May 9 2010
Categorized Under: Entertainment
Tags; amazon, Barnes and noble, Borders, e-reader, eBooks, ipad, iphone, KDK, kindle, Kobo, Nook
Borders has announced that they are getting their own e-book reader soon and it will be made by the Canadian company called Kobo. It will be a much cheaper reader than the main competition — namely the Barnes & Noble Nook, the Amazon Kindle and the Apple iPad. In the U.S. it will cost $149.99 and Borders has already started taking pre-orders. Availability as of now is June 17.
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February 26 2010
Categorized Under: Entertainment, Gaming
Tags; dsi, DSi XL, e-Books, e-reader, nintendo, Nintendo Dsi XL
Well, in what seems like yet another tired old don’t-tell-me-them-too piece of news — Nintendo has announced that they are putting eBooks in their latest offering — the Nintendo DSi XL. However, if the company is to be believed, they are not really serious about entering the e-book market in a big way. They are just adding value to their product. But that doesn’t really stop it from being a serious competitor now, does it? Continue reading “Nintendo DSi XL Becomes The Latest To Offer e-Books, Here We Go Again? [E-Readers]” »
January 20 2010
Categorized Under: Entertainment, Misc, Tablets
Tags; asus, DR-570, DR-950, e-reader, ebook, reader, touchscreen
Looks like Asus’ “quick, make something like that!” development cycle has borne fruit again. Behold Asus’ entry into the brave old world print media with two new eBook Readers – the DR-570 and DR-950. The DR-570 is a 6inch device while the DR-970 is a 9inch device. So the question is why they are not called Dr-500 and DR-900. Nevermind. So it seems like Asus is suddenly very forthcoming about their eBook readers. Last time they were asked, they were really reluctant to say anything beyond a vague acknowledgement.
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January 11 2010
Categorized Under: Tablets, netbooks
Tags; dualbook, e-reader, ebook, ebook reader, edge, entourage, tablet
I have mentioned the Entourage eDGe dualbook device pretty often around these parts and that is mainly because it has been going from a prototype of a great idea to a great product in good time. The idea of combining the best of a netbook and an eBook reader has paid of very well for the company. We, the tech press, have shown it a lot of love as well. It made its official debut at CES last week and that has worked really well for it even though there were a lot of other e-readers to compete with. It has the unique advantage of the only one of its kind — a dualbook.
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