The Notion Ink Adam is on display at CES 2011 and a number of tech sites have posted hands-on videos and first impressions of the production model that’s getting set to ship to customers next week. The Notion Ink Adam is one of the most anticipated tablets ever. One reason is because it is the […]
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3 New Cruz Tablets with Kindle Apps and Impressive Specs
Velocity Micro just announced 3 new Android tablets with 7″, 8″, and 10″ screens. They are expected to be released in late Q1, so probably around April – June if history is any indication. All have fairly impressive specs and come pre-installed with the Kindle Android app like the new Cruz Reader T301 that showed […]
Amazon Releases Kindle App for Windows Phone 7
Yesterday Amazon announced they were going to release tablet-specific apps for Android and Windows tablets, and followed that up by officially releasing a new app for Windows Phone 7 today.
Lending Kindle eBooks, How it Works and What to Know
Amazon has quietly introduced ebook lending—no press release, no big announcement, just a brief blurb on the official Kindle Forum. Before you get too excited and uncork your favorite bottle of champagne, Amazon’s ebook lending uses the same system as Barnes and Noble uses for the Nook, so it’s not nearly as cool as it […]
New iRiver Story HD to be Unveiled at CES 2011
CES 2011 is just around the corner (January 6th-9th) and as usual looks to be the hotspot for companies showing off new ereaders and tablets, among many other electronics and gizmos. According to reports, iRiver intends to reveal the iRiver Story HD, the first 6″ epaper ereader to use a high definition display with a […]
The WikiReader Becomes eBook Reader with 33,000 eBooks
The WikiReader, a small handheld device that contains more than three million Wikipedia articles, just got an update to add the entire Project Gutenberg library of ebooks. The update can be downloaded and added to the WikiReader by visiting the official WikiReader website, or you can sign up to have the update mailed to your […]
E Ink’s Pearl Displays are Winning Awards
E Ink, the company that makes the screens for the majority of dedicated ebook readers, announced today that their new Pearl displays have won the Best Commercialization Award at the fourth annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Awards. This marks the second award this month. On December 1st E Ink announced that their Pearl display were selected […]
MegaReader iOS eBook Reader Gets Update
MegaReader is an ebook reading application for iPhone and iPad that just got updated to add some new features. The most notable updates include adding iPad universal app support, multi-column support for Apple iPad, and integration with Instapaper 2.3.3, which allows you to read Instapaper articles in MegaReader.