Another exciting new eReader is about to hit the market!
Digital Trends is reporting that this year’s CED will debut the largest eReader on the market, The Skiff, with Sprint 3G capabilities. The Skiff, a fully touchscreen capable device, features a large, hi-res display with 1200×1600 pixel resolution, and measures 11.5″ diagonally. (It’s also the slimmest eReader on the market, and it features “Metal Foil” e-paper technology, which makes it unusually flexible!)
Featuring Sprint’s 3G connectivity, the Skiff service & store will allow customers to purchase and access newspapers, magazines, books, etc., from multiple sources.
Here are the specs, as reported:
- Display: 11.5″ diagonal touchscreen, flexible e-Ink, 1200×1600 UXGA resolution
- Thickness: just over .25″
- Weight: under 16 ounces
- Battery Life: approximately one week
- Wireless: Sprint 3G, Wifi
The Skiff will be sold in Sprint retail stores. More details to follow! I can’t wait to get one this size!!!!!
The latest entry into the eReader craze is the Owen E1 E-Book, set for Chinese only release. Pricing hasn’t been announced yet, but the compact 5 inch screen is capable of displaying 20 lines of text, with 30 characters per line, and doesn’t appear to be loaded with the bells and whistles that this year’s top seller, the 
boasts, but we’ll keep you posted as more details become available.
has made an agreement with Steven Covey, the business book writer, for exclusivity for two of his books. This could be a competitive twist in the eReader sales battle!