Netronix EB100 Ebook Reader

Netronix INC, a company from Taiwan, has featured two new ebook readers on their website - the standard-size 6" EB100 and the larger counterpart 9.7" EB300. Netronix is partly owned by Prime View International (PVI) who recently acquired the Philips' E-ink business and plan to produce significant amount of e-ink displays in the fourth quarter of this year, which hopefully will bring down e-reader prices.

As for the EB100, there's no information on its price or availability, yet.

The Netronix EB100 features include the standard power-saving capability with an 8000 pageflips for a single charge, natural and anti-glare screen with no TFT backlit mode. The product runs on a Linux 2.6 OS and supports multiple languages: English, Chinese (Big5/GB), Japan, Dutch, Spanish, and French).

Netronix EB100 Product Specification:

• Size: 5.0" x 7.8" x 0.4".
• Weight: 210 g.
• Screen: 6" Eink display, 600 x 800 pixel resolution (170 dpi), 4 grayscale-level, optional TouchScreen.
• Operating System: Linux 2.6.
• Processor: Samsung S3C2440 AM9 400 MHz.
• Memory: 128 MB SDRAM, SD card expandable to 4GB.
• Connectivity: USB v1.1 (MiniUSB), optional WiFi.
• Sound: 2.5mm stereo earphone connector.
• Ebook Format: TXT, PDF, RTF, HTML, CHM.
• Image Format: BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG.
• Font Format,: TrueType Font TTF).
• Language Supports: English, Chinese (Big5/GB), Japan, Dutch, Spanish, French.

Check out the Netronix website for updates on their EB100.