Paradigm Shift EER-051D
Shift EER-051D Overview
New eBook readers seem to crop up each week, and they all seem to share the same lines with regards to specs. Then there’s the Paradigm Shift EER-051D. With its full color display and ultra affordable price, it aims to stand out from the pack just as it aims to change your reading experience around.
Many analysts are predicting that $99 will become the average eReader price next year. The Paradigm Shift eReader is one of the firsts to show a step towards that direction. It is to hit retail market in July with price tag of $129.95, the cheapest price so far.
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Features – Hardware and Software
With its compact design, the Shift EER- 051D may become the world’s first pocketable color eReader. To be able to bring color to the device, Paradigm Shift is taking a 5-inch LCD screen. There are downsides to an LCD display, however, such as glares and shorter battery life, but the Shift EER-051D manages to reduce glare effect by rolling out the device with TFT high-resolution technology. The EER-051D is also said to use fewer resources than standard eReader screens. If you are looking for a color eReader with a good battery life, the Paradigm Shift EER-051D is your ticket.
Based on company’s photo demonstration, the EER-0515D has a well though-out button placement and control layout. There are control buttons on both side of the display, making the device suitable for one-handed use by either right- or left-hand readers. The Power, Search, Back, and Forward buttons are also found on the face of the device. A 4-directional pad is found below the screen.
Like the Cool-er, the Paradigm Shift EER-051D will ship in a variety of colors, including white, pink, blue, black/silver, and green.
The device can display a wide range of ebook formats on the market, including ANSI, DOC, PDF, HTML, Unicode, FB2, and ePub. 2GB flash storage will let you to bring hundreds of books for the weight of one. You can even add 8GB more worth of files.
The Bottom Line
For those looking for a cheap entry into the eReading world, the Paradigm Shift’s biggest selling point is its price. At $130, it’s nearly half the price of a black and white Kindle. The name Paradigm Shift EER-051D may not roll off the tongue easily, but with its colored screen, cheap price, and solid features, it may become a household name soon.
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Pros With color comes a variety of reading possibilities. Its color screen will render comics more faithfully than a B/W eInk screen, as well as images, graphs, and photos of ebooks or personal documents. The device offers non-reading entertainment on the side. You can turn the eReader into an FM radio or play MP3/MP4 music. Cons It’s a surprise why Paradigm Shift didn’t go for a large screen display, given the many complaints against reading constraints posed by a 5-inch screen display. To be able to see texts comfortably, you need to go the full font resize. Resizing, however, reduces the number of lines you see per page. Even when you go the full font resize, texts are still not friendly to the eyes that they cause eyestrain after you read for hours. The device has neither physical or virtual keyboard, ruling out note-taking and annotation. Limited Time Offer On The Amazon Kindle 2. Click Now For Details!
Main Features • 5-inch TFT-LCD display • Full-color display Key Features • Supports a wide range of ebook formats Bonus Features • FM tuner • MP3 playback Limited Time Offer On The Amazon Kindle 2. Click Now For Details!
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