Cool-er to launch 3G colour touchscreen ebook reader in early 2010
We were impressed by the chutzpah of British ebook reader start-up Cool-er but the fiddly controls on their first ebook reader only garnered it three stars. However, that could soon change. The firm told Stuff at the Beam Presents event that it is planning a 3G-enabled, colour touchscreen ebook reader. And it's due in early-2010.
While we've drooled over the Sony Reader Daily Edition and Amazon's Kindle, neither seems set to hit the UK any time soon. If Cool-er can deliver on the promise, its 3G-enabled ebook reader could be the first one to hit the UK.
Cool-er has just done a deal to provide Google Books through its online store, giving it a vast catalogue of content to fill devices with but to sell a 3G device, it'll need a phone network to partner with. And it has. Cool-er says its already inked a deal with a network but can't reveal which one yet. It also has plans to partner with magazines and newspapers to bring them to its future colour screen ebook reader.
Obviously, Cool-er's second device is some way off but let us know what you think? Would a colour screen and a 3G connection be enough to lure you away from your dead tree tomes?
Comments
andrew987williams
2 years ago
The most important thing is price, no one will pay more than £100 for a reader especially when the ebooks cost the same as a normal book.Also the range of ebooks is still very limited, with different ereaders having different format ebooks. I dont want another device to connect to the web, battery life is far more inportant, and wifi will drain the battery in hours.
roselinke
2 years ago
there's a great story outlining different perceptions on various ereaders emerging on the market over at on the button. worth a read for those interested in the technology: http://onthebutton.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/books-are-so-yesterday/
burlton
2 years ago
The big question here is what is the technology!!! Is this colour e-ink or lcd?
Either make it quite a different product to existing grey scale e-ink e-readers (a colour e-ink product would be something new and most likely more expensive)