E-Readers are all the range at the mo, with loads of manufactures’ planning to release their own version over the next few months, and to that end. Acer confirmed today that they are finally ready to launch their Acer LumiRead in October for the German markets and it will be on show at the IFA next week.
E-Readers are of course a new fangled way to buy, own and read digital books from a number E-Book sellers.
Amazon’s Kindle seems to be the runaway success at the moment and is dominating the market, but Acer is seeking to steal some the market share with its LumiRead.
For the most part, Acer have stuck to current way of thinking, with a E-ink display, which is very similar to the Kindle – but are looking to improve functionality and ease of use.
It uses an e-paper display from E-Ink, which has a native resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, and they have even mananged to add wireless networking, so that e-books may be easily downloaded – something the other notable E-Readers don’t support.
Acer LumiRead looks to spice things up a little with Wi-Fi, DLNA compliance for streaming ebooks if there’s really not enough space onboard, and an ISBN scanner for looking up books on online stores through its web browser. There’ll even be an option for 3G.
Unfortunately, there’s no word yet on a UK release date, though confirmed deals with Barnes & Nobles in the US and Libri.de in Germany suggest the Acer LumiRead will be seeing a Western release very soon.
The exact price has not been disclosed, but rumours suggest that it will be along the lines of 250 Euros.
We’ll be at IFA and will get some face time with the new E-Reader and let you know whether it’s going to give the Kindle a run for its money.
