Unlike the Intel Reader, these readers from Dulin’s Books are just readers. The PocketBook 301+ and PocketBook 360 are really rebranded readers with 400 MHz Samsung processors, 512MB flash storage, an expandable microSD slot, and support for six languages.

The Pocketbook 360 has a 5-inch display, plus an accleromerter for changing the orientation of the page. The 301+ has MP3 support with built-in speaker and a 6-inch display, plus “some expanded media playback and game options”. Both readers will be available soon with the 301+ at $275 and the 360 at $240.

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As soon as I saw the words “Intel Reader”, I couldn’t help but think: “not another reader”. However, Intel’s Reader is not just made to store book materials, it will read to you from a book.

All you need to do is use the reader to take a picture of the book, and it will use its text-scanning and text-to-speech engine to read the words on the page. This will be very helpful for the blind and others with reading-debilitating conditions. This reader will also play MP3s, and will turn your photographed books into MP3s as well.

There is a video of it after the jump for more of its groundbreaking features, but this device will cost you. How much? Try about $1,499.

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There’s a new player in the eBook readers business. Asus has confirmed that it will launch new eReaders in March 2010. The company confirmed that these devices will come with features like WiFi, 3G and WiMAX connectivity. Why would we need WiMAX in an eBook reader anyway? We don’t have all the specs but it looks like Asus plans to launch two eBooks, a 6- and a 9-inch model. Asus will test those readers in Taiwan before they become available in Europe and the U.S. Unfortunately it’s too early for pricing details so you’ll just have to wait a while for them. Of course you could pick a Nook or a Kindle in the mean time and get your reading on.

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As if the news of ECTACO’s JetBook Lite wasn’t enough, we have some more e-reader news. This one is more rumor than fact, however, as MSI plans on making a reader with NVidia Tegra graphics. Will this e-reader madness ever end? Rumor has it that this MSI reader will be out by 2010, so we will know by then.

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It feels like the e-book reader market is flooded with the Nook, Kindle, and everything else. ECTACO has just released their second e-book reader with the jetBook-Lite, the company claims it is the cheapest reader at $149. It uses 4 AA batteries for 23 hours of power. It supports the Barnes and Noble bookstore, SD cards, but does not do wireless downloads.

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This isn’t the first time we reported on Bridgestone’s flexible e-paper, and the company has now developed the world’s first flexible e-book reader. This prototype has 10.7 inch screen, and is 5.8 mm thick. It can display color, by the way, and the company plans to test it out on consumers by spring of next year.

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There’s a brand new eBook reader in town, or at least there will be one starting with October 20. Barnes and Noble is ready to go against Amazon’s Kindle. Its new eBook reader is supposed to be unveiled at a special event in New York on October 20. Early pictures of the unnamed device have been leaked and we have some features available for you. The reader will offer you two distinct displays: an e-ink 6-inch display capable of 800 x 600 resolution, a secondary color LCD screen capable of 480 x 144 resolution and multitouch support and 3G connectivity. We have no prices at this time but we’ll be back with more news once Barnes and Noble makes this hybrid reader available.

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In case you didn’t know, Barnes & Noble have big eBook reader plans for the near future. The company together with Plastic Logic plans to launch not one, but two eReaders in the following months. Besides the regular grayscale version Barnes & Noble wants to launch a color version too. Other rumors related to this Barnes & Noble reader say that the device will run Android OS and come with a unique feature: book lending. The reader should have WiFi connectivity only and it’s expected to arrive on October 20. That’s when Barnes & Noble has an event scheduled in NY for that day so that’s probably when we will find out more about this new eReader. Anyone interested?

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What you see above is Buffalo’s recently announced microSD card reader. As you can see, this particular device is small enough where you can just plug it into one of your laptop’s USB ports and leave it there with little to no worries of it breaking during traveling.

What’s more is, in addition to having the ability to read a microSD card, this reader will feature 4GB or 16GB of built-in storage for $35 and $160, respectively.

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Sony has revealed its latest ebook reader, it is now in the third generation and is codenamed PRS-700. This one is small and light-weight, only 283 grams and the size of a paperback book.

The digital book reader has the usual touchscreen functions that in this case are similar to the iPhone, which means that to flip a page you only need to slide your finger across the screen. The screen size can be considered good, 6-inches with zoom in and zoom out features. In terms of text size there are 5 options you can pick.

Extra features include support for memory cards – SD and Memory Stick Duo, a built-in LED light, and the option to create notes.

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A new brand of ebook reader came out recently — the jetBook e-book reader. Released by ECTACO, this ebook reader has a built-in MP3 player for some audiobook listening if you don’t want to or can’t scroll through the digital pages of an ebook. Equipped with a 5-inch screen, jetBook comes preloaded with translating dictionaries so you can look up foreign words on the go. Moreover, you can also load it with pics. Although jetBook is packed with features, I believe it’s facing tough competition. At US$349.95, I think jetBook will find it a bit hard to convince buyers to purchase one of its product rather than the Amazon Kindle, but then again, it all depends on one’s tastes.

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Sony has unveiled its new PRS-505 reader that features a svelte body design and is available in two colors – silver and dark blue.

A next-generation electronic paper display delivers faster response and a higher contrast ratio for easy reading even in bright sunshine. Eight levels of gray scale provide for crisp and clear text, images, and graphics.

With the capacity to store up to 160 typical eBooks, the Reader can act as a mobile library. Expansion slots for Memory Stick Duo media or SD memory cards make the device’s library potential practically limitless.

More advanced users will appreciate the new USB-based mass storage capability that allows them to use the device as a portable drive for the direct transfer of documents, images and other files to the Reader. A new auto sync feature also lets users set up folders with books and documents that can be automatically synchronized when the device is connected to a PC.

The new Reader will retail for about $300 and come complete with a USB cable; eBook Library PC companion software; and a color-coordinated, protective soft cover.

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