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more about #eink more comments → Zebatinsky: Paugh. This is not an eReader angle that you should waste time watching, I think. more » OCEntertainment: In a word? Holycrapihopenotthatsdumb. more » Odin: Looks like no one at that company knows the meaning of the word ergonomics. more » Nathan Obbards: So it's, in essence, a non-touchscreen PADD? Seems like Star Wars and Star Trek tech is imminent. more » dingus: That had not occured to me, bro. #gizmodoremainders more » Phocis: Wait... than what is this? [gizmodo.com] #gizmodoremainders more » OCEntertainment: This officially goes in the category of Devices I Really Want To Play Around With And Probably Own, But They're Way Down The List Of Things I Can Just... more » bitgod: I'd be interested in one of these, but only if/when it can at least do all the formats that my Sony reader can do. If it can do .doc, .rtf, and .txt,... more » Josef Forsberg: I've been reading a ton of books on my iPhone. So getting a second ebook reader doesn't seem all that necessary, but I really want to know what Apple ... more » -
#ereaders
Will eReaders Really Become Gaming Devices?
eReaders are getting powerful enough to become fully-fledged Internet tablets, but gaming devices? That's a new spin. Turns out Qualcomm has a detachable game controller add-on for that Snapdragon-powered eReader prototype we first showed you on Wednesday. Take a look: More » -
#ebooks
Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video
Qualcomm has developed a 5.7-inch (1,024x768) display for ebook readers that not only renders color and video; it does so with enough power efficiency to challenge a black and white, still-frame Kindle. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
Microsoft Takes Aim at App Store's Useless Fluff...Monster Cable's Miles Davis Headphones Cost a Month's Rent...Baseless Analyst Speculation Over Google Hardware Makes Me Furious...New Partnership May Mean Cheaper Ebook Readers... More »
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#nook
8 Reasons You Can Finally Love Ebook Readers (Thanks to Nook)
I'm an avid reader, studied literature in school, and nerd out over tech, yet past ebook readers have left me cold. The Nook is the first reader I really want, and I won't be alone. Here's why. More » -
#reader
enTourage Edge: Half Ebook Reader, Half Tablet, All Hideous
Have you ever wondered how a bunch of people come up with the same brilliant idea at the same time? Like an ereader with two screens? Half of the enTourage eDGE is an e-Ink reader. The other's an Android tablet. More » -
#ebooks
WSJ Confirms Barnes & Noble "Nook" Reader Price at $259
According to the WSJ, the Barnes & Noble reader will be announced tomorrow at $259. The descriptions match our exclusive photos exactly. They found the device through a premature ad shown on the NYTimes website! Who scooped who here? More » -
#ebooks
Exclusive: First Photos of Barnes & Noble's Double Screen E-Reader
Barnes and Noble's late to e-books. But the company's new gadget—first seen here—should address the weaknesses of all other readers with screens evoking a Kindle and an iPhone. A source from within reveals. More » -
#rumorsmash
Barnes & Noble Won't Be Getting a Color Reader From Plastic Logic Anytime Soon
When a (claimed) Barnes & Noble rep said that the company's imminent ebook reader would be color, some folks over at Plastic Logic, B&N's hardware partner, were listening intently. Mainly because they had no idea what he was talking about. More » -
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#questionoftheday
Your Choice: A Universal Media Tablet or an E-Ink Reader?
