Another player in the Ebook market dominated by Amazon’s Kindle and Sony reader will be coming in from Plastic Logic.
Yesterday, the company announced that they are preparing to release an ebook reader that’s aimed at business professionals.
Prototypes of the QUE were demonstrated last month at the DEMOFall 08 conference. The device is set to make another er- public appearance at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 7 next year.
So what makes this electronic reader different from its competitors?
The QUE’s 10-inch diagonal screen does not only show black and white electronic display, it also boasts a capability to support PowerPoint and Excel documents, which cannot be found on others.
Like the Kindle DX, the QUE includes connection to a 3G wireless network for downloading books. But unlike its competitor, the QUE also comes in with an integrated Wi-Fi.
Plastic Logic plans to offer content through an online QUE store powered by Barnes & Noble. No word yet as to when the device will be available in the market and how much it will cost.
“More than an eReader, QUE means business,” Richard Archuleta, chief executive of Plastic Logic, said in a statement.
Hmmn, I wonder what Kindle has to say to this. 🙂
Source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220700196
