14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that Pandigital is not the only company that has completed an e-reader, as a certain German outfit, Odys by name, has now brought forth its own such device, one dubbed Genesis.
E-readers really started to take off as a market late last year, 2009 that is, especially after the Kindle became Amazon's best-selling product of the month.
On that same note, the Barnes and Noble Nook was in insufficient supply for many months, because there were just that many orders, to the point where the bookstore chain sent Nook gift certificates to some of those that were supposed to have received a Nook by Christmas.
After that, other companies started to devise their own solutions, leading to such things as the Kobo e-reader or the multiple gadgets released by Acer, Samsung etc.
Among the most recent of this type of releases is the aforementioned Pandigital Novel, though it was more of an update to the existing line.
While 7-inch models have existed for a while, the company released one with a screen size of 9 inches.
Now, Odys decided to release a completely new electronic, the Genesis that was mentioned above, one that seems to have specification and pricing on par with whatever competitors exist on the market so far.
The chip that lies at its heart is the ARM9 dual-core, which has an operating frequency of 660 MHz.
Odys also implemented 4 GB of built-in flash storage, which can be expanded by means of the integrated SD card slot.
There is also mention of a 3.5mm audio jack, a mini USB port and 802.11 b/g WiFi, for wireless connectivity to the Internet.
All of these parts, together with the 8.4-inch display whose native resolution is of 800 x 600 pixels, weigh 490 grams and are backed by a two-year warranty. Sales should start on the first of December, for the price of 279 Euro.