The Nook Touch isn’t the only E Ink ereader that can play videos. Developers over at MobileRead have figured out how to get videos to play on the Kindle Touch now too. It’s like watching on an old school black and white TV, and the sound even works. That’s plus one for the Kindle because […]
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Kindle Touch 3G Launches Internationally to Over 175 Countries
The Kindle Touch launched in the United States over four months ago. Then at the beginning of February it went international, but only the Wi-Fi model. Now Amazon is finally rolling out the 3G model of the Kindle Touch internationally, and they’ve also added it to their regional stores so not everyone has to buy […]
Tetris Ported to the Kobo Touch (Video)
It turns out the Nook Touch and Sony PRS-T1 aren’t the only E Ink ereaders to get hacked to run video games, among other things. Now someone has managed to port Tetris to the Kobo Touch, and it looks like the old school Pong game works as well. Doing so requires rooting the Kobo Touch […]
Watching Videos on a Nook Simple Touch – Seriously
I just stumbled across something so odd that I couldn’t help but share it with you. For a long time I’ve been saying how cool a rooted Nook Touch is, and today the folks at XDA took it to a new level. In the past I’ve shown the Nook Touch running live wallpapers and even […]
New Firmware Update for Nook Simple Touch – Version 1.1.2
Barnes and Noble released some new firmware for the Nook Simple Touch today, version 1.1.2. It is a minor update that fixes bugs and provides “minor system enhancements”, as Barnes and Noble describes it, so don’t expect any new features or major changes to the software.
The Hanvon WISEreader C920 9.7″ Color E Ink eReader
The Jetbook Color isn’t the only color E Ink ereader. The same company that makes the hardware for it also has their own model that uses the same color E Ink Triton display. It is called the Hanvon WISEreader C920. Its design appears to be very similar to that of the JetBook Color but it […]
Looking Back at the 8″ iRex DR-800 eBook Reader
Ever since the rise of the tablet and the fall of ebook reader prices, innovation in the field of E Ink ebook readers has grown rather stale. Sure, being able to snag an ereader for under $100 is great, but that has essentially thwarted the growth of specialized ereaders and has destroyed the amount of […]
The Paperus Pen-Shaped Scrolling eBook Reader (Video)
Okay. Here’s one of the most bizarre ebook reader concepts you are ever going to see: An ereader from Paperus that is shaped like a pen and scrolls as you spin it. Take a look at the video below to see it in action. If you’ve ever dreamed of being able to read on a […]