The first screenland is an 6 - inch eastward - ink show with an 800×600 pixel resolution . That ’s standard for e - books , with this screen having similar refresh and contrast as the second genesis Kindle ’s . The 2nd display , however , is as wide as the e - ink display but is a multitouch LCD that is mean to be used as the sole user interface for graze swiftly through colored book plow ( like Apple ’s coverflow , but account book instead of of Album prowess ) and buying “ rather than force eink do things it was not made for . ” It is 480×144 pixels in size and has a resolution of 150dpi .
The alternative of two different screen ( and techs ) on one equipment serve to overcome the shortcomings in e - ink , which lacks of richness and interactivity ; and LCD ’s eyestrain and shelling drainpipe . ( The LCD will stay inactive while account book are being read . ) counterpoint this with the Kindle which uses the atomic number 99 - ink display to emulate a slow computer menu system and requires a physical keyboard for searching . alike , Sony ’s vitamin E - ink readers with touch screen layer have slim profile . The B&N lector has none of these issues . [ editor in chief ’s note : In theory . ]
The user interface has a few buttons . According to photos below , there are two sets of next / previous page buttons , as the Kindle has . But there are also clit for lookup , home , “ BN ” which it is secure to assume is for accessing the storage , and a back clitoris . There ’s also an icon for a person , with a window pane under it , which is for substance abuser visibility , important for the twist ’s societal networking hooks . The referee is expected to have book loaning feature between booster and publishing of excerpts on facebook and chirrup , but that may be foreshorten before launching .
The mail carrier attach to the reception bars at the top of those photo might be Verizon or Sprint , but Barnes and Nobles , impudent to Amazon ’s international plans ahead of the public ( corporate espionage ! ) may have cash in one’s chips with a carrier more capable of impart their book internationally , more of course , intend a GSM bearer . I ’m unsure .
Pricing is yet unknown , but no matter what , it was plan to be sold at less than the cost of a Kindle , with the majority of revenue made up through Koran sales event .
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