March 25th, 2009
Samsung to launch Papyrus e-reader
Samsung will launch a touchscreen e-book reader to compete with Amazon’s Kindle, Sony’s PRS-700 and Fujitsu’s FLEPia, reports Pocket-lint.
The new model, called Papyrus, will launch in Korea in June, and eventually make its way to the U.K. and U.S., a spokesperson for Samsung told Pocket-lint.
Slightly larger than a passport, the device will feature a stylus for touching the screen and 512MB of on-board memory for storing content, Pocket-lint reports. There is no SD card slot.
The device is intended not just to be an e-reader, but a “notetaker, world clock, diary, memo taker, calculator, and contacts” list, Pocket-lint says.
No confirmed pricing, but $299 is the going rumor — $60 cheaper than the Kindle 2, but without EV-DO connectivity.
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