Acer LumiRead to Make IFA Debut: €250 Pricetag Rumored

SlashGear: "Acer’s LumiRead ereader will make its official debut at IFA 2010 next week, according to Lesen‘s sources at the company, with a commercial launch – in Germany at least – following on in September. As with the Amazon Kindle, a second source suggests, the LumiRead will come with free 3G access to download new ebooks, and a sticker price of around €250 ($318). That’s considerably higher than what Amazon and the rest of the ereader market leaders are offering their devices for.  Acer are hoping to differentiate themselves with their ISBN-scanner, which can be used to build up a wish-list of titles owners intend to buy in the future."

Acer LumiRead television ad (in German):

FCC Approves Acer LumiRead E-Reader

Bottom line, no 3G. From UberGizmo:

The FCC has just approved Acer's upcoming LumiRead e-reader, although the papers did not include pictures as well as a user manual, so there is no way to garner additional information unless you work in the FCC itself and decide to spill the beans (at your career's peril, of course). What has been confirmed though is this will be a WiFi-enabled model, missing out on 3G connectivity at the moment. With the FCC approvals in the bag, it won't be long before you start to hear of promotional materials as well as ads concerning the Acer LumiRead. Hopefully the back-end support system is solid enough to prop up the hardware.

Acer LumiRead 600 eBook Reader for Fall

From Wireless Goodness:

Acer unveiled its LumiRead eBook reader back in May, and today the device made the rounds on the FCC. Unfortunately, FCC documents don’t reveal much, but today’s filings do suggest that the company is on track for the planned Q3 release date of the LumiRead.

The LumiRead will support Barnes & Noble’s eBook store, as well as Llibri.de, a German eBook retailer. The device, which has a 6 inch screen, offers 2GB of flash memory and expandability through microSD.

Acer mentioned that 3G and WiFi versions of the LumiRead will be released. However, today’s FCC filings only mention WiFi – no mention is made of 3G wireless data, yet.