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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: E-book readers

Sony Pocket Edition?It seems odd that there was no mention of the Sony Pocket Edition (PRS300). Many of us just want to read and we don't need all the extra bells and whistles. With the pocket edition, we don't have to pay for them.

Tags: E-books, Holiday Gift Guide, e-book Reader

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Sales, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, E-book Reader, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-11-11

Gartner: 2010 will be the year e-book readers take off

D?j? vu all over again.It will be interesting to watch. Seems to me the publishers are facing the exact same issues that RIAA was/is facing. Lock-in and DRM seem to be the preferred solutions still.Edit: This site clearly does not like French. Deja - is that better?$99 . . .Interesting....

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, E-books, digital-rights management, Gartner Inc., e-book Reader

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Gartner: 2010 will be the year e-book readers take off

While 2009 marked the first growth spurts of the e-book reader segment, 2010 will be the year the niche segment takes off, according to a new report by research firm Gartner. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Gartner Inc., E-book Reader, E-books, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-10

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...

Tags: E-books, BOM, Batman, e-book Reader, Marvell

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...

Tags: E-reader, Marvell, E-book Reader, Chip, Rachel King

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...

Tags: Touch Screen, E-book Reader, Keyboards, E-books, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Matthew Miller

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...

Tags: E-books, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, e-reader, Apple Inc., E-book reader new, e-book Reader, e-book

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:...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-book Reader, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., E-books, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Rachel King

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....

Tags: E-books, Kindle DX, e-book, Nook, Barnes & Noble Inc., e-book Reader, Kindle2, pricing strategy

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...

Tags: E-book Reader, Barnes & Noble Inc., E-books, Personal Technology, Rachel King

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...

Tags: Gartner Inc., E-book Reader, E-books, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

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...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, E-books, Plastic Logic, e-book Reader, touch screen

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...

Tags: E-books, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Google Android, Google Inc., e-book Reader, e-book, digital-rights management

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...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, E-paper, E-book Reader, E-books, Mobile Operating Systems, Personal Technology, rking

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

Tags: Touch Screen, Plastic Logic, E-book Reader, E-books, Keyboards, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, 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...

Tags: E-books, Tablets, Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Barnes & Noble Inc., e-book Reader, Hewlett-Packard Co., iTablet, Apple Inc., vaporware

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

Tags: E-book Reader, Barnes & Noble Inc., E-books, Personal Technology, 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.

Tags: New York City, E-book Reader, Natali Del Conte, E-books, Personal Technology, News

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...

Tags: Sony Corp., SCO Group Inc., Computing, E-book Reader, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-28