Too Late? $400 Alex E-Reader Now for Pre-Order

March 16th, 2010 admin

Alex, the Frankenstein’s Monster of e-readers which sews the head of the Kindle onto the tiny, mismatched body of an Android mini-tablet, is available for pre-order. The Alex Store, about to go live any second now, will take your $400 and deliver this monster to you “no later than mid-April.” The long, tall Alex, whose dual-acreen design is similar to that of the Barnes and Noble Nook, uses the top screen for battery-friendly reading of books, and the…


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