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Introduced at CeBIT in March 2009 the BeBook 2 is an e-book reader by Endless Ideas BV. While the software on the device is still incomplete, many new features over the original BeBook have been announced and demonstrated, including WiFi and 3G WWAN, 16 shades of gray, touchscreen-like functionality and a thinner overall form factor while maintaining the original device's battery life. Availability and price have not been announced, but the device is rumored to launch October 14th 2009.
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Release date October, 2009
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Competitors
MSRP $259.00
Released October, 2009
Pros
- Android operating system
- multitouch colour control panel
- pdf and epub format support
Cons
- no open app development
- WiFi will only work at Barnes & Noble (for now)
- price will prevent it from gaining major mainstream traction
Endless Ideas BeBook 2
vs.
Barnes & Noble Nook
MSRP $300.00
Released August, 2009
Pros
- Accepts Sony Memory Stick Pro DUO and SDHC cards, adding up to 16GB of memory
- Touchscreen
- support for multiple popular formats (PDF, Doc)
Cons
- limited internal memory compared to competitors
- poor screen clarity / contrast
- comes without a
cover
Endless Ideas BeBook 2
vs.
Sony Touch Edition PRS-600
MSRP $1,010.00
Released April, 2009
Pros
- touchscreen functionality
- full colour (260,000 colors vs. 12 shades of gray)
- WiFi
Cons
- quite expensive
- availability is questionable
- slow 1.8 second screen refresh (common to all e-paper devices)
Endless Ideas BeBook 2
vs.
Fujitsu FLEPia
MSRP $259.00
Released February, 2009
Pros
- thinner than the previous generation model
- easy to read ePaper display
- exact same price as the last generation model
Cons
- no PDF support
- no external storage (Amazon removed the original Kindle's SD card reader)
- still too expensive for mass adoption
Endless Ideas BeBook 2
vs.
Amazon Kindle 2
Reviews
March 6, 2009
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Pros
- will be available in places competitors like the Kindle 2 are not
- 3G
- touchscreen functionality
- WiFi
- a large improvement over the original device
Cons
- button interface isn't as intuitive or appealing as the one found on the Kindle/Kindle 2
- 3G service will cost a lot more than Amazon's Whispernet
- no qwerty keyboard
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June 24, 2009
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Pros
- will be available in places competitors like the Kindle 2 are not
- 3G
- touchscreen functionality
Cons
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May 19, 2009
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