Comments on: Spring Design Announces “Alex” the First Android-Based e-book Reader http://www.androidguys.com/2009/10/19/spring-design-announces-alex-the-first-android-based-e-book-reader/ The trusted source for Android news and opinion | Est. 2007 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:47:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mutia http://www.androidguys.com/2009/10/19/spring-design-announces-alex-the-first-android-based-e-book-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-52281 Mutia Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:53:52 +0000 http://www.androidguys.com/?p=9629#comment-52281 whoa GOOGLE RULES! whoa GOOGLE RULES!

]]> By: johnkzin http://www.androidguys.com/2009/10/19/spring-design-announces-alex-the-first-android-based-e-book-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-8376 johnkzin Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:54:50 +0000 http://www.androidguys.com/?p=9629#comment-8376 Also, take a look at this one: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/entourage-edge-is-the-red-headed-stepchild-of-two-oversaturated/" target="_blank">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/entourage-edge...</a> Sort of like a variation of the Yanko macbook-touch concept and the Microsoft courier ... only with Android. 10" LCD touchscreen on one panel, e-paper (stylus driven) on the other. USB ports (no word on external display though). It looks to me like the most interesting Android device that's about to come out. And the first true Android netbook/UMPC (unlike the combination Android/Windows one from Acer). Also, take a look at this one:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/entourage-edge...

Sort of like a variation of the Yanko macbook-touch concept and the Microsoft courier ... only with Android. 10" LCD touchscreen on one panel, e-paper (stylus driven) on the other. USB ports (no word on external display though).

It looks to me like the most interesting Android device that's about to come out. And the first true Android netbook/UMPC (unlike the combination Android/Windows one from Acer).

]]> By: johnkzin http://www.androidguys.com/2009/10/19/spring-design-announces-alex-the-first-android-based-e-book-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-8322 johnkzin Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:01:18 +0000 http://www.androidguys.com/?p=9629#comment-8322 Wow. That looks pretty amazing. Does/will it have a USB Host or OTG port, so you can hook up a keyboard and take notes that way? What about some form of video out (DVI-I, DVI-D, VGA, Display Port, etc.) so that it can be hooked up to a KVM switch? Last, since it has a nice big screen, can it be used with non-mobile web sites? Like real Google Mail, real Google Reader, real Google Docs, etc.? Or is it going to use the mobile browser that's the default with Android? (obviously, what I want is more of a general tablet, not just an e-book/e-reader, and I'd prefer one with a 8-10" main display ... but I like the over-all idea) Wow.

That looks pretty amazing.

Does/will it have a USB Host or OTG port, so you can hook up a keyboard and take notes that way?

What about some form of video out (DVI-I, DVI-D, VGA, Display Port, etc.) so that it can be hooked up to a KVM switch?

Last, since it has a nice big screen, can it be used with non-mobile web sites? Like real Google Mail, real Google Reader, real Google Docs, etc.? Or is it going to use the mobile browser that's the default with Android?

(obviously, what I want is more of a general tablet, not just an e-book/e-reader, and I'd prefer one with a 8-10" main display ... but I like the over-all idea)

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