Creative is latest to tackle e-book readers

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First the Nook (pictured), now the MediaBook?

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The query is, who receiving in on the e-book reader ,act as,at the same occasion as days? Less supposed two weeks following we metand now a few existence following trial of tire maker Bridgestone's tactics for a , our associates atthat Creative may be hopping on the e-reader bandwagon as well.

Creative fan site(so named for Creative's family of well-liked ) reports so as to the corporation divide off a operational replica of its primary e-book reader, tentatively named the MediaBook, at its yearly universal meeting riches in Singapore. The device reportedly has a touch screen, text-to-speech function, and an SD reminiscence card slot. It determination run on Creative'sand determination be Internet-enabled.

Those of you not familiar with the latest on tech now have at least a basic understanding. But there's more to come.

At the meeting, Willie Png, Creative's vice president of strategic business, describedas "just one more contemporary device construct displays books in text" (snap!), normal to EpiZenter.net, and supposed Creative's e-reader determination harness "videos, pictures, text, and armed forces in one device so as to supports a media-rich experience." Color Creative prepared to link the ever-tightening contest to produce so as to proverbial "."

Creative reportedly is talking to 10 international and restricted publishers to give happy for the MediaBook, by means of fiction, newspaper, magazines, teaching materials, and textbooks all slotted for the device. Singapore Press Holdings, construct publishes 17 newspapers and additional supposed 100 magazines, might be one restricted happy provider, saying it is exploring by means of Creative how to give a diversity of multimedia content, counting videos and radio programs, for the device.

No utterance yet on pricing and availability, but we'll plug you in as almost immediately as we hear.

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