Aluratek Libre E-Reader Duo Officially Released

It seems that there is now an extra player on the e-reader market, one that intends to play both sides of the color display line, the company being known as Aluratek and its products as the Libre line.

The e-reader market definitely doesn't rival the tablet segment in terms of variety and sales, but its rate of growth is not weak either.

In fact, such products sell very well when built and marketed properly, as proven by the Amazon Kindle and, to some extent, the Barnes and Noble Nook (whose newest incarnation got released a short time ago).

Now, Aluratek has completed the Libre Air and Libre Touch, which have the prices of $129.99 and $149.99, respectively, and neither of which uses an E Ink display.

Verily, e-paper has come to be quite common among this sort of electronic, but Aluratek chose to use liquid crystal displays instead.

What the two e-reader do not have in common, however, is the type of LCD display, and this goes for more than just the size.

The Libre Air, for one, has a 5-inch reflective light LCD, with no color support, while the Libre Touch does support color and measures 7 inches in diagonal.

Both products feature 802.11 b/g WiFi, so that they may wirelessly connect to the Internet, while the USB 2.0 interface let one transfer files from other devices as well, even PCs.

Also, the two can store 500 and 2000 books internally, respectively, and also their own microSD card slots.

What's more, they are backed up by a 1-year warranty, while a built-in battery can keep running for quite a bit, although the Libre Air wins this by a mile.

While the color-less 5-inch device can go for about two whole weeks without a recharge, the Libre touch lasts for just 8 hours, although the sunlight visibility might make up for it, somewhat.