Skiff and Sprint to show largest ebook reader at CES

Those who have an ebook reader like the Kindle or Nook, or even those who have looked into getting one, know that current ebook readers have a problem with magazines and newspapers. The layout can’t be reproduced well on the smaller screens. With its new ebook reader, Skiff looks to be the first to take on that issue with a reader that is large enough to handle just about any layout.

The Skiff Reader looks to be the largest ebook reader when its shown off this week at CES. The Skiff Reader will have a large 11.5-inch touchscreen, with a resolution of 1600 x 1200, which is sharper than a lot of laptops. The screen itself is “foil-display” which is based on a flexible stainless-steel foil rather than the typical glass base. It will have Wi-Fi and Sprint 3G to connect to a new Skiff store. The store will focus mostly on larger formats like magazines and newspapers, though books will likely be available.

There are no announcements as to the price and release of the Skiff Reader, though hopefully we’ll find out more at CES later this week. The reader looks to be a good answer to the problem of reading magazines and newspapers, though it might become easily lost in the shuffle. Many companies have come out to say they’re working on that very issue, and most seems to have color displays. Maybe if the price is low enough, and there’s more content available for it than other devices it might succeed, though with rumors of the Apple iSlate, it seems fairly doubtful.

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