HKTDC here we come! Ectaco will be at booth #3BE09 from OCT 13th - OCT 16th. Free Gift for coming!

Hi All,

It’s that time of year again. Ectaco, Inc. will be flying out to Hong Kong for one of the largest electronics shows in the world (HKTDC). Please visit us at Booth #3BE09 to see our newest developments. Don’t forget your FREE GIFT for stopping by.

If you would like to set up a meeting with our product manager, email jerry@ectaco.com to arrange it.

Here are some of the items we will present:
-SpeechGuard: The world’s first purpose built travel phone. Waterproof, shock proof, Free incoming calls, Instant voice translation, 5 days battery life and more.
-Partner LUX 2: Comprehensive, portable language teaching system. HDMI connection for use in classrooms, instant voice translation and Laptop/Tablet mode.
-jetBook Color 2: With the latest in Color eInk technology (Triton 2). The device can read almost any format.

We hope to see you there!

Problems caused by backlit screens like iPad make the jetBook Color an obvious choice for avid readers.

New research conducted at RPI indicates devices with back-lit screens (iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet) can cause melatonin suppression which will may postpone bedtimes especially in teens.

This makes healthy reading screens like the jetBook Color with eInk the best choice for persons who are actually reading on their device insted of playing video games and browsing the web.

See the full story covered by Goodereader here at this link

jetBook Color makes an appearance at ISTE in San Diego California

Superintendents, principals & teachers came from all over the world to see the jetBook Color! It's no surprise that the first eBook reader for schools would get this much attention. Who else gives you 35 pre-loaded learning apps, freedom to download books almost anywhere and the first-ever color eInk screen? We had the pleasure to exhibit alongside of eInk and the response was incredible.  For more information email us directly: jerry@ectaco.com

Product Manager Boris Krol at ISTE

Tablets suck for long periods of reading....YUP!

Try focusing your attention to the intricate detail of letters and words when reading off a backlit screen.....tired?....fuzzy eyesight?....headache?....exactly.

Plain and simple, just like your Mama used to say "Don't watch TV for too long!"....and..... "Don't stare at that computer for too long!". We've always asked 'why' but deep down we knew it was horrible for our eyesight.

Now here's an excerpt from PCAuthority about it. You can find the entire article in the link below.

Tablets suck for long periods of reading

Several of us in the PC & Tech Authority editorial room have both tablets and ebook readers, actively preferring the non-backlit nature of e-ink for long periods of reading. So when you are poring over the pages of words that make up the majority of most textbooks you would be much better off doing it on an eReader. The corollary to this is that currently colour e-ink exists largely as a proof of concept solution, there have been few actual product releases (the most prominent actually uses a completely different technology to e-ink, called mirasol, which has the same non-backlit nature).

The one area where colour e-ink is perfectly suited for is textbooks, but there is still a way to go before the kind of rich video features work with the technology. While tablets are currently a better solution, we cannot envision a world in which Apple would produce eReaders for students, especially when it can keep pumping out the same old iPads without the massive expensive of tooling up a new factory and product line. This is core to our final concern.

Source: PCAuthority. Read the entire article here

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