Alex eReader Shipping Today
The Alex eReader by Spring Design will being shipping out today to those that have pre-ordered the dual-screen tablet. This one sticks out from the growing list of Android-based tablets for its rather unique design, featuring a small screen for navigating through the operating system UI below a larger screen for displaying eBooks in a good selection of formats including EPUB, PDF, HTML, and TXT.
With a direct link to Google Books, there should be plenty of free and easy to access content available for the Alex eReader out of the box. For the price-point of $399 you will get a wifi-enabled version of the device featuring the following specs:
- Dimensions: 4.7″ x 8.9″ x 0.5″
- Weight: 11 ounces
- USB 2.0
- MicroSD expandable to 32GB
- OTA updates
- Multitasking across the EPD and LCD screens, allowing for simultaneous book reading and video watching
A 3G enabled EVDO/CDMA version is planned for release later this year.
[via CrunchGear]