Bookeen, a well-established European ereader company based in France, announced a new ebook reader this week, the Cybook Odyssey. What makes the Cybook Odyssey unique is the fact that it is the first ereader equipped with Bookeen’s new High Speed Ink System technology, HSIS for short.
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Nextbook Premium 8 Android Tablet With Android 2.3 and Kobo eBooks
E Fun, makers of the Nextbook line of ereader-based tablets, announced the Nextbook Premium 8 yesterday, an 8-inch Android 2.3 tablet that ties in with the Kobo eBookstore. The Nextbook Premium 8 has an 8″ capacitive touchscreen and is powered by a Rockchip RK2918 processor, which I believe is a single core processor that runs […]
Kindle Touch Quick Review, Specs and Features (Videos)
This Kindle Touch review is an outline of the new touchscreen Kindles’ features. Since the Kindle Touch won’t be released until November 21st, this quick review is based on information from Amazon’s press conference and the Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G product details pages. Check back in November for the full detailed review, or […]
New Sony Reader Spotted, the PRS-G1 with 3G Wireless
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 […]
$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 […]