I-Icarus wuhlobo lomkhiqizo obelukhiqiza ama-ereaders kusukela ngo-2012 kanti bekulokhu kunjalo omunye wamaphayona enikeze ngokushesha ithuba lokuthola lolu hlobo lwedivayisi.
Babephakathi kwabokuqala uku vula ku-Android kulayini wayo ophelele wemikhiqizo, futhi hhayi ukuvala uthango kuphela, kepha ngasikhathi sinye ivumela ukufaka noma yiluphi uhlobo lohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Android olifunayo. Le nkampani ine-ereader entsha esekulungele ukuyilungiselela eziko ukuyikhipha kuhhavini ngenyanga kaNovemba futhi eyibize nge-Illumina XL.
I-Illumina XL ibonakala nge Isikrini esithintwayo esingu-8 intshi ngesinqumo esingu-1024 x 768. I-Icarus ithathe isinqumo sokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-E-Ink Pearl ngenxa yesinqumo sayo esiphakeme uma iqhathaniswa ne-e-Ink Carta uqobo, engahambelani namadivayisi angu-8 intshi.
Emathunjini kukhona i- 1 iprosesa ye-GHz nememori ye-RAM engu-512 MB. Inesitoreji sangaphakathi esingu-8 GB sokugcina iqoqo lakho ledijithali endaweni, futhi uma lokho kungabonakali kwanele, ikhadi le-SD lingasetshenziswa ukulikhulisa lifike ku-32 GB.
Uma kukhulunywa ngesisindo, u-Icarus uyaziqhenya ngokuthola umkhiqizo inesisindo esingamaphesenti angama-20 ngaphansi ukwedlula umncintiswano. Ubukhulu bayo: 145 x 200 x 9mm kanye nesisindo esingu-275 amagremu. Isisindo esiphansi sitholakele ngokususa izinkinobho ezibonakalayo nokuzishintshela kuzona ezibonakalayo, ngakho-ke manje inezinkinobho ezimbili kuphela, eyodwa yamandla enye ngeyasekhaya.
Kuzinhle esingazigqamisa, ukuba nohlobo lwe-Android 4.2, ukuthi abasebenzisi bazoba uyakwazi ukufaka izinhlelo zokusebenza njengo Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Skoobe, Bliyoo nabanye abaningi, ukuze bakwazi ukufinyelela kalula kuma-ebook abangaba nawo kulezo zicelo.
Lo ofundayo uzofika ezitolo ngoNovemba futhi intengo yayo izoba ngu- € 199,95. Omunye umfundi othakazelisayo kusuka lapha izolo.