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Acer eBook Reader concept sure looks a lot like an Android tablet

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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]