Entourage shuts down Edge content store, devices reportedly discontinued
It seems natural selection has finally caught up with the Entourage Edge. When we first reviewed the combination touchscreen/E Ink “dualbook,” we wondered whether its neither-fish-nor-fowl design would catch on — especially priced at $500. That price dropped substantially with its successor, the Pocket Edge, but neither device truly found its feet, in part because of a lack of applications and no updates beyond Android 1.6. And now comes word that the Edge store has officially closed, with customers having until May 27 to download any purchased content. It all points to RIP for the Edge family, and Good E-Reader claims to have recent confirmation from the company. In its goodbye message Entourage steers users toward the Amazon app store, where it notes “you will now have access to a lot of Android Apps that Google would never give us access to.” Obvious bitterness aside, the team reportedly has a new device in the works, this time in the typical slate model.
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Entourage Edge E-reader gets reviewed
If you’re interested in unique, Android-powered e-readers, the Entourage Edge is a great place to start. It’s a dualbook meaning it has an e-ink screen on one side and a LCD on the other. We briefly saw the Entourage Edge at CES but as it was in non-working order, we couldn’t really get a feel for the dual-screen device. Luckily, Laptop Magazine has reviewed the Edge and comes away decently impressed (but not without reservation). Here are the highlights:
- It’s heavy and when open, can get hot
- You can fold the screens back to back
- You can highlight and mark notes on the e-ink screen with included stylus
- Page turns are slow
- Runs Android 1.6 but has no access to Android Market
It seems like the Entourage Edge is a solid start, it’ll soon get better if updates that’ll add Android 2.0, Flash lite, webcam functionality, an app store, and bluetooth connectivity are delivered as promised. We’re excited to see if the Edge can succeed. What do you guys think? Hit the link for the full review
Hands-on with the Entourage Edge
Here’s a very brief look at a non-working Entourage Edge. So, we can’t really comment about how the e-ink display (that’s the one of the left) works in conjunction with the Android-powered LED side of the brain on the right. But we can tell you that this thing is large. You’re not going to be packing this thing in a pocket for some easy reading. But the clamshell hinge was strong, and the buttons large. So it has that going for it, which is nice. Couple more shots after the break.