Published by idhay30 on 25 Oct 2009
Two-faced gadget
- The eDGe device will be available in 2010
- The gadget has two screens and tries to be a netbook and a e-reader
- Entourage Systems says it will retail eDGe for $490
- A touchscreen lets users browse the Web and check e-mail
Like Harvey “Two-Face” Dent, a new dual-screen device has two faces to match its double identity: It promises to be an electronic book reader and a netbook at the same time.
The Wi-Fi enabled device, called eDGe, will fold like a book and can be used as an e-reader. It will also serve as a digital notepad you can use to write notes or highlight text, send e-mails and instant messages, browse the Internet and run apps, say the device’s creators. Under the hood, eDGe will be powered by Google’s Android operating system.
The left half of the eDGe will have a 9.7-inch E Ink e-paper display. Users will be able to read e-books in PDF and EPUB format and take notes or draw diagrams using a stylus. The right side of the device is a 10.1-inch LCD touchscreen that can be used to check e-mail and surf the Web.
The $490 eDGe won’t be available until February, 2010, says its creator, Entourage Systems, a startup based in McLean, Virginia. But the company is taking pre-orders for the device.
