The IREX DR800SG e-reader with 3G connectivity for over the air book borrowing has just been announced Stateside, but there’s good news for us folks in UKadia too: it’s coming to Europe, potentially making it the first 3G e-reader to hit Britain. Chop, chop Kindle!
The IREX DR800SG is an 8.1-inch e-reader with support for a ton of formats, including PDF, EPUB, eReader and TXT, and it comes with a 3G connection to download books wherever you are. It’s headed to Europe in 2010 for around $399 (£245).
Inside the IREX DR800SG is 2GB of shelf space, and while there’s no finger friendly touchscreen, IREX promises one for next year, and a colour model for 2011.
But the big news is the 3G connection. Sony’s Daily Edition is still MIA for the UK, as is the Kindle entirely. Now it looks like a race is on between the Cool-er and the IREX DR800SG to claim that title first. Whoever wins, we’ll be sure to let you know.
