enTourage Systems, Inc., the US-based developer of a dualbook branded 'enTourage eDGe', has announced a partnership with publisher F.A. Davis to upgrade its e-book store with additional titles. The enTourage eDGe seeks to bridge multiple technologies into one device. With its hinged E-Ink and LCD screens, the device is designed to offer users the functionalities of an e-reader, tablet netbook, notepad and audio/video player and recorder in one unit. It also aims to provide the ability to leverage these tools to further engage and manipulate content.
Partnering with F.A. Davis is expected to allow enTourage Systems to provide students, educators and professionals the content they need with nearly 100 titles in the nursing, medicine and health sciences.
In addition to the content from F.A. Davis, enTourage Systems e-book store includes over 200,000 trade titles, e-textbooks, major magazines, newspapers and periodicals, as well as over one million free public domain books digitised by Google. The e-book store is projected as a key component to the enTourage Systems portfolio, providing a controlled user experience that also includes document back-up and sharing between devices.
The company's eDGe dualbook consists of two screens. A 9.7'' E-Ink screen lets users read e-books apart from taking notes and drawing diagrams. The other half, a Wi-Fi-enabled LCD screen for web browsing, also allows video viewing and Microsoft Office document editing and creating. The product is equipped with microphones, a camera and speakers.
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