It will be at ArchosLounge.net

Here while I’m waiting for the 5G to be officially unveiled on the 14th of June, this is a design I have been thinking about for the past year, so I have decided to visualise it using Google Sketchup. It is an idea for an Ebook mobule using E-Ink which I think Archos should work with http://eink.com to provide as an add-on module:

Cause what is happening with Archos is that people are more and more watching videos instead of reading newspapers and books while in transit using the public transportation. So I think this Ebook module should provide a great second screen for users who want Video, Music, Pictures and also Text in one unique pocket device.

The idea for this Ebook module is that it can flip to cover the main TFT LCD (thus the main LCD is then off), it can also flip to face inwards over the LCD thus to protect both screens, in this mode the Ebook Module doubles as a LCD protector, replacing the need for a leather case when carrying around the product in the pocket. And it can also flip underneath the Archos player, thus adding 5 millimeters underneath the Archos when in normal color TFT LCD mode.

The Ebook module accesses power, memory, processing and connectivity through the Archos module connector, but it should also have a very little on board memory, processing and power so that it can function while the main Archos battery, memory, WiFi and processor are in sleep mode. Thus the Ebook mode should function for days on one charge of the main Archos battery, while having quick wake-up from sleep mode access to all the processing, memory and connectivity of the Archos itself.

I think this E-Ink Ebook module should cost less than $200 to be popular, if possible it should include a magnetic touch-screen using a special magnetic stylus, thus one could take notes on the E-Ink screen, notes which are stored on the main Archos memory or transmitted for example directly using the main Archos WiFi connection.

In the main Archos interface, there could be a text selection, book collection, pdf documents, blog feeds, Google Gears for Google Reader, Google Gmail, Google News where content would be automatically downloaded from the Internet upon a WiFi internet connection and would be automatically added to the Ebook playlist. Thus when going to Ebook mode the whole playlist is loaded into the small Ebook memory letting the main Archos go into standby mode to save energy. A menu in the Ebook mode lets the user choose throughout some contents that are cached on the Ebook module or to wake up the main Archos to access any content from the main memory or from the Internet. Though selecting content to add to the playlist is easier from the main TFT LCD before changing into Ebook mode.