The Bluefire Reader app for iPad and iPhone has just been updated to add support for reading borrowed library ebooks through the Overdrive service. Bluefire Reader is a free app that supports EPUB and PDF file formats, including Adobe DRM protected EPUB and PDF files. Here’s the download link for the app on iTunes. And […]
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LG Demos New Color ePaper Displays (Videos)
LG decided to show off two new color epaper displays at the Flat Panel Display International show in Japan on Wednesday alongside E Ink’s new Triton color epaper display technology. The first LG color epaper prototype has a 9.7-inch display with a pixel resolutions of 800 x 600—seemingly low for the large screen size. The […]
eReader Drawing: Win a Nook, Kobo, Alex Reader
I received the following email in regards to an eReader drawing where 2 Nooks, 2 Kobo Readers, and 1 Alex Reader will be given away to help support the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund. The drawing’s tickets cost $1. Entrants can purchase an unlimited number of tickets until November 22nd, 2010 when the drawing […]
Kno Tablet Digital Textbook: Pricing, Specs, Release Date, and Videos
Kno Inc. is a Silicon Valley start-up company with big plans for the higher education market, announcing the Kno Tablet Digital Textbook. Designed specifically for students, there are two versions of the Kno Tablet, a single screen model and a dual-screen model, each with 2 different options for memory—16GB or 32GB.
PocketBook 602, 902, 701(IQ Tablet) Pre-Orders
This is hardly news for those of you who are paying close attention, but two of the new PocketBook eReaders, the PB 602 and PB 902, are up for pre-order, along with the PocketBook IQ Tablet. I was waiting for the numbers to come in on the 3G touchscreen models, the 603 and 903, before […]
Triton Color ePaper Technology Unveiled by E Ink
Yesterday it was announced that Hanvon, the leading ereader supplier in China, will be the first company to offer a color ebook reader that uses an E Ink display. Later in the day E Ink revealed the details of the color epaper by issuing a press release to announce the release of its next generation […]
Entourage Pocket Edge Now Available, Plus Specs and Videos
Entourage Systems, makers of the first dualbook, the Entourage Edge, has just announced a new smaller version of the device called the Pocket Edge. The Pocket Edge has two screens. On the left side it has a 6-inch E Ink screen with a Wacom touchscreen. On the right side it has a 7-inch LCD touchscreen. […]
Isabella Fable: A Tablet and eReader Designed for Kids
Isabella Products Inc. issued a press release today announcing the Fable, a portable multimedia device that is designed for kids to read color ebooks, view pictures, draw, play games, and share photos over the wireless network. The Fable features a 7-inch LCD touchscreen and will run a customized version of the Google Android operating system. […]