with its debut, the COOL-ER. Company founder Neil Jones describes it as the "iPod moment that e-readers have been waiting for," calling the device the first of its kind to be designed specifically for the non-technologically inclined reader in mind. Indeed, the aesthetics seems to borrow liberally from the iPod nano, and features eight different color options. It weighs in at 6.3 ounces, or a little less than half of the Kindle 2, with the same 6-inch e-ink screen, and is small enough to fit comfortably in your jacket pocket, he says. It's got 1GB internal memory and a SD card slot, as well as a 2.5mm headphone jack with a 3.5mm converter bundled with every device. The feature set is pretty barebones, with no keyboard, text-to-speech, WiFi, or Whispernet equivalent -- all files have to be loaded via USB or SD card -- but in its place is a more attractive $250 MSRP, and Jones assures us at that price the company'll be making a profit on each unit sold. Format support includes EPUB, TXT, JPEG, any kind of PDF, MP3 for audio, and eight languages including Russian and traditional / simplified Chinese. The company's also launching an e-book store and offering an extra discount for customers who register their COOL-ER. It'll go on sale May 29th for US and Europe via its website, with retail distribution partner expected to be announced closer to the launch date. We're gonna wait until we get a few chapters into Alice in Wonderland before giving a final verdict, but in the meantime, check out our initial hands-on in the gallery below.

Gallery: COOL-ER e-reader hands-on


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