Aug 10
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The Wink eReader is India’s first multi-function eReader that supports more than 15 regional languages but will also offer over 200,000 book titles on debut. Though designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital books and periodicals you can also listen to music, check your mail or play games on your Wink eReader. The Wink uses e-ink technology to display content to readers. The advantages of Wink are portability, strain-free readability even in bright sunlight and substantial battery life.
Wink E-reader
Wink will offer consumers a one-stop e-store to access e-reading content of choice via www.thewinkstore.com that would enable access not just to e-books, but also journals, newspapers, magazines and selected articles, EC Media said.
Many of the titles have been acquired from international aggregators, giving Indians access to a whole lot of books not available in the country. “With the launch of Wink, we aim to revolutionise the way people read,” said Ravi DeeCee, founder and chief executive of DC Group, which has promoted EC Media and the Kerala-based publishing house DC Books.
Another offering will be Wink Wire for news, the first e-reader newspaper in India. EC Media has entered into a content alliance with IANS, India’s largest independent news service, for Wink Wire.
Wink has enrolled top publishers like Penguin, Roli, Oxford University, Harper Collins and Permanent Black for content so far. It will provide access to over 100,000 tiles to begin with, along with some newspapers and magazines.
The group has also announced a tie-up with Croma, the electronics megastore promoted by the Tata Group, as its retail partner. It has also roped in Redington as its distribution partner.
Explaining how the e-reader works, officials said a user can access the online store from the web or through the catalogue present on the gadget, intuitively designed for easy preview of content, downloads and a secure payment gateway.
Tech specifics
EC media has two types or Readers and both Readers supports capacitive touch screen with multi-touch, a full QWERTY keyboard though display and weight differs.
Reader-A has the following specs in terms of dimensions, weight and display:
Dimensions: 185mm (L) x 124.6 mm (W) x 10.9 mm (H) and weighs 260 grams with battery
Display: Gray Scale: 16-Level gray scale, resolution: 800x 600 pixels,
Screen Size: 6” measured diagonally.
Price :Rs 8,000
Reader-B has the following specs in terms of dimensions, weight and display:
Dimensions: 262mm(L)×170mm(W)×11.9mm(H) and weighs 430 grams with battery
Display: Gray Scale: 16-Level Gray Scale, Resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels,
Screen Size: 9” measured diagonally.
Price : Rs 22,000
Both Readers can run for 8000 pages and take approximately 6 hours with USB charging from powered Computer or 3 hours when using optional AC charger.