There’s suddenly a number of sales going on for ebook readers and tablets, with several coming in at just $99. Borders is running a sale on all of their ereaders and tablets, and Walgreens of all places has a really inexpensive Android Tablet for sale. First, Borders has the Velocity Micro Cruz Reader marked down […]
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The Nook Color, an Android Powered Tablet?
So the big news this week is that Barnes and Noble has sent out media invites for an event on Tuesday, October 26th in New York to make an announcement. Seeing as how it’s been almost 1 year to the day the original Nook was revealed, Barnes and Noble is expected to unveil a new […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab Specs, Pricing, Videos, and Release Dates
The first major competitor to the Apple iPad has arrived in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, a 7-inch Android-powered tablet and ereader that can browse the web in all its Flash-enabled glory, play 1080p HD movies and 3D games, video chat with its front and rear facing cameras, and download and read ebooks […]
Kindle News: Scrabble for Kindle and Android App Update
The Kindle just got its first paid app. Scrabble. And it costs $4.99 from the Kindle Store. This adds to two other word games for the Kindle, both free, that I’ve tested and found that they actually work pretty well, Shuffled Row and Every Word. I’m too cheap to test Scrabble, though. $4.99? Seems a […]
A Sneak Peek at the 4 New PocketBook eReaders and Tablet
PocketBook, the third largest ereader company behind Amazon and Sony, plans to unveil their new line of ebook readers and a new tablet at the 2010 IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin on September 3rd. PocketBook’s four new E Ink ebook readers include the PocketBook Pro 602 and Pro 902 and the upgraded versions […]
Black Pandigital Novel
Pandigital officially announced today a new black Pandigital Novel that has some upgrades in features over the white model that I reviewed a couple of months ago. The new Pandigital Novel is expected to hit stores next month for the suggested retail price of $199. Like the white version, this one ties in with Barnes […]
B&N Releases Nook for Android App
We all knew the Barnes and Noble ebook application for Android was coming sooner or later, and now it’s officially available for download from the Android Marketplace. Instead of calling it the “eReader” app for Android, as B&N refers to all their other apps, they’ve decided to call it Nook for Android. In fact, the […]
Kindle News From This Past Week
Amazon issued a number of press releases this week regarding the Kindle and Kindle ebooks. Instead of doing separate posts for each of them, this post will review all the recent Kindle news, with the exception of the new graphite Kindle DX, which is posted here. Kindle Books with Audio and Video On Sunday the […]