After years of teasing — FLEPia was first announced in April of 2007, and first proven in 2006 — Fujitsu has at last released its color e-book (or e-paper mobile terminal, as they’d like you to call it) to the masses. Featuring an 8-inch XGA screen capable of displaying 260,000 colors, along with Bluetooth, WiFi and up to 4GB of storage via SD card, and measuring less than half an inch thick, FLEPia’s not just getting by on color alone. Fujitsu promises 40 hours of continuos use, and the unit can be operated by its touchscreen or the assortment of function buttons. Naturally you can do the regular e-book thing, but the Japanese version of the device also includes full-on Windows CE 5.0, which would probably be a bit of a chore to use with the relatively slow screen refresh times of e-ink (1.8 seconds for a single wipe), but undeniably retrofuturistic. FLEPia ships on April 20th in Japan for 99,750 Yen (about $1,010 US).
Update: Now with snazzier press shots!
Gallery: Fujitsu FLEPia
[Via Engadget Japanese]
Read – English press release
Read – Videos of FLEPia in action
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