I-Icarus luphawu oluvelisa i-ereaders ukusukela ngo-2012 kwaye bekunjalo omnye woovulindlela ekhawuleze yanikezela ngamathuba okufikelela kolu hlobo lwesixhobo.
Babekwangabokuqala uku vula kwi-Android kumgca wayo opheleleyo weemveliso, kwaye ingavali kuphela ucingo, kodwa kwangaxeshanye ivumela ukufakela naluphi na uhlobo lweapp ye-Android efunwayo. Inkampani ine-ereader entsha esele ilungile ehovini ukuze ikhuphe kuyo ngenyanga ka-Novemba kwaye ibizwa ngegama layo njenge-Illumina XL.
I-Illumina XL ibonakaliswa yi Isikrini sokuchukumisa esibonakalayo esingu-8 intshi ngesisombululo se-1024 x 768. I-Icarus igqibe kwelokuba isebenzise itekhnoloji ye-E-Ink Pearl ngenxa yesisombululo sayo esiphezulu xa kuthelekiswa nezo ze-e-Ink Carta, ezingahambelaniyo nezixhobo ze-intshi ezi-8.
Kwamathumbu ngu Inkqubo ye-1 GHz kunye nenkumbulo ye-RAM engama-512 MB. Inokugcinwa kwangaphakathi kwe-8 GB ukugcina ingqokelela yakho yencwadi yedijithali ekuhlaleni, kwaye ukuba ayibonakali ngathi yanele, ikhadi le-SD linokusetyenziselwa ukuyandisa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-32 GB.
Xa kuziwa kubunzima, u-Icarus uqhayisa ngokufumana imveliso inobunzima obungama-20 eepesenti ngaphantsi ngaphezu kokhuphiswano. Ubukhulu bayo: 145 x 200 x 9mm kunye nobunzima be-275 gram. Ubunzima obusezantsi bufezekisiwe ngokususa amaqhosha omzimba kunye nokuwatshintshela kwinto ebonakalayo, ke ngoku inamaqhosha amabini kuphela, elinye lelamandla elinye likhaya.
Ukulunga esinokuthi sikubalaselise, ukuba nohlobo lwe-Android 4.2, kukuba abasebenzisi baya kuba njalo uyakwazi ukufaka usetyenziso njengo Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Skoobe, Bliyoo nabanye abaninzi, ukuze babe nokufikelela ngokulula kwii-ebook abanokuba nazo kwezi zicelo.
Lo mfundi uza kufika ezivenkileni ngoNovemba kwaye ixabiso layo liya kuba yi- € 199,95. Omnye umfundi onomdla ukusuka apha izolo.