Now that the new Sony Readers were officially announced a couple of days ago, more details about the technology used for the touchscreens are coming out, along with the user manuals and videos for both the PRS-350 and PRS-650. If you missed the details about the new Sony Readers, the big news is that they […]
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3 New Sony Readers Announced
Details of Sony’s new line of ebook readers are starting to roll in. Sony unveiled 3 new ereaders on September 1st, all upgrades of the current Sony Touch, Pocket, and Daily Editions. The big news about these new Sony Readers is that they all have touchscreens and all use the new Pearl displays from E […]
Borders Lowers Prices of eReaders
In a much anticipated move, Borders has lowered the price of the Kobo Reader down to $129, cutting $20 off the price so that it is now $10 cheaper than the Kindle 3 WiFi. Borders also cut the price of the Aluratek Libre by $20, making it just $99. These new prices will go into […]
Staples to Sell Amazon Kindles Later This Fall
Today Staples announced that they will begin selling Amazon’s line of Kindle ebook readers and Kindle accessories at all of their 1550+ retail locations in the US later this fall. Staples already sells the Aluratek Libre and they used to sell the Sony Readers, but currently only list Sony Reader accessories now that Sony is […]
The Skytex Primer 7″ Color eBook Reader
Another day and another color ereader is announced. This one is from a company called Skytex that makes netbooks, tablet computers, and portable media players. The Skytex Primer is a 7″ color ebook reader and portable media player that is expected to sell for $99 when it is released in October. It has a widescreen […]
The Literati by Sharper Image – Yet Another Color eReader
There’s an article over at the New York Times today about another new color ereader, the Literati by Sharper Image. The Literati eReader has a 7-inch color TFT display with an aspect ratio of 800 x 480—an odd choice for something designed for reading and not video playback. It looks a lot like the Augen […]
Kindle 3 Starts Shipping Today – 2 Days Early
One thing that Amazon excels at is delivering their products on time when they say they will, instead of pushing back the release date like some companies do when releasing new products. In fact, Amazon issued a press release today proclaiming that they started shipping the new Kindles today, 2 days earlier than expected. When […]
A Sneak Peek at the 4 New PocketBook eReaders and Tablet
PocketBook, the third largest ereader company behind Amazon and Sony, plans to unveil their new line of ebook readers and a new tablet at the 2010 IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin on September 3rd. PocketBook’s four new E Ink ebook readers include the PocketBook Pro 602 and Pro 902 and the upgraded versions […]