Not long ago we were talking about a new eReader by the manufacturer Pocketbook, well it has not yet finished arriving in stores when the company has announced another eReader, the Pocketbook Ultra, an eReader that follows the line of Aqua Pocketbook, creating functional eReaders, that is, with a specific function. So while the Pocketbook Aqua It has the function of resistance to water and dust, the Pocketbook Ultra you will have the ability to take photos and even scan books or documents.
Pocketbook is a manufacturer that has specialized in the Russian market and, although it may seem insignificant to us, it currently has a portfolio of more than 1 million customers. Which makes Pocketbook a major eReader manufacturer worldwide. Although we have to admit that their clients do not usually speak well of the finish of the eReaders as well as they do not speak well of their support, but everyone changes and Pockebook is no stranger to it. Currently Pocketbook has its sights set on the US market, a consolidated market that is difficult to enter, so the company will have to change the above aspects if it does not want to have serious problems.
What's different in Pocketbook Ultra
At the moment, we know little about the Pocketbook Ultra, but we do know the essentials. The Pocketbook Ultra will be an eReader with E-Ink Carta technology ; yes, the same screen technology used in the Kindle Paperwhite 2. This fact has generated, and continues to generate, a great deal of discussion, since, as far as we know, Amazon has a contract with E-Ink, giving Amazon rights to the most important e-ink display technologies. However, the screen isn't the only striking feature of this eReader. The Pocketbook Ultra has a camera, possibly similar to those found in smartphones, which will allow us to take pictures and even scan documents and store them on the eReader. This isn't just a possibility or an opinion, but a reality, as the company itself has announced that the eReader will have OCR software , that is, the software responsible for converting images with text into text documents. The Pocketbook Ultra will be available in May, and according to some rumors, it could be the company's flagship device, replacing the Pocketbook Touch Lux.
Opinion
So far, the Pocketbook Ultra is one of the most interesting eReaders of recent months, not for its technology or hardware, but for the idea that the eReader can scan and digitize a book or paper document. I know it's not appropriate to say this online, but the use of cameras as photocopiers has increased significantly, especially with the latest smartphone resolutions. If instead of using a smartphone we use an eReader like the Pocketbook Ultra , the device's usefulness is incredible. Don't you think? Now we just hope that Pocketbook sets an affordable and reasonable price for the eReader, as they did with the Pocketbook Aqua , which they priced at €109—a reasonable price, though not exactly a bargain. I hope and believe that the Pocketbook Ultra will be close to that price as well.