Brother Industry’s E-paper – Japan’s answer to the Amazon Kindle?
Brother industry had recently launched a 9.7-inch E-paper document viewer with 1200×825 pixel resolution display and viewing area much larger than the size of Amazon’s Kindle 2. This device is certainly not targeted at the casual consumer but rather for business users. The SV-100B E-paper could be very useful to business users as it has a larger screen which is able to display A5 size documents.
The SV-100B E-paper measures at 15.5mm in thickness and reads electronic documents via a proprietary application that converts data from PC to a “printed” document format that’s compatible with the device. These documents can then be stored with a 128-bit AES encryption and password protected locking security feature. With a storage capacity of 10,000 sheets of A4 size documents and a battery life up to 83 hours this could certainly be a very handy device for traveling professionals who do not want to carry bulky documents.
Apparently this device will retail in Japan for ¥139,800 (~ US$1,423) from June 1st.
[Via Slashgear]
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