Panasonic Releases New EBook Reader "More evidence that the eBook concept is alive and well comes from a partnership between Kent Displays Inc. of Ohio, USA, and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Ltd (best known in the United States for its Panasonic brand) in Japan. Matsushita has unveiled a new eBook reading device that had heads turning at the 2003 Society for Information Display show in Baltimore..." Electronic Book web 2003-08-13 Matsushita Electric Debuts Energy-Saving E-Book, Targets China "Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Ltd said it would introduce its proprietary electronic-book (e-book) called "sigma book" in the autumn of 2003 in Japan and possibly in China in the future. The e-book can be folded as if it were a real book. When opened, its spread has two monochrome LCD panels side by side, and two AA-size batteries in the hinge to allow the e-book to run for three to six months." NE Asia Online 2003-05-02 3:37:50 PM |