digitimes.com - 8/27/2009
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Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Thursday 27 August 2009] Asustek Computer plans to launch an e-book reader under its Eee brand by the end of 2009 at the earliest, according to company president Jerry Shen. Meanwhile, Micro-Star International (MSI) is also evaluating the ...
digitimes.com - 8/21/2009
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Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Friday 21
August 2009] Asustek Computer will launch Nvidia Ion-based Eee...
Box and Eee Top all-in-one PC, as well as two ultra-thin notebooks under its U/UX series line in September. The company will also ...
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Asustek to launch Ion-based nettop in September and Eee ...
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... SSD - Agility EX Expreview reports Intel resumes shipping 32nm X25-M SSDs in new packaging Fudzilla reports Patriot bundles Street Fighter IV with various products Ars Technica reports holographic GPU renders at near real-time speeds Apple event expected soon , no tablet in sight Sources: Apple to unveil new iPod lineup on September 9 What we might see at Motorola's Android event DigiTimes reports Asus to launch e-book reader under Eee family TG Daily reports Epson coughs to price fixing scam C|Net ...
Asus Eee eBook Reader Coming
I4U News —
... , other companies are considering to enter this evolving segment. Digitimes reports that Asus's President Jerry Shen says that Asus plans an eBook reader under the Eee brand. The Eee eBook device could already be released at the end of this year. In the same report Digitimes says that MSI is also thinking about expanding their portfolio with an eBook reader. Soon the Kindle will not be the only solid option anymore to read ebooks. Amazon will eventually open up their eBook store to other eBook readers. I still stick to paper books until I can fold an eBook reader and ...
ASUS and MSI to enter eBook reader market?
DV Hardware —
... Asustek president Jerry Shen unveiled his company may release an eBook reader under its Eee brand by the end of the year at the earliest. Another player considering to enter this market is MSI, market sources claim the requirements to enter this market are even lower than for netbooks, but that the content delivery platform is the biggest problem. ...
Asus to Enter E-Book Market, MSI Considers the Same
Maximum PC —
... Rather than let Amazon, Sony, and a handful of others have all the fun, Asus plans to dive into the e-book market with an e-book reader of its own. According to company president Jerry Shen, Asus will market the device under its Eee brand ...
Asustek Computer, MicroStar International Eye E-Book Reader Market
X-bit labs —
... high potential. The president of Asus, Jerry Shen, has confirmed the company s interest in e-book readers, but said that the manufacturer would only be able to release such a product under its Eee brand very late in 2009 at the earliest. Asustek already has an extensive lineup of small Eee PC netbooks and nettops, but considering that e-book readers require usage of completely new components and technologies, late 2009 may be too optimistic promise for en Eee-branded e-book reader. DigiTimes web-site reports that unofficial sources indicated that MSI is also likely to release ...
Asus to launch an e-book reader
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According to Asus president Jerry Shen, the company plans to debut an e-book reader under the Eee name as early as the end of this year. The Eee line has been exclusive to Asus' netbook PCs. Citing industry sources, DigiTimes has reported that MSI is also looking to enter the e-book reader market. The sources made it known that entering the market with an e-book reader is even easier than doing so with a netbook. They also added that the new devices' content delivery platform could make or break their success. Most of the demand for e-book readers has been in North America ...
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