{"id":213922,"date":"2010-01-22T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5454754"},"modified":"2010-01-22T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T21:00:00","slug":"asus-dr-950-ebook-reader-gets-its-close-up-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/213922","title":{"rendered":"Asus DR-950 eBook Reader Gets Its Close-Up [Readers]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/01\/500x_asusdr950.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" \/>The announcement that Asus was getting into the eBook reader game was <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5450795\/asus-dr+950-yet-another-ebook-reader-thats-more-impressive-than-the-kindle\">a bit of a surprise<\/a>, but not an unwelcome one. Now that new hands-on pics have hit Flickr, it looks like our initial enthusiasm was founded.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s most alluring about the DR-950 is still the thinness&mdash;just .35-inches despite the 9-inch, 1024\u00d7768 display.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\ngawkerGallery(5454736,4,'');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also one of the first mass market black and white eBook reader&#8217;s I&#8217;ve seen that doesn&#8217;t use e-ink. Instead, Asus is using the unfortunately named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sipix.com\/technology\/epaper.html\">SiPix Microcup electronic paper<\/a>, which purports to be more a more energy efficient alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Other specs include 2-4GB of storage, an SD card slot, Wi-Fi and HDSPA, a USB port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Pricing and timing are still up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, there are a lot of these hitting the market these days, but given that pioneering Asus did in the early netbook days, we&#8217;ll give them the benefit of the doubt that they&#8217;re bringing something exciting. It certainly looks that way so far. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/asusuk\/4295676446\/in\/photostream\/\">Asus UK Flickr<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/01\/22\/asus-dr-950-touchscreen-e-reader-spotted-in-the-wilds-of-asus\/\">Engadget<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=ea3206f5ec28205aee249ba60e32b593&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=ea3206f5ec28205aee249ba60e32b593&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"http:\/\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?eui=2226\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=nVyuPcBGTec:B_2aPxYfUNk:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=nVyuPcBGTec:B_2aPxYfUNk:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=nVyuPcBGTec:B_2aPxYfUNk:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=nVyuPcBGTec:B_2aPxYfUNk:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=nVyuPcBGTec:B_2aPxYfUNk:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=nVyuPcBGTec:B_2aPxYfUNk:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/nVyuPcBGTec\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The announcement that Asus was getting into the eBook reader game was a bit of a surprise, but not an unwelcome one. Now that new hands-on pics have hit Flickr, it looks like our initial enthusiasm was founded. What&#8217;s most alluring about the DR-950 is still the thinness&mdash;just .35-inches despite the 9-inch, 1024\u00d7768 display. 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