Readius E-Ink Rollable E-Book (Video)

Posted on Apr 18, 08 11:15 AM PDT

(Video in the full post - click on the link below)

Our friends from TeleRead have posted a link to this cool video of the Readius Rollable E-Book that also has a cellular wireless functionality. Now I wouldn’t call this a “cellphone ebook”, but I think that some might like the idea. There is a crowd of consumers that prefer the Readius device for its portability, compared to the Amazon Kindle, and it’s true, it is much more portable.

But in my opinion, e-books are far from ready for mass consumption. For one, they aren’t “good enough” from a technical standpoint. We need colors and faster refresh at least. Secondly, getting the content is still somewhat of a hassle and the choice is limited. Finally, it’s just too expensive. I would love to have the “perfect ebook”, but it’s just not there, yet. (Video in the full post)