Samsung Papyrus
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The A5 paper-size Papyrus features a stylus and 512MB of memory, and comes in a range of colors, including white, black, and a retro sea-foamy green. The e-book reader also includes handy applications: a memo pad, scheduler, calendar, world clock, calculator, and contact list. Samsung’s announcement that it plans to release an e-book reader called Papyrus means it is at least the seventh company to hop on the digital-book bandwagon.
With touchscreen capability and an e-ink screen, the Papyrus will cost just $300, Samsung says, making it even cheaper than the Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle.
Papyrus, when it becomes available, will join an increasingly crowded field that includes the Kindle, Sony Reader, Fujitsu FLEPia, Hanlin eReader, Foxit eSlick Reader and the yet-to-be-released Plastic Logic reader.
Almost all of them, with the possible exception of the FLEPia, are based on low-power electronic displays made by
Cambridge, Massachusetts, company E Ink.
The Papyrus launch is still a few months away, but if you miss the sensation of perfect screens you can always look for 3D Cinemas where you live. Samsung is first expected to make Papyrus available in Korea, says the Pocket-Lint website, with a later launch date in the United States and Britain. The device will come with a stylus for the touch screen, 512 MB of memory but no SD card slot.
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Reviews (4)
Steven
August 14th, 2009 at 3:16 am
To be honest I get a bit annoyed with Samsung in that regard. I actually saw the Papyrus in Korea and held in in my hand for a couple of minutes, but the fact that they delay the launch so much should really not be the Norm. However, From what I saw this things will really rock, very nice and light and the colours look amazing on the screen!
Matt
January 5th, 2010 at 10:17 am
How can you reveiw a product that you have never really used? After it gets released and you have read a book or two on it – then write a review. Briefly holding it in your hand and then giving it an overall ranking of 5 is just ridiculous to me.
Steven
January 5th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Well, I think people understand how to understand my rating, even though I only had it for a couple of minutes I can still rate based on these impression, don’t you think?
G Louis
January 16th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
I have been using Samsung MP3 players for a few years, and if the Papyrus has the same quality, durability and features,I will be one of the first people to buy the READER
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