Plastic Logic Product: "foray into the market will begin in the second half of 2009 with pilots, and trials with key partners."
Sound almost to good to be true - size of a normal document, thinner than a lot of power point decks if printed, wired and wireless access.
A very thin Wikipedia entry, but at least the foundation from Cambridge does seem sound enough in terms of tech know-how, not to mention giving a time frame rather than just a "prepare to be dazzled" type statement boost the probability a bit.
There is definitely a solid niche for a "professional iPod" - something light and portable (in your pocket vs in your hand), able to give you a broad set of content for use (music and videos vs doucments and magazines) and stay updated (mail, twitter etc)
Personally i'd love to play around with a kindle 2 or dx - mostly in order to buy books instantly, read them and then avoid taking up shelfspace afterwards. Lots of business books and paperbacks that really only need one read, bordering on disposable entertainment - and chances are if the need to re-read is there in a year or three, the device will still be around
A lot of consumer electronics don't burn out, but fade away under a layer of dust - still useable but replaced by the new toy on the shelves.
There is still a Visor stuck in the closet downstairs - "The Visor Deluxe had the option of translucent colored models, and had eight megabytes of onboard memory. " [wp]
Light blue and with an expansion slot for endless opourtunities...
Now I have a touch with 16gb of storage here, and a cell with a gig sd card downstairs. And both the app store and online access for quite a wide array of tasks.
...and the sun keeps it nice and light late, late into the evenings - summer is just about here...
