Toshiba to develop e-book reader

Guess e-book readers could potentially be the next big thing, eh? Even Toshiba is currently working on their own e-book reader, where it is tipped to hit the market sometime in the middle of next year onwards. According to Toshiba’s Business Manager of digital products and services, Graeme Simons, his company will be mulling over a couple of models – 7″ and 9″ in size, although the cost of the 9″ model will need to be taken into consideration before it can actually enter production. Forget about touchscreen capability in either device, as they firmly believe in a traditional button setup to get you up and running, reading digital tomes on your way to work on the subway. Simons also let loose that the e-book readers will boast a battery life of approximately 6,000 page turns.