The Edge: Your Netbook And E-book Reader In One

Wednesday, Nov. 11 2009 | Author: Dora

eDGe1 I love the name, but will the gadget make us fall in love as well? I stumbled upon a new gadget that promises to satisfy the Internet cravings of those on the go while at the same time provide an excellent e-book reading experience. You know how the colorful screens of “ordinary” netbooks are not that conducive to reading (especially in broad daylight)? Well, this gadget guarantees to get rid of that problem.

Dubbed The Edge – official name enTourage eDGe – this new “toy” is actually a dual screen gadget. Obviously, one screen is meant for the usual netbook activities that you engage in, while the other screen is in grayscale for reading e-books. One screen is a 10-inch LCD and the other is a 9.7-inch e-ink display. The former screen’s resolution in 1024 x 600 and is touch screen! You may opt to use the stylus or, if you have clean fingers, your bare hands will do the trick as well. The latter screen has a resolution of 1200 x 825 and only responds to the stylus.

What other features does The Edge have? Take a look at this:

• 3 GB of built-in storage
• Bluetooth 2.1
• A slot for an SD card
• 2 USB ports
• Headphone and microphone jacks (standard size)
• Stereo speakers (built-in)
• Battery that can run for 6 hours (both displays) or 16 hours (e-ink display)

I am pretty impressed with those specs! For $490, it just might be my next toy!