There’s an article over at Digitimes about E Ink, the company behind the display technology used in most ebook readers today, sampling out two new color touchscreen electrophoretic displays to their vendors. One of the new displays uses a capacitive touchscreen similar to those used on some cellphones and the Apple iPad, and the other […]
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Plastic Logic Moving to Russia?
According to an article on the Financial Times, Plastic Logic is looking for funding and are in advanced talks with a Russian state-owned company called Rusnano. Rusnano is a nanotechnology corporation that, if the deal goes through, would get control of the UK-based company and require it to move its production facility for the next […]
iRex Back From the Dead, Lost E, Now IRX
Back in early June, iRex Technologies applied for suspension of payments in large part because of disappointing sales in the US. Every media source proclaimed iRex dead and gone, saying they’d gone bankrupt. Well, that wasn’t exactly accurate, as iRex has found a new undisclosed company to partner up with, bringing iRex Technologies back in […]
Kindle UK eBook Store Launches with Really, Really Low Prices
Earlier today, Amazon officially announced the opening of the new Kindle UK ebook store, “with the biggest selection and lowest prices of any e-bookstore in the UK”. A quick comparison of ebook prices reveals that they weren’t just blowing smoke with that quoted statement above. Comparing prices with other UK ebook retailers reveals that Amazon […]
iRiver Cover Story Touch Edition
While some ebook reader companies are calling it quits in light of the heated competition and price wars, iRiver (it’s supposed to be a lowercase R, but I’m a rebel) continues to advance their ereader product line. Just recently iRiver announced the new iRiver Cover Story with WiFi that connects directly to the WHSmith ebook […]
The Death of the Foxit eSlick
It comes as no surprise that Foxit, known for their PDF software, has decided to discontinue the Foxit eSlick ebook reader. Like the Kobo eReader, Astak Mentor, and PocketBook 301, the Foxit eSlick is a rebranded Netronix EB-600. The eSlick was Foxit’s only ereader and it has been on the market since 2009. It originally […]
J&R Now Selling New Graphite Kindle DX
Just checked JR.com this morning to see if they are running any sales (the Ectaco jetBook Lite is down to $99 again) and they now have the Kindle DX listed with all the other ebook readers. It is not sold online, just at J&R retail locations which are located in New York. This a somewhat […]
Nook Boutiques Coming To B&N Stores; This Week’s Free B&N Classics
Getting back into the news, Barnes and Noble issued a press release today announcing that they will be creating 1,000 square-foot Nook boutiques in retail stores to “accommodate this rapidly growing segment of Barnes & Noble’s business”. Details from the press release: The 1,000 square-foot boutiques will feature demonstration tables and multiple operating NOOK devices […]