PepperPad issued a new press release today touting a new e-book reader from MobiPocket (an Amazon company) and photo-sharing app for Flickr (a Yahoo! company).
They seem to target the digital home concept heavily, introducing a software TV listings reader as well (although one could always browse to Yahoo! TV or numerous similar sites, one would assume):
The eBook reader from Mobipocket, an Amazon.com company, enables users to browse and download books, magazines or newspapers and read them on the Pad’s 8.4-inch SVGA TFT screen. Publications can be easily organized and stored for future reading on the portable Pad. Decisionmark’s TitanTV offers the only real-time household-level online programming guide available to consumers. It provides household-specific program listings of all sources of programming, whether off-air, cable, or satellite, with high-definition programs highlighted. TitanTV allows viewers to sort, filter, customize and search listings with unmatched ease. On the Pepper Pad, the listings information is available through the Pad’s built-in Wi-Fi. With TitanTV’s Watch Now feature, consumers can simply select the program they want to watch and via IR the Pepper Pad will select the proper channel.
There’s also a bunch of free e-books available for MobiPocket.
“When will the 770 get this ability?”
When it costs $850, perhaps?
Comment by Jerry 01.04.06 @ 5:03 am“When will the 770 get this ability?”
Which ability?
At $850 and 2.3 lbs (1.4 Kg) this had better be more capable than the 770. ^__^
Comment by Jerry 01.04.06 @ 1:21 pmPrice point of $849.99 ($50 rebate avail) is pretty steep. Buy a new pc with 15″ LCD for that price.. Would be pretty cool if price was under $500 IMO.
Comment by Ima pseudonym 01.04.06 @ 8:51 pmDOH! or buy a cheap laptop…
Comment by Ima pseudonym 01.04.06 @ 8:52 pmI saw this product at the CES today. It is not bad but still needs a better design and other tweaks. Actually, I told the management member there at the booth, that a price point at $499 would be idael. He agreed and said they were working on these issues. Stay tuned!
Comment by Mark 01.06.06 @ 7:27 amAlthough I cannot confirm or deny a targeted price point, feel free to go on over to www.pepper.com and read the press release about our licensing agreement with HANBiT Electronics. Nudge nudge wink wink…
Comment by Sean 01.17.06 @ 12:40 am