If you have been waiting to burn your holiday bonus on a new Google Nexus 10 tablet, with no indication as to when the device would be back in stock, fear no more. I just checked the 10-inch tablet’s product listing on Google Play, and, according to it, resupply units will be shipping out “in […]
Is the Barnes and Noble Nook an Endangered Species?
So the big news yesterday is that things are not going well for Barnes and Noble. They reported weak holiday sales and it’s not just hardcovers and paperbacks that aren’t selling well, it’s Nook devices and Nook ebooks. In fact Nook revenues fell 12.6% from last year’s holiday sales period. As if that’s not bad […]
The iriver Story HD: A Look Back
A ‘retro-review’ written by Andrew. When iriver (a South Korean company that made its mark developing MP3 players) decided to get into the eReader business a few years back, many early reviewers weren’t too sure how things would turn out. Their first model, the iriver Story, was ostensibly marketed as a combination eReader/MP3 player, but, […]
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Discounted Again
Today, an email was sent out to all Amazon Student members offering them a $50 discount code for the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD. Amazon has discounted their premium tablet a couple of different times since the beginning of December, leading some to speculate that the company has a few more units on-hand than they would […]
Nook HD+ N2A Card with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Review (Video)
Overview N2A cards have been around since the Nook Color first made locked-down Android tablets popular. I’ve reviewed N2A cards for both the Nook Color and Nook Tablet. When I heard there was an N2A card with CM10 (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) for the Nook HD+, I was eager to test it out, and the […]
Kindle Paperwhite vs Kobo Glo Comparison Review (Video)
The Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Glo are among the first ebook readers to come with built-in frontlights in order to make the E Ink screens readable in the dark and in areas with low lighting. Each device has its pros and cons, as outlined in the reviews (Kobo Glo Review – Kindle Paperwhite Review). But […]
A Loophole That Lets You Give All Your Kindle eBooks to Someone Else
It’s been well documented the limitations of ebooks. You can’t sell them used or give them away to someone else after reading them like you can with paper books. You can pass along ebooks if they are DRM free, but if you are buying them from a retailer like Amazon, the odds of getting a […]
Kindle Paperwhite Screen Comparison – The Difference is Surprising
If Amazon could do it all over again, I bet they would decide to wait on releasing a frontlit Kindle until the frontlighting technology is better. Why, you ask? Because ever since the Kindle Paperwhite was first released, there’s been tons of discussions and complaints from customers about how uneven the lighting is and how […]