The new Barnes & Noble Simple Touch Reader isn’t the only 6 inch E Ink eBook reader with a built-in web browser. It turns out the recently released $129 Kobo Touch also has an unadvertised web browser. The web browsing experience on an E Ink display is never very good since you’re stuck looking at […]
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How to root the Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch
OK, so you know that the new Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch eBook reader has a built-in web browser and you know it’s possible to root the Android device and install third party apps. But how do you do it yourself? The folks at NOOK Devs have put together a set of step by step instructions […]
NOOK Touch rooted, runs Android apps
The new NOOK touchscreen eBook reader has a 6 inch E Ink display and a battery that can run for months at a time. But there’s one other really cool think about the $139 NOOK Touch: It runs Android 2.1. Just days after the eReader started shipping, YouTube user JFreke rooted the device and started […]
Qualcomm Mirasol displays could compete with OLED screens in the tablet space
Qualcomm has been showing off its Mirasol display technology for the last few years. The low power screens don’t require a backlight, instead relying on ambient lighting like an E Ink screen. That reduces power consumption and makes it possible to view the screens in direct sunlight. But unlike most E Ink displays, Mirasol screens […]
Barnes & Noble unveils 6 inch touchscreen NOOK eReader with 2-month battery
Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Color is one of the best selling tablets and eBook Readers around, but the company isn’t giving up on E Ink just yet. Today the company introduced a new NOOK eReader with a 6 inch E Ink touchscreen display. While the new NOOK has the same screen size as the latest […]
enTourage eDGe content store closes, hardware could be discontinued next
The enTourage eDGe and Pocket eDGe are two of the most bizarre mobile devices to hit the market in the last few years. They’re dual-screen devices running Google Android. One screen is an E Ink display while the other is a color LCD. You can run Android apps on the LCD screen or read eBooks […]
Amazon tablets could have quad-core chips, dual mode (color and monochrome) displays
Amazon execs haven’t officially come out and said that the company is working on an Android tablet. But there’s growing evidence that a line of Amazon tablets could launch later this year. CEO Jeff Bezos told Consumer Reports to “stay tuned” for more details recently, which is pretty far from a denial. Last week Boy […]
NOOK Color software update brings apps, Android 2.2
Barnes & Noble is beginning to roll out a software update for NOOK Color users today, bringing Google Android 2.2, Adobe Flash, and a third party app store called NOOK Apps. The company is still pitching the NOOK Color first and foremost as an eBook reader, but new apps include news readers, reference materials, and […]
Yup, the NOOKcolor is getting Flash, apps next month
Yesterday the Home Shopping Network spilled the beans on an upcoming software update for the Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor eBook reader which would bring support for Adobe Flash and third party apps. Now Barnes & Noble has confirmed plans to release a software update soon. Despite HSN’s claims though, there doesn’t appear to be any […]
Pandigital offers a new budget Android tablet
Pandigital has quietly introduced a new 7 inch Android tablet which is available from QVC for about $140. The Digital Reader reports that the new tablet is basically the same as the white Pandigital Novel tablet and eBook reader that was released last year. But it’s black. The tablet runs Google Android 2.0 and has […]