It seems everyone's making e-readers-- now Sharp takes on the Japanese market with its 2 Android-based Galapagos tablets/e-readers.
The tablets come in 2 sizes-- 5.5" (1024x600 resolution) and 10.8" (1366x800 resolution) colour LCD screens. Both support standard wifi connectivity and carry 8GB microSD memory card, built-in speaker, USB port and web browser.
Users can export pdf files or text to the tablets' clipboard, and convert data to XMDF format for viewing.
Sharp will open the Tsutaya Galapagos e-bookstore to accompany the devices. The store will offer books, magazines, videos and newspapers for the Japanese market. By 2011 the service should also be available for Sharp smartphones.
