Readius Joins The E-Book Reader Bandwagon

Perhaps it has something to do with the Kindle, but interest in e-book readers seem to be rising. Polymer Vision is bringing us the Readius, an e-book reader and mobile phone. Crave has the hands-on experience:

The primary purpose of the Readius is to act as an e-book reader. Even though the display resolution is pedestrian at 320×240 pixels, the fact that it can be rolled up allows it to be much larger than regular mobile phone displays. The 5-inch gray scale display uses power only when it is drawing an image, which means once your page is loaded, your battery won’t be sapped as you are reading what’s on the screen. We found the display to be very sharp and easy on the eyes, just like real paper with no uncomfortable glare that LCDs can sometimes give.

Since e-book readers have yet to become mainstream, there’s really no established standard on what to expect in terms of features, but there is one thing that manufacturers need to perfect: the display. Reading is an activity that requires a time investment. Under good illumination, pouring your hours over a book isn’t a problem. Since electronic displays are fickle things, an e-book reader must be able to be to surpass those issues and be…well, readable, under any lighting conditions. With that said, the Readius seems to be pretty solid as a reader, but with the inability to reply to text, I doubt it will last long as a mobile phone.

Source: Crave

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