Gadgety News

iRex Technologies have now officially launched the iRex 1000 series Digital Reader.

iRex currently offers the iLiad and iLiad Book Edition for regular folks but this new bad-boy is aimed at “business professionals”.

The iRex 1000 series is said to offer “superior functionality” and a 10.2-inch screen size for easy reading and referencing of documents from A4 Powerpoint presentations to PDF files and from HTML to TXT and JPEG.

Weighing less than 570 grams and 1.2cm deep the 1000 series is an open system which is said to synchronise easily with a PC via mini USB.

The display has 16 grey tones storage capacity is delivered via a changeable 1GB SD card while the built-in battery is claimed to have sufficient power to last for several days.

Three models will launch, the DR1000 base version, the DR1000 S equipped with a stylus and the DR1000 SW with stylus, plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity due at a later stage.

Go and have a gawp at their site

iRex is currently running a teaser on its interwebsite for a new product that’s on 22 September (tomorrow) with the promise “seeing is believing”.

According to Forbes, the company is to launch an “evolved” e-book reader dubbed the iRex Reader 1000.

Aimed at business users it will have a 10.2-inch E-Ink display with a touchscreen plus stylus version available as an upgrade.

Bragging 80 hours battery life, wide document format support and some models will get Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity.

Pricing for a basic non-touch model is said to be $650.

More news to come………………………