Have you ever gotten irritated by piles of books and papers in front of your desk waiting to be read? Have you ever been upset by loosing very important  information due to the fact that the paper where you wrote it down was thrown out? Well, I have and I know that this must stop. So I went online and looked for different gadgets and devices. I ended up seeing this magnificent gadget that sure suits my need. It’s the iLiad 2nd Edition by IREX Technologies.

Just as I needed, the iLiad is an electronic device that can basically substitute paper. The main feature is to store ebooks and different documents. It doesn’t end there though. Aside from its electronic paper display style, you can transfer documents, annotations, and comments between this iLiad devices and even computers, it supports other media application such as sudoku or crosswords, plus you can switch between portrait and landscape settings. Another thing I like is the fact that I can read newspapers on it – not just local newspapers, but international! It has this devise to devise compatibility, so that when you for example needed someone to edit a part of a document, you just need to annotate it and pass it on, then it can be corrected. And take note, it isn’t just compatible with iLiad devices, but to other computers as well. As for technical support, you can log into MyiRex so that you will have free access to updates and softwares you can encorporate with it. Something that did not strike my attention that much is the fact that it only has a little available internal memory, and that the battery life is only around 15 hours, compared to others that may last weeks and has gigabytes of storage.

The specifications are quite impressive. The display is 8.1 inch diagonal and has a 768 x 1024 pixel resolution, 160 DPI. It uses an Intel 400MHz XScale processor with 64MB RAM. Internally, it has 128MB flash memory accessible to the user. It may seem small, but it is indeed expandable MMC cards. This device has a built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery which takes which takes about 3 hours to charge via a power adapter. It also has a built-in stereo speaker and a built in WiFi 802.11B/G wireless network ability. As per price range, it is usually about $599 – $699, depending on  where you desire to purchase.

Overall, I can say this is one magnificent device. It may fall short on some aspects, but it definitely was able to catch up with its other “wow” features. This is something to recommend to someone irritated by dozens of books to read and comments to write. I can say that this is indeed a must have for book lovers.

The iLiad 2nd Edition can be found at:

• i-Pmart for $539 USD
• Amazon for $599 USD

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