Spring Design announces two-screen e-reader

Jake Widman
Tuesday, 20 October 2009 00:01

Your IT - Mobility

For example, a company spokesperson told iTWire, professors could package their discussion notes on a text and make them available for supplementary reading.

Another scenario the spokesperson described was of an illustrator creating a new set of pictures to accompany a classic book, such as a Dickens novel, and publishing them to be viewed on the color screen as the book is read on the main screen.

Spring introduced its dual-screen technology, aka Duet Navigator, in 2007, and since then has met with "all the major bookstores," as well as newspapers and other periodical publishers.

The company was frankly surprised by the Barnes & Noble rumors, said the spokesperson, saying that whatever the B&N device might be, it's not an Alex.

Nevertheless, the company remains in discussions with Barnes & Noble.

Alex is not intended to be sold as a standalone device but will be distributed through publishing partners.

The company says it is currently enlisting content partners and expects Alex to be available by the end of the year.