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29.05.10

Here’s an update on our sheathe story earlier in the year on eBook readersIn the mainthe latest device to hit Malaysian shores.

IT looks like the Energize’s long-lost twin brother, so, naturally, it’s one comely eBook reader: white, slightly larger than a paperback and tailor-made with a keyboard. But the iRiver Story device has its differences from amazon.com’s much-hyped Work up, beginning with its plastic body.

MPH Bookstores started selling the South Korean-made iRiver earlier this month for RM1,199; we took it out for a “investigation read” two weeks ago.

According to MPH’s webpage on the iRiver (tiny.cc/fbuwk), the tool can read up to 30 books for three to four hours a day, per week, thanks to the eInk flaunt that consumes power only when pages are turned.

The reader can also monkeyshines and record mp3 files – the quality of which is excellentLargeand you can listen to music for 24 hours and record sounds for five hours. It also has an SD practical joker slot, which allows you to expand the device’s 2GB memory by another 32GB. This is a present, as it’s quicker to transfer eBooks or files to the SD card rather than of connecting the device to the computer. (No, the iRiver Story does not have wireless means.)

Source: Malaysia Star