| Introduction | | | | brushing their teeth, or talking on their mobile phone. |
| If you are looking for a device that lets you read, | | | | Pros |
| shop, store, and publish different forms of content, | | | | The Txtr Reader embraces openness, and this is |
| the Txtr Electronic Reader offers for digital reading. | | | | where it beats the Kindle. Its open source software |
| Currently available for the German and European | | | | and support for 3rd party applications which, coupled |
| market, the recently-released Txtr Electronic Reader | | | | with the simple and intuitive interface and unrivaled |
| is ultra light and portable with wireless connectivity, | | | | connectivity, makes its digital reading potential almost |
| perfect for readers who want to access their books | | | | limitless. Document formats supported include PDF, |
| whether at the comfort of their living room or when | | | | HTML, Office, and ePub, with more being added as |
| away from home. | | | | the firmware is updated. A 3D accelerometer built |
| Features - Hardware and Software | | | | into the device automatically detects the orientation |
| The Txtr Reader is rolled out with a 6-inch e-ink | | | | of the device and adjusts the display accordingly, |
| screen that maximizes text visibility and crispness of | | | | making viewing options more flexible. |
| text. Lack of back and front light ensures that the | | | | Cons |
| pages are readable even in the brightest sunlight. | | | | For a rather advanced electronic reader, the Txtr |
| Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity are built in, allowing | | | | lacks mp3 playback support, a feature that is almost |
| owners to download content over the air. 3G/GPRS | | | | standard in other rival devices. The lack of internal |
| connectivity is an optional extra which will make the | | | | storage may also be a problem for some, but the |
| txtr reader a fully rounded mobile communications | | | | use of high capacity microSD cards goes some way |
| device. But what really makes the txtr reader an | | | | in making up for this. Titles are available from the |
| exciting addition to the already-crowded e-reading | | | | Txtr Bookstore for $14, which is slightly more than |
| market is its social features, which allows users to | | | | the Amazon's $9.99. |
| share with and receive books from friends. | | | | The Bottom Line |
| WLAN-enabled, users can browse their virtual library | | | | The Txtr Reader is the best choice for bibliophiles |
| for free or shop at the Txtr bookstore from any | | | | who love the freedom of accessing any document |
| wired environment. The Ttxtr Readers can download | | | | from any device and who want to continue the |
| books over the air, too, a capability we have only | | | | tradition of book sharing with family and friends. |
| seen on Kindle so far. User-interface allows the | | | | Available for only 319 euros ($475), the Txtr |
| device to be operated single handedly, so users can | | | | Electronic Reader is ripe with potential of carving a |
| still enjoy their favorite books while drinking coffee, | | | | Kindle-like moment in the European market. |