Fujitsu is going to launch its new FLEPia, the first color e-paper mobile terminal (ie. e-book). The Fujitsu FLEPia has a 8-inch 260k color touchscreen display with 768×1014 XGA resolution. It supports Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity and has a SD card slot.
Fujitsu’s FLEPia runs Windows CE 5.0 and comes with two e-book viewers, the BunkoViewer for XMDF format and the T-Time for .book format. This color e-book is energy efficient offering up to 40 hours of continoues operation when fully charged. It’s really slim and lightweight at just 12.5mm thick and weighs just 385g.
Fujitsu FLEPia will be released in Japan in 20 April for 99,750 Yen. It will come in White or Black. Optional Book cover and storage case will also be launched for 5800 Yen and 5500 Yen respectively.