Sharp corporation, in conjunction with their distributor Arrow Electronics, has put together this proof of concept for a solar powered ereader using off-the-shelf components. They believe it’s possible to create portable devices such as ebook readers that don’t require any kind of external power supply or replaceable batteries by using photovoltaic components that can produce […]
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Plastic Logic Delays Que proReader Again
Back on January 7th at the Consumer Electronics Show, Plastic Logic revealed the Que proReader, a large, business-oriented E Ink device. The Que was initially slated to release in mid April, and they were even taking pre-order on the QUE proReader website. Then on March 11th people who pre-ordered a QUE received an email from […]
Video Interview with E Ink Vice President of Marketing
ARMdevices.net has posted a 17 minute video interview with the vice president of marketing at E Ink, Sriram Peruvemba. E Ink displays are used in virtually all the current dedicated ebook readers on the market, with the exception of a few that have LCD screens and new SiPix screens. The Kindle, Nook, Sony Readers, Kobo […]
Firmware Updates for Cybook Opus and Cybook Gen3
Yesterday Bookeen released new firmware updates for the Cybook Opus, which comes in several different colors now, and the Cybook Gen3. As usual with Bookeen’s ereaders, there two versions of firmware available, one for Adobe DRM ebooks and one for Mobipocket DRM ebooks (Mobipocket doesn’t allow Adobe support in conjunction with Mobi on a single […]
iBooks App Update: iPhone, iPod, and PDF Support
Version 1.1 of iBooks is now available for download from the iTunes store, and now works for any iPhone or iPod running the new iOS 4. The iBooks app has been out since April when the iPad first launched. And until now it was exclusive to the Apple iPad; you couldn’t even see what ebooks […]
Kindle 2 Now $189: Amazon’s Retaliation
This is absolutely classic. Barnes and Noble officially announced the release of their new WiFi-only Nook today for $149, and at the same time dropped the price of the 3G Nook down to $199. If you do a news search for the term ebook reader or ereader, you get pages and pages all about the […]
Borders New eBook Apps for iPad, iPhone, PC, Mac
Borders just released their new ebook app for the Apple iPad and iPhone today in the iTunes store. The app is powered by Kobo and is pretty much exactly like the Kobo for iPad application, except everything has the Borders look and feel with red icons and menus. While investigating this story, I was checking […]
Nook WiFi Now Selling From Best Buy
That was quick. Apparently Engadget had it right. This morning Best Buy has the new Nook WiFi-only available for pre-order on their website. Looking at the specs, the Nook WiFi appears to share all the same characteristics and features as the original Nook, just not the 3G. It has 2GB of internal memory, a microSD […]