Amazon releases the rumoured large-screen Kindle

Re:Amazon releases the rumoured large-screen Kindle by ftse on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @01:23PM (#596229)

It looks great. Now let's compare it to the competition... Amazon's web page for the Kindle shows only one entry under 'Browse similar items in Electronics': 'Kindle DX'

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Re:Amazon releases the rumoured large-screen Kindle by ableal on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @02:22PM (#596400)

(retailers must love you ;-)

iRex Digital Reader 1000S, 699 EUR; https://www.irexshop.com/

    10.2 Inch (diagonal) electronic paper display
    1024 x 1280 pixel resolution at 160 pixels per inch
    16-level grey scale
    Mini-USB connector
    Wacom® penabled® touch sensor input with Stylus
    ...

More data and opinions over at http://mobileread.com, etc.

P.S. I tossed this in because iRex is not using the same screens as most everybody else: http://www.eink.com/products/matrix/High_Res.html (found via MobileRead). I had nearly forgotten that.

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