The Samsung e-book displays reflect light naturally and deliver an appearance similar to that of printed paper, allowing people to read more naturally than they would with other backlit electronic paper devices.
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Because Samsung's e-book is not backlit, the power consumption is lower than that of other portable display devices.
ENGADGET: Samsung announces E6 and E10 e-book readers at CES
Samsung's e-books are equipped for wireless connectivity as well.
ENGADGET: Samsung announces E6 and E10 e-book readers at CES
The app will be available initially on the Samsung Smart TV 2012 E Series.
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Unlike other e-book devices, Samsung's E6 and E101 enables handwriting directly onto the display, allowing users to annotate their reading selections, calendars and to-do lists with a built-in electromagnetic resonance (EMR) stylus pen.
ENGADGET: Samsung announces E6 and E10 e-book readers at CES
The list of too-late devices at CES goes on: Samsung has launched four of its own e-reading gadgets, at least one of which features a panel of buttons that emerged sleekly from the bottom of the device.
We've already told you about Orizon from Bookeen, the RCA Lexi, iriver Story, the Jinke SiPix readers, Hanvon WISEreader, the Cool-er readers from Interead, the Ocean and Tidal series from Copia, and a pair of E6 and E10 e-book readers from industry heavyweight Samsung.
In the background Samsung is working with a team of senior designers like e x-BMW chief designer Chris Bangle to improve the usability and appearance of products.
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Featuring a wealth of games, navigation, social networking, e-book, health and lifestyle applications, Samsung Apps gives users instant access to a huge choice of mobile experiences.
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"For example, we don't intend to compete with Korea on graphene screens, " he said, a reference to Samsung's determined effort to lead the market in flexible electronic screens and e-paper.
We also note that the iPad mini shows management is aware of the need for lower-end products that ultimately offer a foothold in markets where Apple can capture upgrade growth (i.e. the 40% of the tablet market that is owned by mostly Amazon, Samsung, Google and ASUS).
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