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 […]
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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 […]
Qualcomm Invests $2 Billion for Mirasol Color Displays
According to an article at DigiTimes, Qualcomm has found a major client for their 5.7″ color displays. So major that they are willing to invest $2 billion to build a new production plant in Taiwan. So the big question is who is the major client? Given the fact that the article says this, the displays […]
New Sony Readers Pic Reveals More Details
The picture shown above is from Engadget. If it is indeed authentic, then we’ve got some really big news about the new Sony Readers, most notably the touchscreen. If Sony has managed to find a way to remove the additional layer over the E Ink screen, then the new PRS-350 and PRS-650 could be huge. […]
The Wink eBook Reader from India
India has a new ebook reader brand that goes by the name of Wink. They use the term Wink for all kinds of things, such “Wink to make a difference”, “Wink at education”, and “start Winking”. It’s so stupid that it’s actually kind of catchy. Not only is the Wink a new line of ebook […]
The Android Powered Cruz Reader and Cruz Tablet Now up for Pre-Order
Thanks to a tip at MR, it looks like the Velocity Micro Cruz Reader and Cruz Tablet are now available for pre-order with an expected ship date of September 8th for the Reader and September 27th for the Tablet. The Cruz Reader is another multimedia device like the Pandigital Novel that can display movies, pictures, […]
Black Pandigital Novel
Pandigital officially announced today a new black Pandigital Novel that has some upgrades in features over the white model that I reviewed a couple of months ago. The new Pandigital Novel is expected to hit stores next month for the suggested retail price of $199. Like the white version, this one ties in with Barnes […]
Entourage Edge Now Selling From Best Buy and Other Resellers
Just happened to notice that the Entourage Edge, the first foldable device to have both E Ink and LCD touchscreens, is now selling online from Best Buy along with some other retailers. In fact, the Entourage Edge website now refers all orders to their resellers, even though they still sell accessories. Interestingly, the price is […]