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Ebook Reader

E-Readers Will Shortly Die

March 12, 2010

Wired’s Priya Ganapati in E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets:
If you think the coming wave of tablets is about to make e-book readers obsolete, guess again.
Yes, I think e-readers will survive, barely, and for a very short time.

Penguin iPad “e-Books”

March 4, 2010

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Penguin is pushing the e-book envelope and has developed some nifty ones for the iPad. I think the iPad will be successful in primary education; a durable case will almost ensure popularity among educators. Take a look at the video. Source: Paid Content via Switched

Nintendo DSi XL: Dual Screen e-Book Reader

February 26, 2010

Wired’s Chris Kohler:
The larger screen isn’t just some frivolous purchase — it’s completely awesome.
The Nintendo DSi XL is the largest DS: it has two 4.2-inch resistive touch LCDs and when folded is about the size of a paperback. The displays are about double the size of regular DSes. Nintendo is aiming to take a bite [...]

Samsung SNE-60K: A Slider

February 17, 2010

SLIDER: There are slider mobile phones where the keypad slides in and out. The reasons are to reduce the length of the device and simplify the front face to just the minimum number of buttons that most people use. I guess it isn’t surprising to see this on an e-book reader: Samsung’s SNE-60K. In addition [...]

Qualcomm Mirasol Brings Color to E-Book Readers

February 6, 2010

Qualcomm’s Mirasol display technology can display full color consuming very little power. It consumes no power when the display is not being updated, just like E Ink displays. Add to that video playback capability thanks to a response time that blows any LCD out the window and Mirasol technology is already better than E Ink [...]

NPD E-Reader Survey: 93% Happy

February 4, 2010

NPD Group surveyed more than 1000 e-reader owners and asked them how satisfied they were. The result? 93% were “very satisfied” or “somewhat satisfied”. Only 2% “expressed any level of dissatisfaction.” 60% considered wireless access to the favorite feature; 23% considered the touch feature to be the favorite. And only 34% wanted color screens. This [...]

Ebooks at $12.99

January 31, 2010

Walt Mossberg asked Steve Jobs regarding bestselling ebooks prices. Most ebooks are priced $9.99 on Amazon but higher on the iBookstore. Steve Jobs answered, “The prices will be the same.” Apple wants publishers to set their own prices for ebooks, and the first out of the gate is Macmillan. John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan:
Our plan [...]

E Ink Is Doomed

January 8, 2010

E Ink displays are used in almost all ereaders including the most popular Kindle by Amazon. These epaper displays allow you, the avid reader, to read for a week without having to find a power socket. E Ink displays can do that because they don’t consume power when information is not being changed. It is [...]

CES 2010: Plastic Logic QUE proReader

January 7, 2010

Engadget’s Paul Miller took the QUE proReader from Plastic Logic for a spin and came away with some observations:

Solid interface.
Very responsive touchscreen keyboard.
Near perfect functionality.

TOO SLOW: I’m not sure I like the cluttered UI. A bunch of large icons representing Excel, PowerPoint, USA Today, etc. are available for you to touch (for about a 1/2 [...]

Paradigm Shift EER-051, EER-071: 5-inch, 7-inch Color eBook Readers

December 30, 2009

Paradigm Shift’s EER-051 and EER-071 ebook readers are based on low-energy consumption 5-inch and 7-inch LCDs, respectively. Both ereaders are expected to ship in February via Delstar for US$149.95 for the EER-051 and $199.95 for the EER-071.
Do we need an ebook reader that lasts a week? Are we willing to sacrifice color? The answer seems [...]


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