I got a bit of a shock with YahooMail moments ago. Not one of their usual useless banner ads. This one was aimed right at me:
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Of course I had to click on that M218!
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I knew as of last night that this was being sold in China. I never thought it'd be sold here in America.
And yet here it is listed on ECTACO's American store!
This is the paragraph to note, the built-in WiFi and its unique feature:
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The text of that:
With built in high-speed Wi-Fi, Chinese eBook reader M218B can easily connect to wireless network. Then you can immediately search and download numerous eBook, Pdf files and music. Another exciting feature of Chinese eBook reader M218B is that it supports end-to-end transmission. You can copy and exchange files, music, picture with another user, who can be your friend or just another "eBook-pal".
Emphasis added by me.
I can hear the nascent heart attacks of the dying dinosaurs of print out there!
Alas, the beauty photo of the M218 highlights the calculator-like nature of its screen, and not its ability to be mistaken for eInk under direct lighting:
But I have to wonder: Will ECTACO be releasing an English-language jetBook version of this?
Would WiFi then justify its $299 price tag? Well, not just WiFi -- but its upcoming ePub and MobiPocket capability too!
An ePub/MobiPocket WiFi eBook reader would suddenly help shake things up.
Both Amazon and Sony would have a formidable new competitor, I think.
Previously here:
ECTACO jetBook And ePub
Eejit Geeks. Things Should Just Work!
Micro Fondle 2: ECTACO jetBook eBook Reader
ECTACO jetBook Ups ePub Stakes
ECTACO jetBook At Blowout Price!
More About That ECTACO jetBook eBook Reader
Micro Fondle: ECTACO jetBook eBook Reader
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