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- E-book Reader
- A handheld device specialized for reading electronic books. Starting in the late 1990s, e-book readers began to appear; however, it took nearly 10 years to gain any traction due...
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- New Marvell e-book reader platform promises faster product, lower price tag
- Vaguely disappointed.When I read the headline, I thought Batman was coming to an e-book near me.Of course, Batman is DC not Marvel... [nt][nt]Touch?. NTLike the look of that enTourage unitThe dual screen folding idea has a lot of appeal, BUT...I won't buy an ereader until I can use any book...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- New Marvell e-book reader platform promises faster product, lower price tag
- Everyone wants in on the e-book reader market now. Chip manufacturer Marvell announced plans this morning to team up with E Ink, a major supplier of electronic paper display EPD technologies. With the new Marvell ARMADA 166E chip, the companies are aiming to release a model...
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: E-book readers
- In the second half of 2009 we saw some major updates to the market leading ebook readers, followed by announcements of new products coming at the end of 2009 and into 2010. We now see wireless and touchscreen functionality being added to these electronic readers, as well as access to...
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- E-book reader news and releases round-up
- Why e-books ?Using a "normal" paperback book I have indefinite battery life and extreme portability. I have no need to carry a hundred books at one time and can take along a few books for an extended read time just about anywhere and in any travel bag. I...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- E-book reader news and releases round-up
- The last two weeks have been especially busy for the e-book reader industry and probably pretty frightening for Amazon. Here's a quick round-up of what's been released and what we have to look forward to this holiday season: 1. Barnes & Noble Nook:...
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Barnes and Noble e-book reader 'Nook' to be unveiled today
- What is the difference between this and the Que?RE: Barnes and Noble e-book reader 'Nook' to be unveiled todayWell, the Kindle is still pretty pricy for me. I was in Toys R Us the other day and they had a Sony e-reader (1st time I've ever ACTUALLY seen one....
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Barnes and Noble e-book reader 'Nook' to be unveiled today
- It may seem like overkill at this point, but Barnes & Noble is releasing their own e-book reader today: the Nook, according to the Wall Street Journal. Although an official event and annoucement is scheduled for later today, most...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Graphic of the day: Cloud computing, e-book readers at peak of hype cycle
- Cloud computing and e-book readers are at the peak of their hype and there are a few new entrants to Gartner's 2009 hype cycle chart. At least social software and microblogging are on the way down. Among some of the new entrants at the...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Plastic Logic unveils Que capacitive touchscreen e-book reader; aims at business professionals
- Little Late for this Xmas season...NTI want to hear how crippled it is with DRM...IF this one is shackled with insane DRM like all the others, then it's a deal breaker regardless of the features.RE: What about book rental instead?What about all of the people that still like to read...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Spring Design debuts Google Android-based e-book reader, Alex
- Myself, I do not even want a separate device, no matter how cheap. AND, I want to be able to read my books on any of my devices, such as smart phone, netbook, or desktop.ExactlyI would like to read my eStuff on my desktop, laptop or any other device. I...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Spring Design debuts Google Android-based e-book reader, Alex
- Meet Alex, the new Google Android OS-based e-book reader from Spring Design. Only one day before Barnes & Noble releases their e-reader and on the same day as the Que release, the Bay Area-based is trying to steal the thunder with its dual-screen, 6-inch Electronic Paper...
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Plastic Logic unveils Que capacitive touchscreen e-book reader; aims at business professionals
- Plastic Logic, the company that struck up a deal with Barnes & Noble for an e-book reader, on Monday unveiled a capacitive touchscreen e-book reader named Que. by Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Is this Barnes & Noble's secret e-book reader?
- The other big question:How big? If it's paperback size, as most of the ones now out are, then it's too small to do serious readers (science, business reports, financial tables, CAD/CAM drawings, etc.) any good. Way too much scrolling around.Not ANOTHER DEVICE?!?!? ARGGGGGG!!!This is getting stupid.Why so serious?Are you...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Is this Barnes & Noble's secret e-book reader?
- Barnes and Noble is also deploying its own e-book reader, which is set to be announced next week in New York. Here's a sneak peek. by Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Irex launches new digital reader
- Natali Del Conte takes a First Look at the Irex DR800SG, a new e-book reader with an 8-inch display that wirelessly downloads books over the Verizon network for free, which was first seen at the press launch event in New York City.
- Videos 2009-09-23
- Frugal Friday: SONY e-book readers, SCO, Snow Leopard, SCALE Computing
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I talk about the new SONY e-book reader launch, Apple's Snow Leopard Mac OS X Update, The status of the UNIX copyrights and speak with Jeff Ready, CEO of SCALE Computing, which sells commodity hardware for clustered scalable storage using open...
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
- Asus to launch Eee e-book reader in 2009; MSI mulling move over
- Will it run Windows? {nt}.I would only be interested if......they merged e-book reader and netbook functionality into one. A lot of my reading is on the web, but it would be nice to be able to read e-books also when traveling. The unit must have...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Asus to launch Eee e-book reader in 2009; MSI mulling move over
- Asustek plans to launch an e-book reader under its popular Eee brand by the end of 2009 at the earliest, according to company president Jerry Shen. In a brief DigiTimes report, Micro-Star International -- known as MSI to the rest of us --...
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Liveblog: Sony announces $399 7" Wi-Fi 3G e-book Reader; will it kill the Kindle?
- We're live on the scene here at the flagship New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue for Sony's press event for its three new Reader e-book reader devices. by Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- Cool-er e-book reader has value, barebones appeal
- The Interead Cool-er e-book reader is just $250, cheaper than Sony's PRS e-reader and Amazon's Kindle. But is it worth the price? Here's a quick visual tour around the device. by Andrew Nusca
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