Spring Design Alex comes out to play and show off Marvell's Armada chip

You'd think a pending lawsuit and a grainy official video would be enough exposure for one little dual-screen e-book reader, but Marvell's decided to bring out Spring Design's Alex as a way of showing off their new Armada chip, which claims a faster three frames per second refresh rate along with the usual assorted reductions in cost and power consumption. Maximum PC got the opportunity to see the Alex first-hand at the meeting, and note that while it's definitely thicker than the kindle (blame goes to the larger battery and second screen, naturally), it's a smart little device. Hit up the read link for more pics. Read - Alex hands-on Read - Marvells Armada: custom designed ARM SoCs break 1GHzFiled under: HandheldsSpring Design Alex comes out to play and show off Marvell's Armada chip originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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