CES 2010: Skiff e-reader turns newspapers digital with 11.5-inch touchscreen
Skiff on Monday revealed its new eponymous e-book reader, an 11.5-inch touchscreen device that's larger than the Amazon Kindle DX and brings a new approach to the digital newspaper.
A quarter-inch thick, the Skiff Reader offers 1600 by 1200 pixels of UXGA resolution and is controlled with either a finger or stylus. Launched in partnership with magazine behemoth Hearst, the device is intended to showcase newsprint and magazine content that doesn't quite fit on a traditionally-sized e-reader.
In addition to 4GB of onboard storage, SD card expansion, and a 3.5mm headphone jack, the device uniquely features "metal foil" e-paper technology developed by LG and based on a thin, flexible sheet of stainless-steel foil that the company says is stronger than traditional glass displays on competing e-book readers.
Content is made available to the device via a mini USB port or using Wi-Fi, as well as with 3G mobile broadband through Sprint.
While this e-reader is an interesting approach to displaying printed content digitally, it makes for difficult mobility and a lack of color consistent with other e-readers. If the slate tablet is truly in the mix for 2010 as a viable platform, the Skiff might just set sail before it's begun.
No price was available at press time.