Sure, Acer just introduced a Kindle-like LumiRead eBook reader with an e-Ink display and a QWERTY keyboard. But it looks like the company has a few other eBook tricks up its sleeve. The folks at Engadget got a chance to play with a prototype eBook reader from Acer at the Qualcomm booth at Computex. The […]
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Sony files for patent on dual screen laptop/eBook reader
After playing around with a dual-screen concept device from MSI earlier this year, I wasn’t 100% sold on the idea of a tablet that serves double duty as a laptop by letting you turn one display into a keyboard. On-screen keyboards just aren’t as easy to use as physical keyboards, I figured. But it turns […]
Asus bundles Amazon Kindle software with select netbooks, notebooks
Asus and Amazon have announced that some Asus netbooks and notebooks will ship with Amazon’s Kindle eBook software for PC. The software makes it easy to find, purchase, and download eBooks from the Amazon Kindle store and read them on a computer. Of course, the news isn’t really that exciting, since Amazon’s Kindle software is […]
eBook readers continue slide toward tablethood: Social Networking on the Kindle
Devices with e-Ink displays that take a second or two to refresh are never going to replace full color screens capable of handling video playback and dynamic web content. But while smartphones and tablets like the Apple iPad are becoming serviceable eBook readers thanks to software such as iBooks and the Amazon Kindle Reader, dedicated […]
Liquavista color screens coming to eBook readers next year?
LCD displays are pretty much the de-facto standard for netbooks today, while e-Ink displays dominate the eBook reader space. While LCD screens look great indoors, have fast refresh rates for playing video, and support full color, e-Ink screens use significantly less power, have a high-contrast quality that makes reading text easy, and are easy to […]
Alex Android-powered eBook Reader rooted
At first glance, the Spring Design Alex eBook Reader looks an awful lot like the Barnes & Noble Nook. Like the Nook it has an e-Ink display for reading books and a color display for browsing your library and performing other tasks. And like the Nook, the Alex is powered by Google’s Android operating system, […]
Firmware update turns the Barnes & Noble Nook into a multifunction tablet
The Barnes & Noble Nook is first and foremost an eBook reader. But it’s powered by Google Android and it has a color touchscreen display in addition to the e-Ink screen for reading eBooks. It’s kind of just been begging for a few apps beside the eBook reader, and today Banes & Noble pushed out […]
Is the iPad an oversized iPod touch — or a souped up eBook reader?
While the Apple iPad has been panned by some as nothing more than an oversized iPod touch, the truth is that it has a faster processor and one killer feature: A larger display. At 1.6 pounds, it’s still thinner and lighter than most other tablets on the market, and with access to over 100,000 iPod […]
ibis Reader: eBook reader for the iPad already available
There are well over 100,000 apps in the iTunes app store. While they’re designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch, these apps will work on the iPad the day it starts shipping (which should be in just a few weeks). But Apple’s tablet has a larger display, faster processor, and a few other tweaks under […]
Entourage Edge dual screen eBook reader reviewed
The Entourage Edge is a strange little machine. It’s about the size and shape of a netbook. But instead of a screen and keyboard, it has two screens: 1 9.7 inch e_ink display and a second 10.1 inch color LCD. Both screens are touch sensitive, and the Edge runs Google Android, which means it can […]