Tegra-based E-book Reader Almost Ready?

29th October, 2009 by adina
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A new e-book reader using NVIDIA’s Tegra processor will be developed and probably unveiled in the first half of 2010. The producer is MSI, but further details will be given only closer to the actual release. MSI’s chairman Joseph Hsu confirmed that the company has some remaining technical issues that made the company postpone the launching for next year.

Most e-book readers use grayscale displays so MSI’s choice of Tegra was surprising, considering this processor’s graphics performance. Tegra is able to handle 720-pixel video and modern 3D technology. This indicates MSI would use a non-e-paper display to allow more visual features or the overall performance of Tegra and its small footprint. Tegra has been recently quoted for its potential in smartbooks, low-cost versions of netbooks.

ASUS is also planning a 9-inch, grayscale display Eee-branded reader that should ship before the end of the year, but first run batches will be limited and aimed at charities. Consumer models are expected to ship in the first quarter of 2010. So the MSI reader is not the first one from the Taiwan area. The competition is increasing on a market lead by the Amazon Kindle. Other competitors will join this market too, such as Barnes & Noble Nook and Apple. The tablet of Apple is a touchscreen but its secondary e-book features are not to be neglected.


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