koobe def: » asus http://koobe.net ebook, computation, academia, and intellectual property (un)tangled Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:02:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 ASUS DR-950 Photos? http://koobe.net/2010/01/asus-dr-950-photos/ http://koobe.net/2010/01/asus-dr-950-photos/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:14:03 +0000 Wayne http://koobe.net/?p=423 People at ASUS UK released a couple of pictures about an eReader, possibly the DR-950?

Update: The photos are now pulled down on Flickr. A teaser?

]]> http://koobe.net/2010/01/asus-dr-950-photos/feed/ 0 ASUS Into eBook Business with 2 DR Models http://koobe.net/2010/01/asus-into-ebook-business-with-2-dr-models/ http://koobe.net/2010/01/asus-into-ebook-business-with-2-dr-models/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:06:53 +0000 Wayne http://koobe.net/?p=417 Last year we have seen the onset of the ebook digital reader market with the buzzword ‘Kindle’. Now ASUS is ready to get involved in the ebook business with two readers, DR-570 and DR-950.

ASUS DR-950

The DR-570 hosts a 6 inch OLED color touch screen, and it brags a battery run time over 120 hrs with a single battery charge. The DR-950, on the other hand, uses a larger 9 inch touch screen however in black and white. The resolution is reported as 1024×768. The web browser is said to be able to alternate between portrait and landscape display.

Both units support 3G download and Wi-Fi. The price is still unknown, but the DR-950 should fall below the $200 mark. The more advanced DR-570 could easily go above $350 thanks to the OLED touch screen.

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