{"id":7386,"date":"2009-03-19T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-03-19T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-19T15:30:00","slug":"world-s-first-colour-e-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/7386-world-s-first-colour-e-book.html","title":{"rendered":"World's first colour e-book"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fujitsu has launched the world’s first e-book with a colour display in Japan, the company said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

When used with a separate memory card, the paperback-sized gadget dubbed the "FLEPia" can store the equivalent of 5 000 conventional books.<\/p>\n

It weighs 385g, is 12.5m thick and has a 20-centimetre "electronic paper" display that can show 260 000 colours.<\/p>\n

Equipped with Bluetooth and high-speed wireless LAN, it can operate 40 hours when fully charged, the company said.<\/p>\n

Online sales began Wednesday, priced at 99 750 yen (about $1 000). The company aims to sell 50,000 units in two years.<\/p>\n

"We are seeing very good customer interest since the launch," said Makoto Saito, spokesman for Fujitsu Frontech, which developed the device.<\/p>\n

Fujitsu hopes to sell the e-book abroad in the future, Saito said.<\/p>\n

Colour e-book<\/strong><\/a> – give your views<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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