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Fujitsu vs. Kindle 2: Similar features, higher price tag, not as pretty
While the rest of the world is panting over the sexy new Kindle 2, Fujitsu has been working on the future of newspapers for the last couple of years with their own "electronic paper" solution. Now in partnership with SoftBank and Mainichi News, Fujitsu is currently testing its FLEPia color electronic paper device at Japan's Termina Kinshicho Fujiya Restaurant.
The test is designed to give the consortium an idea of just how ready newspaper readers are for the era of electronic paper. The device is 12 millimeters thick, runs on Windows CE 5.0, offers an SD slot, USB 2.0, WiFi, built-in stereo speakers, a head phone jack, and has a battery life of roughly 50 hours. Priced at around $940 (an early handicap considering the Kindle 2's price of just $359), the official launch date for the public has yet to be announced.
Via Nikkei
By general at 7:41 AM ON 02/10/09
Latest news.... DVICE is changing their byline from Tech is our obsession to Kindle 2 is our obsession.
By Darynlxm at 8:32 AM ON 02/10/09
@general; Dont worry, Apple will release something new soon for them to make 20 articles about! Fear not, theres more to come!
By ebookreader at 8:38 AM ON 02/10/09
The Fujitsu uses COLOUR EInk. also, the Kindle is a pretty inferior device compared with Sony's, as pointed out by that nifty little chart you guys made. A single article on the Kindle would have been more than enough. Shut up about it already.
By arch student at 9:49 AM ON 02/10/09
colour Eink is what the kindle needs. the price is high but going commercial will drop that. the kindle2 is already on its way out the fujitsu is what I'm looking for. if it drops to even 500 the kindle is doomed. color is what will make Ebooks practical.
By Shakefire at 10:35 AM ON 02/10/09
MY GOD! Really? Amazon Kindle...again!? If I wanted to read so much about Amazon Kindle, I'd go to their freakin' website. Jesus, make it a little more obvious that they are paying you guys to talk it up so much. SEVEN blog posts about this thing in less than 24 hours!? It's an electronic BOOK! It's not exactly like this is groundbreaking. First all the google blogs and now this, what is this site turning into?
By Traveler at 12:35 PM ON 02/10/09
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