Chinese AI firm iFlytek has announced the X2, a tablet with a 10.3-inch e-ink display, priced at RMB 4,999 yuan ($774).
The ink screen has an 82% screen-to-body ratio, 1,404x1,872 resolution, and supports 16 levels of grayscale.
The tablet uses the T-1000 display chip developed by E-ink Technology, with a high screen refresh rate and low latency.
It is only 5.8mm thick, among the thinnest of its size, and weighs only 380g.
Its handwriting recognition engine allows handwriting to be quickly converted into editable text and presents the results visually. The text can also be exported to Word and PDF formats, and also supports email and QR code sharing, and can be printed directly.
X2 also has a voice transcription function, relying on the iFlytek’s core technology of voice recognition and the four microphones + speakers equipped in X2, the accuracy rate is up to 98%.
It supports transcription of Mandarin, 12 Chinese dialects, English, and also has translation capabilities.
Compared with the previous generation, X1, the X2 adds the features of split-role transcription, offline transcription, and industry thesaurus.
The X2 has a built-in 2.8mm ultra-thin customized battery with a capacity of 4,200 mAh and claims to have more than 10 hours of handwriting time and 40 hours of reading time.
The tablet can also connect to a printer via Wi-Fi to print text, documents, and handwriting wirelessly.
The device also supports plugging in a 4G card on top of the dual-band Wi-Fi, which keeps the Internet available at all times. It supports reading and handwriting annotations of common office documents including word, ppt, excel, and pdf.
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