June 18, 2013

eReader - News


Sony Introduces New TouchSreen E-Readers to Compete with Kindle, Barnes & Noble and iPad

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Sony has redesigned its eBook reader range bringing touch functionality to all editions and a host of other new features. The Japanese consumer electronics group is competing with online retailer Amazon, US bookseller Barnes & Noble, and others as device-makers race to meet the surging demand for e-books. On Wednesday, Sony announced a new version [...]

Pandigital Novel Android eReader Full Review

Pandigital’s second Android eReader [model PRD07T20WBL1] from the Pandigital Novel series is out and shipping. The new eReader boasts a 7-inch TFT LCD touch screen, with a display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, enhanced UI, powered by ARM 11 CPU, comes with a stylus, virtual keyboard that enables making notes & emails, 2GB shared [...]

Cheap $99 DMC Copia Color E-reader also Entered in the E-reader War

dmc dcopia e-reader

A small manufacturer already plans to introduce a $99 device this fall. Copia, a subsidiary of DMC Worldwide, is set to offer a $99, 5-inch color e-reader when its line of devices comes to market later this year. DMC’s Copia was first announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this January and has [...]

CPT Developing TFT-LCD Technology for E-readers

Pandigital Novel eReader

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is eyeing the e-book reader market using its TFT-LCD technology, according to company president Lin Sheng-chang. Lin said probably all 7-inch 4:3 aspect ratio e-book readers currently on the market feature CPT’s TFT-LCD panels. CPT is also presumed to be the supplier of the 7-inch color TFT-LCD [...]

Pandigital Novel eReader Hardware Problem – They Recalled the Device for Firmware Update

Pandigital Novel eReader

The Digital Readers, which has been covering the device extensively, reports that Kohl’s is currently going through something of a recall so that Pandigital can install an updated firmware. Never fear as customers can still get a full refund. And now if you go over to the Novel product profile on Kohl’s website, you can’t [...]

7.5 inch ECS Everest EB 900 eReader at Computex 2010

ECS Everest EB 900 eReader

ECS announced an affordable e-book reader at Computex 2010 called Everest EB-900. Its powered Marvell PXA 800 MHz 166e processor by 7.9-inch wide screen and touch-enabled e-ink has 1200 x 825 pixels resolution. Linux 2.6 kernel based operating system is installed in the e-book reader, 256 MB RAM and 1 GB of internal storage unit [...]

EB710 eReader with 7-inch Color Display

eb710 7-inch colour e-reader

If you are bored with your black-and-white e-book reader, then check out the EB710 7-inch color eReader. This EB710 7 Inch Color eBook Reader gives an indication as to what the future of eBook readers could look like. EB710 has a built-in rechargeable battery, multimedia player, image viewer, optional FM radio, USB 2.0 connector and [...]

Samsung Announced SNE-60 e-Book Reader

samsung sne-60 e-reader

Samsung has announced that its SNE-60 e-book reader will soon be out in the UK. The device has a 6-inch screen, with resolution of 600 by 800 pixels. It comes with a WiFi and a built-in MP3 player. The SNE-60 allows users to store as many as 1,200 books, and the capacity can be increased [...]

BeBook Neo eReader with WiFi and WACOM Input Technology

bebook neo e-reader

BeBook announcing that they’re taking preorders for their new BeBook Neo ereader. Packing a 6-inch E Ink panel with a Wacom touchscreen, the Neo may not have integrated 3G like some rivals we’ve seen, but it does get WiFi for accessing a range of third-party ebook stores. The E-reader Running on a 532MHz Freescale processor [...]

Borders Kobo eReader Ships June 17th, Available To Pre-Order Now

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The Kobo eReader is a $150 electronic book reader that will be sold through Borders as they attempt to take on the Amazon Kindle and other electronic book readers. The Kobo eReader will be available June 17, and the company’s website quotes a newspaper article noting its US$150 price is markedly cheaper than other readers [...]