29-05-2012, 03:59 PM
E-Book
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What is an E-Book?
A portable device that can display text and images stored in internal memory, thereby mimicking the conventional book.
E-Books potentially offer the user additional features not possible with the conventional printed page, including note-taking and dictionary capabilities.
Can you think of others?
Similar Technologies
Notebook and palm-top computers incorporate the types of technology necessary to build E-Books.
Devices like the Casio Cassiopeia and 3-Com Palm Pilot PDAs have essentially identical architectures to the E-Book products currently on offer.
The PDA...
One E-Book manufacturer claims that it is possible to use a Palm Pilot or Windows CE PDA to read electronic titles.
Presumable this would require special applications software within the PDA.
Most PDA’s have small screens and are probably not an ideal E-Book platform.
E-Book Architecture...
Display Unit
Navigation Controls
Communications Interface
Microprocessor controller and OS
Memory
Power supply
SoftBook...
Manufacturer: SoftBook Press
Price: US$299 + $19.95/mth minimum purchase
Capacity: up to 100,000 pages text & gray-scale
Weight: 1.3 kg
Dimensions: 28 (h) x 21.6 (w) x 2.5 (d) cm
Screen: 24 cm diagonal
Battery Life: Six hours.
EB: Dedicated Reader...
Manufacturer: Everybook
Price: US$1400 to US$1600
Capacity: 500,000 colour pages
Weight: 1.68 kg
Dimensions: 30 (h) x 24 (w) x 4.6 (d) cm
Screen: Two screens, 33.8 cm diagonal
Battery life: Four to six hours
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What is an E-Book?
A portable device that can display text and images stored in internal memory, thereby mimicking the conventional book.
E-Books potentially offer the user additional features not possible with the conventional printed page, including note-taking and dictionary capabilities.
Can you think of others?
Similar Technologies
Notebook and palm-top computers incorporate the types of technology necessary to build E-Books.
Devices like the Casio Cassiopeia and 3-Com Palm Pilot PDAs have essentially identical architectures to the E-Book products currently on offer.
The PDA...
One E-Book manufacturer claims that it is possible to use a Palm Pilot or Windows CE PDA to read electronic titles.
Presumable this would require special applications software within the PDA.
Most PDA’s have small screens and are probably not an ideal E-Book platform.
E-Book Architecture...
Display Unit
Navigation Controls
Communications Interface
Microprocessor controller and OS
Memory
Power supply
SoftBook...
Manufacturer: SoftBook Press
Price: US$299 + $19.95/mth minimum purchase
Capacity: up to 100,000 pages text & gray-scale
Weight: 1.3 kg
Dimensions: 28 (h) x 21.6 (w) x 2.5 (d) cm
Screen: 24 cm diagonal
Battery Life: Six hours.
EB: Dedicated Reader...
Manufacturer: Everybook
Price: US$1400 to US$1600
Capacity: 500,000 colour pages
Weight: 1.68 kg
Dimensions: 30 (h) x 24 (w) x 4.6 (d) cm
Screen: Two screens, 33.8 cm diagonal
Battery life: Four to six hours