ICOO To Enter E-Book Reader Market
ICOO are to enter the e-reader market with Sochip powered e-book devices utilising E-Ink screen technology. We wonder at the choice of Sochip processor, as what we’ve seen from current Sochip processors is that they have trouble with some PDF files. Another question that has to be asked: will this be an e-book oriented processor, or will this be one of Sochip’s media player processors (eg. SC9800) with its video capability handicapped by the E-Ink screen? Only time will tell, but the e-book reader market in China is certainly increasing. Seeing E-Ink is a slight shock these days as many e-book readers have been released with LCD screens and also do video playback, so this will certainly be a niche product for those who seek nothing more than it offers.
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[...] out with an e-book reader – the K12T of 4.3-inches (that could be the e-book reader we’ve blogged about before) have now come out with a new e-book reader by popular demand, and the pulling power of Mr.Chou – [...]
[...] ICOO, now known by us for their e-book readers, their simple white design and their Jay Chou mascot, have now officially released an e-book reader that fits the first 2/3 of the traditional ICOO e-reader bill. The K12T is an e-book reader with a 4.3-inch touchscreen, and full HD video playback (presumable 720p, as 1080p has not been mentioned). The simple, white design of the K12T has the device looking clean and nice, and the front houses an array of buttons as a secondary operational option, in case you don’t want to poke Jay Chou’s face – oh wait, he’s not in this one. As an e-reader, the K12T supports PDF, EPUB, TXT, CHM, FB2, HTML, PDB, UMD, etc files. As a video player – MKV, MOV, RMVB, RM, AVI, PMP, DAT, FLV, VOB, MP4, MPG, 3GP, etc, which can all be viewed, plus subtitles, via its TV-out. The e-book reader also offers custom bookmarks, TTS speech, and four English/Chinese dictionaries. Its extras include an image browser, an FM radio, recorder, and a calendar. Port wise, it has a 2.0 USB port and a MicroSD card slot that supports up to 16GB of external memory. More images after the break. [...]