Fujitsu ebook takes on the Kindle with flying colors

We did mention the Fujitsu FLEPia eBook reader a few weeks ago; the company has now officially unveiled the device in all its colorful glory. The e-book reader is unbelievably light; it features an 8-inch XGA screen capable of displaying 260,000 colors, along with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and up to 4GB of storage via SD card. It measures less than half an inch thick, and features a battery life of 40 hours, the unit can be operated by its touchscreen or other functions. The device uses the Windows CE 5.0 OS, not such a great idea considering the relatively slow screen refresh times of e-ink (1.8 seconds for a single wipe).

The Fujitsu FLEPia ebook reader will start shipping from April 20th in Japan at approx $1,010.