Bookeen Cybook Orizon eReader ships in October

Bookeen promises to start shipping its Cybook Orizon eReader in October. This 7.6mm thin device is based on the SiPix Caress touch ePaper technology, it has a 6" screen with 167 dpi resolution, 16 levels of gray and multi-touch support so you can enlarge/reduce character size with your fingertips. The Orizon is equipped with 2GB internal memory and features a microSD memory card slot, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and a micro-USB port.

A built-in motion sensor automatically adjusts to portrait or landscape mode and there's also a built-in browser that delivers "unrestricted" access to the web. The eReader ships with 150 books preloaded (presumably public domain?) and promises a battery life of up to 10,000 consecutive pages.

Bookeen's Cybook Orizon will be available for pre-order starting September 25th at bookeen.com and retail partner sites. Pricing is 229.99EUR, which is quite expensive considering that you can get Amazon's Kindle 3 WiFi shipped to you for under 150EUR.

Bookeen, the European leader of the ebook reader market, will launch its next-generation reading device, the Cybook Orizon in mid-October. Suggested retail price is 229.99€.

Thinner than a newspaper and lighter than a book (245 g – 8.6 oz), the Cybook Orizon boasts a non-glare, multi-touch screen with reading quality close to that of paper.

Thanks to its integrated Wi-Fi connectivity, the Cybook Orizon lets you very easily download your book in a few seconds.

Its sleek lines (it’s just 0.29’’ – 7.6 mm thick) give book lovers an elegant tool for a unique reading experience.

The Cybook Orizon was developed in its entirety by Bookeen’s engineering teams in France.