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Ifilch's Sneak Peek At Floppatronic's ReaderPosted at 6:15AM Wednesday 16 Jun 2010 Posing as the chief digital officer of a Big Six publisher, iFilch's ever-resourceful tech blogger managed to examine Floppatronic's forthcoming reading device and spent enough time with it to smuggle out a set of specs.Our verdict? "Kindle Killer" is an overused term, but if anything deserves it more, we'll eat our laptop. Let's get the negative out of the way—the name: Pfleeber. We've never understood why manufacturers of reading devices shoot themselves in the foot with stupid names. It's hard enough to break into the crowded field with a good name, but why handicap yourself with a laughingstock? Pfleeber? Give us a break! But that's where our reservations end. Now for the good stuff, and the Pfleeber has it in spades.
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