Germany company Txtr to launch $12 e-reader this month

DoMiN8ToR 2012-10-10 08:28:50 UTC #1

I just posted the article Germany company Txtr to launch $12 e-reader this month.

The German company Txtr will soon release a small and cheap e-reader called Txtr Beagle. It's low priced and can't be compared to the average e-reader

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BradWright 2012-10-10 08:52:10 UTC #2

This thing looks pretty nice. But it should be seven inches instead of just five, and I wonder if they will release a Windows driver so books can be transferred from a laptop.

DukeNukem 2012-10-10 09:36:20 UTC #3

[QUOTE=BradWright;2658770]This thing looks pretty nice. But it should be seven inches instead of just five, and I wonder if they will release a Windows driver so books can be transferred from a laptop.[/QUOTE]

I bet lots of guys think it should be 7 inches instead of 5. Well, I guess women think the same thing.

Zzyzxroad 2012-10-10 15:01:58 UTC #4

Haha Duke, nice burn.

I already bought my wife a nice tablet to read books and she is quite happy with it. But this may be great to take to the beach and not have to worry about it getting wet or stolen.

tmc8080 2012-10-10 17:01:49 UTC #5

Well, if 7" is better, than 10"… nevermind…

debro 2012-10-10 19:35:49 UTC #6

[QUOTE=tmc8080;2658855]Well, if 7" is better, than 10"… nevermind…

This kind of device would be nice as a “FREE” value-added sale to other “expsensiveish” tablets or smartphones which cost hundreds… there isn’t a big reader market otherwise…
I’m more of an audio-book person, would NOT have gotten through the Harry Potter novels otherwise…[/QUOTE]
And yet most women would agree that guys with big e-readers are so overconfident with the size of their e-reader, that they’ve never learned to read well

tmc8080 2012-10-14 13:59:15 UTC #7

I like the fact that it uses AAA batteries… almost no tablets of any kind use off the shelf batteries anymore… such as media players, cameras, smart phones etc. The best you can hope for is an usb power pack powered by aaa batteries… or SLA battery.

I pity the fool that ends up using a tablet with a LI-ION battery as a remote control!

cobo 2012-11-02 15:08:48 UTC #8

The Txtr Beagle e-reader will cost just $13,[I] [B]but thereâ€™s a catch[/B][/I]
"…according to a report in Der Spiegel, the Beagle is going to be something called a â€œcompanion reader,â€ and will be sold as an add-on with a new smartphone contract. This subsidized pricing model means the price shortfall will probably find its way into your monthly payments.

The device is still a prototype, and isnâ€™t likely to launch anywhere except Germany this side of Christmas,…"

Zzyzxroad 2012-11-02 15:56:04 UTC #9

That’s ok still. I remember T-Mobile ( I think) was giving away one of those Asus EEEpc notebooks with a contract. The people were selling these on Ebay like hotcakes. I’ll bet if you keep looking on ebay that you can find these readers as well.