France's Orange tests e-reader for newspapers

(Credit: Electronista)

While the hype over e-readers has focused on Amazon's "Kindle" and other e-book devices--or lack thereof--some of the digerati in France are turning the page to a different print medium.

The "Read&Go," being developed by French telecom Orange, is aimed specifically at newspapers with hourly wireless updates by 3G and Wi-Fi connections, according to Electronista. The 1GB device, which will also come with 30 preloaded books, is already undergoing two-month public testing periods. We hope someone works on a dual-screen version so we can scan all the comics at once.

[michaelseanhansen]

E-readers have to be the most over-hyped technology of our time. I thought they died in the mid-90s.

Am I wrong about this?