Sagem reveals Binder white label e-reader, SFR’s version comes with free 3G

Heard of the FnacBook, Telecom Italia eBook or Thalia Oyo? It’s looking like they’re all one and the same — a Sagem product called the Binder with a six-inch SiPix capacitive e-paper touchscreen. It’s also got the standard accelerometer, 2GB of internal flash, a microSD card slot and support for ePub and PDF, but there’s one feature that sets it apart from the pack: a cellular modem that’ll give FnacBook buyers free 3G service a la the Amazon Kindle’s Whispernet . French carrier SFR is subsidizing that little venture, so it’s not part and parcel of buying into Sagem’s device, but if you find yourself holding onto a different rebrand we suppose you’ll still have 802.11 b/g WiFi for your Steig Larsson downloads. Fnac’s already taking preorders at €199 (about $277); devices ship November 10th. PR after the break. Continue reading Sagem reveals Binder white label e-reader, SFR’s version comes with free 3G Sagem reveals Binder white label e-reader, SFR’s version comes with free 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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