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Alex eReader now on sale for $399 in US, ships in mid-April, 3G coming soon

by on 16. Mar, 2010 5:03PM in Android, E-Readers

For those of you interested in Android eReaders, then look no further than the Nook, and now the Alex eReader. Available for pre-order at $399 in th US, this little guy supports EPUB, PDF, HTML and TXT formats, all running on top of Android. Spring Design claims that pre-order units will ship no later than mid-April.

The Spring design Alex e-reader also boasts a 6″ EPD screen and a full color 3.5″ Android-based touchscreen LCD, full Web browsing over WiFi, watch videos and communicate with contacts, all the while downloading eBooks. There are also a small number of original Google apps available on the Alex.

As for the electronic bookstore, the Alex connects to Google’s, which houses more than 1 million titles, and also supports any eBook that in turn support Adobe DRM. Footprint wise the Alex is 4.7″ by 8.9″ and is less than a half inch deep, with a microSD card slot that goes up to 32GB. The Alex can also be updated via Wi-Fi, has USB 2.0, headphones, AC/USB power connector and a padded cover.

Source: CrunchGear

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iREX DR800SG e-reader finally shipping from BestBuy.com

by on 17. Feb, 2010 8:45PM in E-Readers, News

After nearly 4 months of limbo, the DR 800SG from iREX is officially shipping out for the price of $399.99 from BestBuy.com. For those of you who were following gadget blogs properly, the DR 800SG was supposed to be the first e-book reader with access to the Barnes & Noble E-BookStore. Of course other readers like Barnes’ own Nook took that place. Press release after the break for those of you who are interested. Now we’ll finally be able to get our grummy paws on this thing for a review.

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Bookeen Orizon: A multitouch eBook Reader. Oh Really…

by on 17. Feb, 2010 5:29PM in E-Readers, WTF

A multitouch eBook Reader. Let’s see here, why would I need multitouch in my reader? Maybe when I’m waiting for the page to load I can amuse myself by pinching-and-zooming to wait even longer? Or maybe I can just look at how weird and ugly my e-reader is?

It’s unfortunately coming out in May for $250, features a 6-inch, 800×600 display, along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1GB of storage, microSD and an accelerometer. It can read both ePub and PDF formats. There is no electronic bookstore behind it, so you’ll have to fatten it up with PDFs and ePubs. [E-reader-info via Electronista]

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Barnes & Noble’s Nook Is Finally In Stock Again

by on 08. Feb, 2010 12:55PM in E-Readers, News

Just in time for Valentines Day, Barnes & Noble has gotten its manufacturing act back together. If you remember the numerous delays for the Nook, BN said things would be back to normal around now, and everything is. So if you have an extreme love of books (and gadgets), then the Nook is right up your alley. And as an added bonus, Barnes has started its exclusive “More In Store” content. When you do buy your Nook you’ll be presented with a short story by Adriana Trigiani, a red velvet cupcakes recipe by Anne Byrn, the Cake Mix Doctor, and finally a little something called “Read Between the Wines”, by wine expert Kevin Zraly, a dude who will tell you what to drink in terms of wine. PR after the jump, people.
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New Nook Firmware Update v1.2 adds: Speed

by on 05. Feb, 2010 12:44PM in E-Readers, News

Speed. That’s the main new feature in the new Nook v1.2 firmware update right now. Early reports suggest that the color touchscreen becomes more responsive and e-ink pages load faster. Unfortunately with the Nook, there isn’t a way too speed up the time that your Nook actually recognizes that there is a new update available, so you’ll have to wait until it says so.

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HP Slate gets teased with a crystal clear video by CTO Phil McKinney

by on 26. Jan, 2010 11:38AM in HP, Tablets

At CES earlier this month, Steve Ballmer showde off the Apple Tablet’s rival — the HP Slate. HP CTO Phil McKinney decided to share some details of the HP Slate, starting with how it was created 5 years ago as an e-reader, and then HP slowly but surely built up a “rich media experience” that most customers are after, he then said that now in a “perfect storm” of innovation HP has been able to create a multitouch tablet that is well priced and runs Windows 7. That video that I know you want to see is after the “Read More” link.

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ASUS DR-950 E-Reader Shots Hit the Web

by on 22. Jan, 2010 4:49PM in E-Readers

With the big but small announcement of the ASUS e-readers, we’ve still been waiting for pictures, but they’ve showed now.

The ASUS DR-950 measures at just 0.35 inches thin, but still fits in a 9-inch, 1024 x 768 pixel display. And it’s not E-Ink — it’s a new technology that ASUS had to call SiPix Microcup electronic paper which consumes less energy than E-Ink (or is purported to, anyway). Besides that you have your 2-to-4GB of storage, SD card slot, Wi-Fi and HDSPA, a USB port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Pricing and a release date are still in limbo. Something interesting by the way, is that ASUS UK Headquarters posted the pictures on Flickr, with a couple of the shots showing the e-reader being compared to an iPhone. Now how’s that for originality? [Flickr via Engadget]

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HarperCollins working with Apple to provide e-books for tablet?

by on 18. Jan, 2010 9:30PM in Apple, E-Readers, Rumors

According to the WSJ, HarperCollins Publishers is in talks with Apple to provide e-books for the upcoming tablet. If something like this actually happens, companies like Amazon will take a serious hurting from such a deal. According to HarperCollins’ own chief exec, Amazon would have something to worry about because: “e-books enhanced with video, author interviews and social-networking applications could command higher retail prices for publishers than current e-books”.

Such an idea would (and should) be ideal for Apple’s upcoming tablet on the 27th. Of course, there will be more speculation until Apple’s press event, but just imagine this for a moment: man created the e-book, and now a super e-book. I like it.

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