Pocketbook has just unveiled their second generation waterproof e-reader, the Aqua 2. This device features a six inch E-Ink Carta display with a resolution of 1024×768 with 212 PPI. It can carry a massive library of e-books with its 8GB of internal storage and you can listen to audiobooks with the built in 3.5mm headphone jack. It has a built in front-light so you can read in the dark and it is also waterproof and dustproof (IP57 standard).
The Aqua 2 connects to the Internet via WIFI. E-Books can also be sent directly to the device via the Dropbox connection and the Send-to-PocketBook service . For reading foreign-language e-Books, a number of Abbyy-Lingvo dictionaries are preinstalled.
This e-reader is available soon for $141 USD from the main Pocketbook website and Good e-Reader will be conducting a view of this device in the coming weeks.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
