Buried at the bottom of pages and pages of news articles about the launch of the Borders ebook store, there’s one single article with a press release that reveals an interesting story. As it turns out, there’s a new iRiver Story with WiFi coming to the UK “soon”. It will sell from WHSmith and will […]
eBook Readers
Sovos 5-inch Color eBook Reader SVEBK5B
A new ereader has just been spotted for pre-order in the UK for £99, the Sovos SVEBK5B color ereader. The Sovos ebook reader is one of several new multipurpose devices that uses an LCD screen instead of electronic paper. The benefits of these types of ereaders is that they can display color images and play […]
DreamBook Color eBook Reader W95
The DreamBook Color ebook player W95 is an Australian ebook reader/tablet hybrid. It has the form factor of an ebook reader but with a color LCD screen for viewing videos, photos, etc. It’s made by Pioneer Computers Australia, the #1 manufacturer of notebooks, PC’s, and servers in Australia, according to their website. Like the Pandigital […]
Augen “The Book” eBook Reader
(Update: The full written review for this device is now finished and is located on this new Augen The Book Review page.) “The Book” has a lot of interesting and advanced features; if everything works as listed on the spec sheet, at $129, this could be a great deal. The only drawback is that the […]
New Kindle DX with Better Contrast and Lower Price
Amazon has really started taking it up a notch ever since Barnes and Noble released their new Wi-Fi only Nook last week. Just about everyday since then Amazon has issued a press release with another announcement regarding Kindle or Kindle ebooks in some regard. This time Amazon has announced a new Kindle DX that sells […]
Intel Reader: A Reader for the Blind and Dyslexic
The Intel Reader isn’t like any other e-reader on the planet; it is built specifically for the blind and visually impaired, as well as for people with reading disabilities like dyslexia. Using a built-in high-definition camera, the Intel Reader can take photographs of printed text from books, magazines, newspapers, etc., and can convert the text […]
Libretto W100: Toshiba’s Dual Screen eReader?
As part of Toshiba’s 25th Anniversary of “Laptop Innovation”, they recently announced the Libretto W100, a dual screen mobile PC with an ebook reading twist. So is this Toshiba’s jump into the ereader market? Hardly. But they do list ebook reading as one of the Libretto’s features and even demo it as an ebook reader […]
Energy Book eBook Readers – Energy Book 3050 and 4050 Touch
Energy Sistem, an electronics company based in Spain, recently announced two new ebook readers, the Energy Book 3050 (white) and the Energy Book 4050 Touch (blue). Both ebook readers feature 5-inch E Ink screens with 8 levels of gray scale. They are basically the same feature-wise, except the Book 4050 has a touchscreen that uses […]