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Sungale Cyberus ID700WTA eReader PMP Introduced

6. November 2009

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The 7-inch touchscreen Cyberus ID700WTA is, practically speaking, a PMP but it does support eBooks, which the company is touting as an alternative to the E-Ink readers like the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook. It also has WiFi connectivity and a user-interface that resembles the iPhone UI. Movie support is a big [...]

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Creative Zii MediaBook Touchscreen E-Reader

2. November 2009

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Singaporean manufacturer Creative has leaked its own eBook Reader–the Zii MediaBook eReader. Surprisingly, the Zii Plaszma will throw its own set of unique features on an eBook reader. One more surprise: the Zii MediaBook will not have an e-ink display. Rather, what potential users will get is a touchscreen of unspecified size. It will be [...]

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Amazon Kindle $20 Refund: Take that Nook!

22. October 2009

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Two days after Barnes and Noble announced a similarly priced but better featured Nook e-ink reader, Amazon gifts customers with an unannounced $20 rebate for the Kindle. Amazon is calling it a “consolidation.” The rebate, according to them, was due to the popularity of the Amazon Kindle (doesn’t it go the other way around? Popularity [...]

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Barnes & Noble NOOK Color e-Reader Better than Amazon Kindle

20. October 2009

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It’s also $259! Priced on the same level as the Kindle but offering more features. We all know this is coming, a Barnes and Noble ebook reader, officially Nook, but we didn’t know they’re going to make it a color reader. Just imagine the potential: e-books, e-newspapers and now e-magazines. The B&N Nook boasts two [...]

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Shenzhen’s boeye E510 the Thinnest, Sleekest E-Book

16. October 2009

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Shanzai products are becoming cooler and cooler every time we post about them. boeye, a totally unknown manufacturer to us, has an e-Book dubbed E510. This is the cutest e-Book we’ve seen so far. The Boeye E510 supports a totally legit 16 grayscale level for an e-Book. It has a 5.0-inch 800×600 E-ink display, which [...]

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Kindle 2, Kindle DX going International; Kindle gets Price cut in the US

9. October 2009

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Want to own a Kindle, but don’t live in the US? Well, here’s some good news for you. Amazon has announced that they will now be making the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX available in 100 countries en route to world domination. Interested buyers can now start pre-ordering the Kindle with US & International Wireless [...]

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iRiver Story E-Book Reader looks like Kindle

9. September 2009

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I wouldn’t call it a Kindle clone just yet, pending official price announcements. there are differences to the keyboard. The iRiver Story supports txt, PDF and EPUB files as well as DOC, Excel and PowerPoint. It also features a Comic Viewer with Zip file support. It can view in JPG, GIF and BMP. It plays [...]

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Asus Eee E-Book This Year?

27. August 2009

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It’s a mouthful but I’m sure Asus will think of a better name than Asus Eee E-Book. The EeeBook perhaps? This time around, the Taiwanese giant will not have the advantage of being the first. So what’s going to be Asustek’s e-Book strategy? Cheaper? more portable? An optional back light? WiFi? [via digitimes]

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Kindle DX showcased in Hands-on Videos

6. May 2009

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Just as expected, Amazon has announced a “plus sized” Kindle dubbed as the Kindle DX. Here’s a pair of hands-on videos showcasing this new Kindle e-book reader from Amazon. Based on the first impressions, aside from the larger size and a slightly better performing keyboard, this new Kindle DX isn’t really that different from [...]

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An Amazon Kindle “Plus Size” Newspaper e-Reader Due Wednesday?

4. May 2009

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Online giant Amazon has bigger plans for the Kindle. If the e-Book reader is going to change publishing forever, first thing it’s got to do is change itself… or just keep changing until publishing gets the drift and changes with you. The word is that it’s going to be a bigger screen Kindle. It’s a [...]

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