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This Smart Bookrest Docking System could be the future of ebooks

Mark Rollins — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:06:01 +0000

Considering that we have seen no end of e-readers since before the Kindle, one has to wonder what sort of age are we looking at as far as e-reading goes. I think we are a long way from traditional books being a thing of the past, but I see this Smart Bookrest Docking System as [...]

Nook Color Production Bumped to 18,000 Units Per Day

Jeff Baker — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:54:28 +0000

While tablets are quite popular eBook readers have their own successful niche. While eBook readers of yesteryear featured solely e-ink displays, newer devices like the iPad and Nook Color have proven themselves to be very popular. The Nook Color, in particular, is quite a highly sought after device seeing how it is essentially a full fledged Android [...]

Google Launches eBook Store, Competes With Apple, Barnes & Noble, Amazon

Jeff Baker — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:11:10 +0000

E-readers are becoming quite popular with Apple touting the iPad’s eBook reading ability quite high not to mention dedicated devices from Barnes & Noble and Amazon like the Nook Color and Kindle, respectively. Each of the above mentioned companies not only push e-reader devices, but they also offer eBooks for sale through virtual retail outlets. [...]

Amazon Kindle 2 for $89 on Amazon for Black Friday

Jeff Baker — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:19:01 +0000

Amazon’s Kindle eReader is without a doubt one of the most popular on the market. Of course, these e-ink touting devices have come under fire from full touchscreen touting devices like the iPad, but they certainly represent a popular niche. One thing that is very good about devices like this is the fact that they [...]

See this new e-reader software from Ray Kurzweil

Mark Rollins — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:00:02 +0000

Sure, there are a lot of e-book readers out there, plus mobile devices such as the iPad that can do even more than a Kindle. What you see here is a sample of Blio e-book software by Ray Kurzweil, and it is designed for the PC rather than an e-book reader or mobile device. As [...]

iRiver Story e-book reader

Mark Rollins — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:13:48 +0000

For a while, it was looking like everyone had an e-reader out. I suppose it is iRiver’s turn. The iRiver Story has a 6-inch, touchscreen display, 2GB of internal storage, with SDHC expansion up to 32GB. It will be available in Korea only, but we don’t have a price as yet. Last time I heard, [...]

Copia Ocean Reader: In color, and at a low price

Mark Rollins — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:09:08 +0000

Amazon may have that new Kindle going on, but it would appear that a company known as Copia has put out a 5 inch e-reader. This is the Ocean Reader, and it looks like it has color, like the one from Fujitsu. It also looks like it has a very small price of $99. Source [...]

Plastic Logic QUE pre-orders canceled

Mark Rollins — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:28:07 +0000

Remember that Plastic Logic Que that we reported being delayed? Well, we have some bad news. No, it hasn’t been discontinued, but the company has canceled all pre-orders for the product itself. The company has not officially canceled this product, but calls the recent developments a “delay”. So, does any one still want this large [...]

Blio free e-reader software coming soon

Mark Rollins — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:05:26 +0000

Apparently, Blio and it’s e-reader software has been late in meeting its deadline for release, but it is still planned to be available “over the next two months”. At least, this is what Blio company founder Ray Kurzweil told the New York Times. He also stated that Large PC manufacturers like Wal-Mart should be interested [...]

DigiLife presents their I-One e-reader/projector at Computex

Mark Rollins — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:55:57 +0000

I must say that I haven’t really heard of DigiLife before, but they seem to be ready to hit the market with a bang with the I-One e-reader and projector. Yes, it is an e-reader with a built-in projector. It has a 10.4 inch LCD display, Wi-Fi, and a lot of other things that could [...]