Txtr Beagle is an e-Reader is a 5 inch e-reader that pairs by bluetooth to your Android devices, not excited? What if I told you it was only 10 Euros or $13? Txtr has just set the e-reader market on its head with its 5mm thick accessory.
Txtr Beagle sports a 5-inch, 800×600 E-ink screen that has 4GB of built-in storage, you don’t discover the books on your Beagle, you grab them from your smartphone then transfer them via the free Txtr App that is available on Google Play. The app does require Android 4.0 which will slowly become less and less of a restriction.
They are able to keep the cost down by using the brains of your smartphone to download and discover the books. Txtr Beagle is a smart display that runs on 3 AAA batteries that are meant to will last you for 1 year of regular reading.
There are no ports or features apart from reading books, no 3G or Wifi to drive up the price. Txtr is putting the power of EBooks into the hands of everyone. The no frill attitude towards reading has also kept the weight down to just 4.5oz (128 grams).
No official word on release dates but they are planning on a global release. The Txtr is being manufactured in Taiwan, so we’re working on getting our hands on a review unit for you.
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Via TheDigitalReader
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for only 13$? Seriously? That would be amazing! I would buy one right no without asking a single question!
But I wonder how much the display, 4GB memory and the bluetooth module cost…?
Please keep us updated about this exciting project!
Linus X.
I talked to them today about getting a review model. We actually got to go hands on with it a few months ago. The early prototype I handled already had me drooling.
It’s coming to market, this one isn’t going to be a flash in the pan, it’s here to disrupt!
The fact that it is subsidized kinda scares me. I hope they don’t make you buy like a huge giftcard or a subscription to a service to buy only their books or some other non-sense.
Thanks for the note about the subsidy. I’m not in for a 24 months T-Mobile contract just to get that cool device. So like everyone else I’ll wait for the “free” retail price.
Now that I read through the txtr page and TheDigitalReader I am also curious if there are any options to set the font on the app…
Linus X.
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They are Taiwan based or are only manufacturing in Taiwan?
This is indeed fairly revolutionary, but I wonder what catalogues it will have access to. If Amazon and Google shut it out, where will I turn to get books?
The price is amazing; the ad is obnoxious
As I understand, it has access to your smartphone only – thus to whatever catalogue you can access from there.
I quite like the ad. Looks very professional to me.
Linus X.
if neither of those, there is always the chance you local library has ebooks to lend.
AND there is Gutenberg Project by google that is completely free. You may not be able to get all that you want, but you can get something.
Of course, if you know how to sneak into the naughty regions of your Android device, you can just pull the files downloaded from Amazon or whichever manually. Thus, may your cheap reading commence.
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