Books made from trees are pretty cool. They can last for hundreds of years if properly prepared, they look great on a shelf, and some people love the smell. Personally I love spending an hour in a book shop scanning titles, reading the back covers, and scanning through the pages of books I might like […]
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How to surf the web using the iRiver Story HD eReader
The iRiver Story HD is the first eBook Reader to ship with built-in support for Google’s eBook platform. It also happens to have a 1024 x 768 pixel display, giving the device a higher pixel density than most other eReaders with 6 inch E Ink displays. But that’s not the only special feature the little […]
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The first eReader powered by Google eBooks launches next week
Google offers a digital book platform which allows you to purchase, download, and read eBooks on most Android phones or tablets. You can also read eBooks online using most devices with a web browser or download books to read on devices that support the EPUB format such as the Sony Reader or Barnes & Noble […]
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eReader market is outpacing tablet growth
It seems like a week doesn’t go by without the launch of a new tablet device for surfing the web, viewing media, reading eBooks, and running apps. But most of the high profile tablets available cost $400 or more. You know what’s a lot cheaper? An eBook reader such as the latest NOOK, Kobo, or […]
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First look at Amazon Kindle Android app on the NOOK Touch
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Simple Touch Reader is a $139 eBook Reader with a 6 inch E Ink display, touchscreen navigation, and a battery that’s good for up to 2 months of run time. But one of the coolest things about this eReader is that it runs Google Android 2.1 under the hood and […]
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$139 NOOK Touch has a web browser, no rooting required
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch is turning out to be a pretty versatile machine for a product that’s pitched as a $139 eBook reader. The handheld device runs Google Android 2.1 and we’ve already seen that if you root the NOOK you can install third party apps such as Angry Birds. But it looks […]
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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 […]
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Kobo unveils a $130 touchscreen eReader
Next month Kobo will begin selling the Kobo eReader Touch for $129.99. It’s a new eBook reader with an E Ink display, much like Kobo’s existing offering. The difference is the new model will have a touchscreen, letting you navigate through eBooks with touch navigation rather than a directional pad. At just under $130, the […]
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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 […]
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Freescale at CES
Freescale Semiconductors recently announced plans to bring dual and quad-core ARM-based chips to market, but we won’t actually start seeing devices built around those chips until much later this year. In the meantime, the company is showing off a number of tablets and other computing devices that have been developed recently using the company’s low […]
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Software update turns the WikiReader into an eBook reader
I’ve always been a little skeptical of Openmoko’s WikiReader. It’s a handheld device with a grayscale display that’s basically designed to do one thing: Provide offline access to Wikipedia. I guess the idea is that it’s like being able to carry around the most up to date Encyclopedia in your pocket, even if you don’t […]
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Sharp Galapagos tablets to launch December 10th in Japan
Sharp has announced a release date and pricing for the company’s Galapagos tablets in Japan. The 5.5 and 10.8 inch Android tablets will go n sale December 10th for 39,800 yen and 54,800 yen respectively. That’s about $480 to $650 US, but the prices would much likely be lower if and when they’re released in […]