Remember a couple of weeks back when I posted about it being very likely that Sony could release another ebook reader or two to go along with the new PRS-T1? Well, it looks like that is certainly true, at least in Japan. A 3G version of the new Sony Reader has turned up on Sony […]
eBook Readers
$79 Kindle 4 Quick Review, Specs and Features
Amazon just released a new $79 Kindle available for immediate shipment. I ordered one to review and it should arrive on Friday. I’ll post a full Kindle 4 review and some videos over the weekend and next week. In the meantime, let’s go over all the available information about the new Kindle 4 in this […]
3 New E Ink Kindles: Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G, $79 Kindle
Amazon exceeded everyone’s expectations today by announcing not one, but three new E Ink Kindles, two touchscreen models and one non-touch Kindle that costs just $79 for the ad-supported model and $109 for the non-ad version. That’s in addition to the Kindle Fire Tablet that was also announced today. The regular Kindle Touch costs $99 […]
Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire Tablet for $199 (Video)
Today Amazon pulled the veil off the worst kept secret of the year, the Kindle Fire tablet. The Kindle Fire has a 7″ multi-touch IPS screen and runs a customized version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The big surprise is that it will cost just a shade under 2 Benjamins. It starts shipping November 15th.
Hip Street 7″ Touchscreen eReader and Media Player
Here’s another cheap ereader hybrid that no one has ever heard of, and is currently on sale for $59 plus shipping ($68.08 total) at Buy.com, the Hip Street 7″ High Definition Multimedia E-Reader. There aren’t any reviews so it’s hard to tell if it’s any good or not, but it has some inviting features for […]
$89 Ematic Twig is Mini-Tablet with Android 2.2 and 4.3″ Screen
Here’s something different. The 4.3″ Ematic Twig. I can’t decide which name is funnier, the Ematic Twig or the Naxa Noodle that turned up back in July. This is the second new Ematic device in as many months. The other one is a 7″ touchscreen ereader that comes with Kobo eBooks and looks like a […]
Pandigital Star Android 2.2 Tablet Turns Up for $139
The Pandigital Star just turned up today on the QVC website. It’s the fourth different tablet from Pandigital in the past few months. At $139, the Pandigital Star is the least expensive of the bunch. It’s pretty much exactly the same as the Pandigital Planet and Pandigital Nova, combining elements from both of them. The […]
PocketBook Pro 912 and PocketBook Pro 612
Earlier in the month at IFA, PocketBook announced two new ebook readers, the PocketBook Pro 912 and PocketBook Pro 612, in addition to the A10 Android Gingerbread tablet. Both new PocketBook ereaders are going to replace the PocketBook 903 and 603 that were never released in North America because PocketBook couldn’t work out the 3G […]