Entourage Edge e-Reader and Netbook

The Entourage Edge is a combination of an e-reader and a netbook. This device has been designed by Entourage Systems, Inc. to replace the heavy backpacks of high school and college students with a light solution.

The Edge is a dual screen device and hence it is also called a dualbook by the company. However, unlike the other dual screens we have heard-of/seen-before, like the Asus Dual Panel Notebook and the MSI Dual Screen laptop, which have identical displays, the Edge sports 2 different screens. There is a 9.7″ electronic-ink screen and a 10″ LCD colour screen. They are both touch capable and can function independently or together.

Some of the capabilities of this dual-screen e-reader are – running plenty of Android applications; highlighting text and navigating between them; internet access; using a stylus to write on the e-ink screen; viewing images from one screen on the other (viewing an original colour diagram that appears on the e-ink screen, as it is in colour, on the LCD screen, by drawing a line on the e-ink screen diagram) and more.

This device supports WiFi for web browsing. There are USB ports on board too. SD cards are as well supported for memory expansion. There are 2 microphones for cutting out background noises while recording. The Marvell chip has been used in this dual screen gadget.

The Edge Dual Screen Netbook cum e-Reader weighs about 1.3kg and costs $490. It is supposed to start shipping from February 2010.