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Hands-On Demo Shows Asus E-Reader Tablet In Action

Posted by timothy on from the daylight-readable dept.

MojoKid writes "Mobile computing is making its mark at Computex 2010, with tablet PCs and e-readers of all sorts coming out for the first time as rivals to Apple's iPad. After announcing its Eee Pad tablet PC, Asus offered some hands-on time with its new e-Reader/e-Writer, designed for students and mobile business professionals. The little slate's features include 10-hour battery life, 2,450 dpi resolution touch screen, pen writing and input controls, 2MP camera, USB port, and a MicroSD slot. In addition, Asus also has strong ties with Amazon, so it wouldn't be a reach to see some sort of partnership between Asus and Amazon with the Kindle bookstore as a content provider."

2 of 108 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Does it run Linux? by thijsh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just wait for it, in 3... 2... 1... Now it does! :)

  2. Re:color? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm guessing that the 10-our battery life is a conservative estimate

    Are you basing that on the long history of a diverse group of electronics manufacturers conservatively estimating battery life?