Asus Eee-reader to open like a book

The company is looking into two versions: Premium and Budget, spokesperson for Asus in the UK told the Times of London.

But most irritating is that at least one player version, the premium would have a spine hinge, like a traditional book opening and closing in the form of tablets. This design allows the user the text of his book on a screen (turning its pages with the touch screen), while the use of a web page, on the other side.

A screen can also act as a virtual keyboard, according to the Times report, which would move into the territory of the portable device.

The E-reader Asus has a color screen and can also feature speakers, a webcam and microphone for Skype, so who says cheap calls using the Internet, the “Times”.

As the price for which we have no precise figures to you yet, but Asus is known for its low-cost products like the ultra-portable Eee PC, and speculation has the financial capacity of e-readers go to approximately $ 163 (Sony Reader Pocket Edition, by comparison, ranges from $ 200 to $ 300, Amazon Kindle 2 goes for around $ 300).

Expect to make readers Eee by the end of the year if all goes according to plan.