Our own Nicholas Deleon is on his way to the official announcement this morning but here’s the latest on the iRex e-book reader that’s set to be launched in partnership with Barnes & Noble.

• The screen: 8.1-inch touchscreen
• Wireless downloads? Yes, via Verizon
• Where can you buy it? Best Buy, starting next month sometime
• How much? $399
• Other features: content from Barnes & Noble digital catalog, over 1,100 periodicals served up by NewspaperDirect, compatibility with the ePub format

That’s about it for now. We’ll get more info from Nicholas this morning.

[via New York Times]