There’s going to be a lot of news about the new Copia eReaders, the Copia Tablet, and the Copia Marketplace in the coming weeks and months, so let’s get things started with a first look at the preliminary specs and prices on the 5 new devices set to launch this fall. The folks at Copia […]
eBook Readers
New Kindle Wi-Fi and Kindle 3G Pre-Orders
Amazon has just announced two new 6-inch Kindles, the Kindle WiFi and a new Kindle 3G. The WiFi only model costs $139 and the 3G plus WiFi version costs $189. Both models are now available for pre-order and will ship to 140 countries beginning August 27th. The WiFi model comes in black (graphite) and the […]
The Kogan eBook Reader Up for Pre-Order in Australia
Suddenly, the competition for ebook readers in Australia is starting to heat up. Kogan, an Australian consumer electronics company, has announced the new Kogan ebook reader to take on the Kobo Reader and Amazon Kindle. At $189 AUD, the Kogan reader costs $10 less than the Kobo and roughly $50 less than the Kindle 2 […]
The Humane Reader – Read eBooks on TV
Found an interesting article this morning over on the Linux Journal about an ebook reader project that aims to make digital content available to schools and homes around the world that don’t have access to the internet. The device, called the Humane Reader, can be plugged into any typical television set, and can be produced […]
Cruz Reader, Cruz StoryPad, and Cruz Tablet from Velocity Micro
So the big news this week is that Velocity Micro, a US-based computer and electronics company, has officially announced the upcoming release of three new Android-powered multimedia/ebook reading devices, the Cruz Reader, Cruz StoryPad, and Cruz Tablet. Each device is aimed at different markets. The StoryPad is designed for children, the Cruz Reader for reading […]
New iRiver Story WiFi up for Pre Order
Just happened to check this morning and the new iRiver Story with WiFi is up for pre-order on WHSmith in the UK, with a release date of July 28th, 2010. When the new WiFi Story was first announced last week, the price was listed at £250, and a lot of folks grumbled about the £100 […]
New Pixelar MReader Available for Pre Order
Pixelar is a UK-based company that sells digital photo frames, baby monitors, and other electronics such as ebook readers. They’ve been selling HanLin ereaders for awhile now, and have just recently added the Pixelar MReader to their shop. The Pixelar MReader has a 6-inch E Ink display with 16 levels of gray and a resolution […]
7″ Elonex 710EB Color eReader Coming to the UK
Elonex is a UK-based consumer electronics and IT service provider company that is best known for their laptop computers and digital photo frames. Elonex first stepped into the ebook reader market last year with their rebranded version of the Netronix EB600, the Elonex eBook. The device sold exclusively from Waterstone’s in the UK, but didn’t […]