iRex's iLiad E-ink eBook Reader is Now Available

An anonymous reader writes "iRex has just started shipping its e-ink eBook reader, the iLiad, starting today (July 3rd) — making it the first e-ink reader commercially available outside of Japan. It is available for purchase though iRex's website, for 649 euros (ouch!). Hopefully this price will come down before Sony releases their eReader later this summer."

Comments

I see copyright infringement coming...

[just_another_sean]

I think this guy might have something to say about the name. :-)

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[dedazo]

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[MrNougat]

Most Web 2.0. Article title. Evar.

iWhat? eWho?

[jmobley]

iThat iProduct E-name eSucks

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[Anonymous Coward]

iRex's iLiad E-ink eBook .... say that 10 times fast!

too many i-*** and e-*** to be comprehensible.

iT iMakes eMe i-Sick (tm)

[Speare]

iUgh, an e-New iContender for the worst eBuzz.com i-Product iName, turbo gold deluxe II.

Re:$825.98 US Dollars

[GotenXiao]

What's that in real money?
Answer: £449.53

PS3

[Nicolay77]

I can even buy a PS3 and a couple of games for that money!

Re:Poor eyesight forbidden by DRM?

[tftp]

But consider that if the DRM allows you to increase the font until it becomes readable then you can just put the thing down on the scanner, press a button and go get some dinner. By the time you are back, the scanner will have OCRed the whole book, easier than with paper even!

The DRM book can be only safe from you if its font is as legible as those twisted, crooked, scratched letters that you need to recognize and enter for subscription to Web services.

lower case letters

[IndieQueen]

have you noticed that lower case letters in front of words have just exploded lately? 3 such words in the title of this article!

Re:$825.98 US Dollars

[fyonn]

but tomorrow is a big holiday over here celebrating why we don't use your money any more. : )

you call it independance day, we call it thanksgiving ;)

dave

Re:I'll stick with books...

[pdbaby]

I hear there are people so dastardly that they've implemented this with real physical books: you can only read the book for a limited period of time, after which you have to return it to their central book storage building (or risk major financial penalties). And they even have copies of some books which they refuse to let you read anywhere but inside their building! I, for one, am complaining to my political representitive :)