Wired shows off a color eReader for magazines

10:13 PM, Nov 20th, 2009 0 Comments

First look at Wired's new color eReader

Update: According to new information today, the rendering isn’t a new type of eReader, instead it’s Conde Nast’s attempt at an iTablet or Apple Tablet mockup.

It looks like Wired had something up their virtual sleeve for tonight’s Wired Store opening. Just minutes ago Wired showed off what looks to be a new color eReader that focuses on magazine reading.

It looks to have a color touch screen with a magazine sized display – 9″x12″ – that will show single pages at full size and double pages when turned horizontally. Unfortunately we don’t have much to go on other than this minute long video and the @Wired twitter account’s brief tweet:

@wired e-reader preview #wiredstore http://yfrog.us/41sb1z

You may recall our post about Time Inc. seeking to create and distribute their own eReader in September. It looks like Conde Nast, publisher of Wired and many other magazines, may have had the same idea. We’ll be interested to see what this means for electronic magazine readers.