KUNG-FU FIGHTING

Times Online reports that Asus, the manufacturer of netbooks, smartphones, mobos and other gadgets will be releasing their version of an e-reader, referred to as the Eee Reader, by later this year. That in itself isn't that remarkable however they will be bringing to market the "cheapest e-reader in the world". What's more, the device will have 2 screens with a hinge connecting them so it can be open and closed like its paper predecessor AND the screens can be used to display non-text content such as a web page. Cool! The target price will be £ $100 or under $200 CAD. Could this device hit Canadian shores? We hope so! Our Amazon Kindle lust has dwindled just a little.

Read story at Times Online