Skiff eReader 2 comments
We now have more details about the Skiff ereader. This is a large format ereader primarily intended for reading newspapers and periodicals. Newspapers appear to be displayed in a similar format to the actual paper copy.
The display is a very spacious 11.5 inches with a resolution of 1200 x 1600 pixels. The display is built on a stainless steel foil base designed by LG
Display and is flexible, shatter-proof and crack-proof. It is a touchscreen that accepts both finger and stylus input. The ereader’s overall dimensions are 9 inches x 11 inches and just over 1/4 inch thin. Weight is just over 17 1/2 ounces, which is a little less than the Kindle DX’s 18.9 ounces.
The Skiff will have 3G via Sprint as well as WiFi. There is 4GB internal memory and an SD-card slot for adding more storage.
The Skiff ereader will be presented at CES later this week, but won’t go on sale until later in the year at Sprint retail stores. Pricing and other sales outlets won’t be disclosed until later.
It appears that the main source of content will be the yet to come Skiff Store, which “will sell and distribute newspapers, magazines, books, blogs and other content … from multiple publishers across a range of devices.” It sounds like newspapers and periodicals distributed by Skiff will also contain advertising, which Amazon’s Kindle versions don’t and which obviously the publishers would like to have included. Kindle newspapers also don’t include most of the photos, graphs, etc. Skiff ereader versions appear to have most of the graphics of the paper editions.
Skiff, formerly FirstPaper, is a spin-off of Hearst.
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The screen size is measured diagonally. The bezel of the Skiff is very small – there is very little non-screen real estate.
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Can anyone tell me how the Skiff display is 11.5 inches, when its overall dimensions are 9 x 11 inches?