e-Readers are getting more popular than I thought. These two models from Aluratek is like Apple's iPad but with a "Black & White" display, smaller, lighter and much much cheaper.

"If AT&T’s Samsung Infuse with its 4.5″ display is blurring the lines between a phone and a tablet, then is a 5″ e-Reader too tiny to be a viable mobile digital reading device? Aluratek is about to find out with today’s launch of two e-Readers, the 5″ Libre Air and 7″ Libre Touch.

The Libre Air is a mini e-Reader that seems more suitable for reading novels and text-only publications. It is Wi-Fi-enabled and comes equipped with a LCD, non-backlit display that is “soft on the eyes and reduces glare in the sunlight”, plus its “‘e-paper’ technology eliminates flickering during page turns, according for its press release. Through the Kobo.com store, the user will be able to access over 2.3 million titles; offline, the Libre Air already offers 100 classic books from Beowulf  to War and Peace pre-installed on the device. The upside to the Libre Air’s small form factor (4 x 6 x 0.375 inch) and lack of a color display is that its battery will last 20 hours before the next charge. For those who like to listen to music while they read, there is also a MP3 player that supports these audio file formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, OGG. Although I question the value of having a photo album function on a colorless display, the feature certainly exists, along with a SD card slot for up to a 32 GB card that will hold approximately 50,000 e-books."

Source: ZDNet

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