| Designed to compete with the Apple iPhone/iPod | | | | over a week with common use. |
| iTunes, iLove to dominate the market monopoly, the | | | | The Skiff utilizes Sprint's 3G Wireless Network to |
| Skiff was a hit back at the Consumer Electronics | | | | deliver subscription newspapers, magazines and of |
| Show in Vegas. Release dates were expected in | | | | course e-books. It also has WiFi. Fully intuitive, the |
| February, but so far, eager consumers still don't have | | | | user can navigate easily through Skiff store materials, |
| their hands on one. | | | | in addition to personal and work documents. |
| Skiff, LLC is owned by magazine publisher giant | | | | While it may be awkward for book reading, but the |
| Hearst. They created a full-color, large-format | | | | huge 11.5 inch screen is perfect for newspaper |
| multi-tasking gadget that includes wireless capabilities. | | | | reading. The touch screen is easy to use with taps |
| The Skiff joins Sprint's network of products. | | | | and swipes, and the refresh rate is comparable to |
| Consumers will have exclusive access to the Skiff | | | | ereaders on the market now. It uses e-ink |
| store and advertisements specific to Skiff. | | | | technology, but competes with other e-readers. A bit |
| Although it is a competitor, it won't blow out the | | | | elementary, but satisfactory, it can handle 12fps |
| Kindle fire, as the gadget is geared toward magazines | | | | animation. In comparison to LCD it's perfect for small |
| and newspapers. It's no wonder being that it is | | | | ads. |
| owned by Hearst. The publishes giant puts out | | | | The Kindle and Nook came onto the market with well |
| newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, Seattle | | | | established bookstores as their back bone. Skiff |
| Post-Intelligencer, Connecticut Post and San Francisco | | | | users may find a problem with a non-existent store, |
| Chronicle. Users will also have access to popular | | | | but it's still not out yet, so this is actually might not |
| Hearst magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Good | | | | even be a concern. |
| Housekeeping, Redbook, O and Esquire. | | | | In addition to the grayscale product, Las Vegas show |
| What is does offer is that it is the first to feature | | | | consumers got to handle the color prototype. The |
| metal foil e-paper technology. Not only does this | | | | device is still in its infancy, but it was noted that |
| offer durability, flexibility, but it is the next generation | | | | minimal pixilation was present and it was clear, but |
| of e-paper display which is based on a thin sheet of | | | | not as sharp as an LCD. The release date and price |
| foil. The old glass display is finally replaced. It is over a | | | | for the color version is unknown, but really where is |
| quarter-inch in height, and the thinnest ereader to | | | | the grayscale Skiff? The ereader party is eagerly |
| date; however, that may change tomorrow. It | | | | awaiting its new guest. |
| weighs in at over a pound, and it holds a charge for | | | | |