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March 8th, 2010, 15:20
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It's debatable whether the act of reading on a Kindle (http://www.engadget.com/tag/kindle) or the like is actually preferable to perusing something bound and printed on paper, but regardless 1Cross Tech's MIDhybrid helps to bring bring the two experiences closer together. It's an e-reader with an E-Ink screen on the left and a small LCD plus keypad on the right, with a hinge in the middle that allows it to fold in half either way. It's Marvell-powered and running Android 1.6 that, much like the tardy Alex (http://www.engadget.com/tag/springdesign,alex), allows you to render content from the LCD over to the E-Ink screen. This could mean browsing PDFs, looking at spreadsheets, or maybe even playing Robo Defense at 1fps (probably not). The device also packs 3G, Bluetooth, and a front-facing webcam, making it sound like a very usable little thing, and while we do have a 15 minute video exploring the thing embedded below, we sadly don't have a price or release date for you just yet.Continue reading 1Cross Tech MIDhybrid is the Android-powered e-reader that looks like a book (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/1cross-tech-midhybrid-is-the-android-powered-e-reader-that-looks/)
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It's debatable whether the act of reading on a Kindle (http://www.engadget.com/tag/kindle) or the like is actually preferable to perusing something bound and printed on paper, but regardless 1Cross Tech's MIDhybrid helps to bring bring the two experiences closer together. It's an e-reader with an E-Ink screen on the left and a small LCD plus keypad on the right, with a hinge in the middle that allows it to fold in half either way. It's Marvell-powered and running Android 1.6 that, much like the tardy Alex (http://www.engadget.com/tag/springdesign,alex), allows you to render content from the LCD over to the E-Ink screen. This could mean browsing PDFs, looking at spreadsheets, or maybe even playing Robo Defense at 1fps (probably not). The device also packs 3G, Bluetooth, and a front-facing webcam, making it sound like a very usable little thing, and while we do have a 15 minute video exploring the thing embedded below, we sadly don't have a price or release date for you just yet.Continue reading 1Cross Tech MIDhybrid is the Android-powered e-reader that looks like a book (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/1cross-tech-midhybrid-is-the-android-powered-e-reader-that-looks/)
1Cross Tech MIDhybrid is the Android-powered e-reader that looks like a book (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/1cross-tech-midhybrid-is-the-android-powered-e-reader-that-looks/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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