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Onyx International show at CeBIT eBook Boox

E-book market is experiencing rapid growth indeed. Only we have published news about BeBook 2 as received information of another such device. Company Onyx International reported that at its booth at the upcoming CeBIT exhibition will show new name Boox.

Onyx International show at CeBIT eBook Boox

  • Boox – this e-book is made on the basis of electronic ink (e-ink). Hardware Specifications are:
  • 6-inch touch display, showing the 16 gradations of gray;
  • 512 megabytes of flash memory;
  • processor with a clock speed of 532 megahertz;
  • 128 megabytes of RAM;
  • embedded module WiFi;
  • Support for text formats, ePub, PDF, HTML, TXT, CHM;
  • Support image formats JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF;
  • Support audio MP3;
  • function of speech synthesis;
  • 2.5-mm connector mini-Jack;
  • slot for flash cards, SD / MMC;
  • USB-host.

Unfortunately, the details of the price that has not, but before the CeBIT exhibition is already less than a week – need to wait a bit.

BeBook 2 – Killer Amazon Kindle?

The first version of e-books from BeBook was so boring that our portal does not even began to write about it. But now, when the company published the specifications of its new creation, there is hope to get really interesting and an outstanding product.

BeBook 2 - Killer Amazon Kindle?

BeBook 2 – this is the result of the errors. This electronic book is based on electronic ink technology – E-Ink. BeBook 2 boasts some fichami allocating among its competitors. First, the device can connect to the Internet through a wireless WiFi network or through a network of mobile communications (including through third-generation). Secondly, the book will have a sensory control. So far, it is not clear whether the touch screen itself, or it is a touch button. We are looking forward to the first. Also BeBook 2 will be a program to read RSS-feeds from, say, a wireless means. Finally, states the opportunity to buy books from anywhere, anytime – perhaps, BeBook launch its own online book store. Support for standard management ePub DRM on the device appears, but only a few months.

Alas, no pictures on the manufacturer of your site is not published. Intriguing. However, public displays of new products is quite a bit – it will be held at the exhibition CeBIT in Hanover already on 6 March. Follow our news!