E-ink readers are great for book replication, but can't play back video. A tablet like Microsoft's Courier or the Apple Tablet may not handle books as well, but can do it all. Which is for you? More » -
#rant
Why I Think E-Ink Readers Are Dumb
The future of media isn't on paper. And a device just dedicated to replicating dead trees is a waste of time. Let me show you why electronic ink's virtues don't matter as much as its weaknesses do. More » -
#rumor
Barnes & Noble's Mysterious eReader Could Land Next Month
Barnes & Noble's eReader rumors date back to April, but they were thin. With a recent FCC filing, and the WSJ saying it's coming next month, it's fair to call it imminent. More » -
#qualcomm
Qualcomm's Mirasol Ultra Low Power Display Is Almost Magic
Ebook readers suffer because they use E-Ink, which isn't in color and doesn't refresh fast enough to do video. Qualcomm is quietly showing off its Mirasol display, now in full color with 30-frame-per-second video. See for yourself: More » -
#ebookreader
iRex DR800SG Hands On: An Ebook Reader, Unchained
As more and more companies roll out more and more ebook readers, it's becoming clear that this isn't really a hardware game. Sure, the iRex DR800SG is a slim, minimalist 8.1-inch e-reader, but it's the software that'll make it great. More » -
#ereaders
It's Not a New Kindle, It's the iRiver Story
iRiver's been working on an e-reader, and until now, we had no idea what it looked like—let alone what was waiting under the hood. More » -
#sony
Rumor: Sony's New eBook Readers Will Touch $200
This according to a pair of posted-then-pulled product pages on J&R, which pegged the prices for the leaked PRS-300 and PRS-600 readers at $200 and $300, respectively. Plus, a few more HOT HOT HOT e-reader hardware specs. More » -
#sony
Sony's PRS-300 and PRS-600 eBook Readers Leaked in Service Manuals
The followups to Sony's PRS-700 eBook reader seem to have surfaced in some service manuals dated July 2009. The two readers have these specs: More » -
#kindle
Amazon Will Replace Cracked Kindle 2 Screens for Free
Oh, the power of a good multi-million dollar lawsuit. Amazon is vindicating litigious types by agreeing to replace Kindle 2s with cracked screens for free, instead of charging $200 for repairs. I wonder if they'll fix mine. [News Factor] -
#kindle
Angry Kindlers Sue Amazon Over Case Defect, Demand $5m In Damages
We know as well as anyone that Kindles can be frustratingly fragile, but that's why you buy a case, right? For the plaintiffs in a fresh class action lawsuit against Amazon, it was actually the case that caused the problems. More » -
#knockoffs
Inevitable Kindle 2 Knock Off Spotted in China
Finally, we have ourselves a proper Kindle 2 knockoff, courtesy of—who else?—the Chinese. More » -
#eink
Future E-Ink Ads Powered By Solar, Still Annoying
Neoluxiim's diminutive e-ink displays are powered by solar, which is great. Now, when I blow by them at the mall in the near future like I do today's traditional point-of-sale ads, my subconscious will cheerfully say "thanks for being green!" More » -
#displays
Busted: Why I Can't Wait for Flexible Displays
When I got up this morning, I threw my Kindle in my bag's padded courdoroy laptop sleeve like I always do. A few hours later, I pulled it out and it looked like this. More » -
#displays
Pixel Qi E-Paper LCD Dual Display Video Walkthrough
Here's the first hands-on video with the new Pixel Qi LCD screen, a panel that touts a two-mode, high-resolution LCD display—one mode being "transflective," so that it swaps backlight for natural light, requires less energy and is easier on the eyes—LCD's answer to E-Ink. More » -
#eink
Taiwanese Company Buys E-Ink Maker, Will Pursue Color Screens
E Ink, the company that invented and produces the e-ink displays for Amazon, Sony, and others, was recently acquired for $215 million—providing the means, said the company's president, to keep color e-ink displays on track for release in 2010. More » -
#kindle
Kindle DX Ships June 10 For $489
The $489, 9.7-inch Amazon Kindle DX is shipping June 10. Amazon's filling pre-orders first, so those people who got really excited early on get them before everyone else. [Amazon] -
#displays
Pixel Qi: The Display That Will Make You Want an E-Reader
We've gone through it time and time again: One of the most formidable problems e-readers need to overcome is the expensive and primitive issue of e-ink. But Mary Lou Jepsen, of OLPC fame, has a new display that just might make the e-reader a viable, desirable, and even inexpensive gadget. More » -
#blockquote
Amazon's Jeff Bezos: Color-Screened Kindle Is "Multiple Years" Away
We think the perfect e-reader would require a color screen, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said today that not only is a color version of the Kindle not imminent, but that "I know it's multiple years. I don't know how many years but it's years." Lame. More » -
#ebook
Plastic Logic E Book Reader Video Tour and Hands On
Plastic Logic's device is big, over 10 inches across the screen and 7mm thin. It's touchscreen driven. What's surprising is that they'll have a store, 3G/WiFi and are coming out in Jan 2010. More » -
#review
Cool-er eBook Reader Review
The Gadget: The Cool-er, a lower (compared to the Kindle) priced eBook reader that lacks built-in wireless functionality and a hardware keyboard, but adds music, an SD card slot and PDF/MP3 support. But of course, the lower price is the big draw. More » -
#watches
New Phosphor Watches Feature Curved E-Ink Displays and Non-Nerdy Style
When I hear the phrase "e-ink watch," I feel like the product will be totally unwearable for anyone not wanting to be instantly branded a dork. But the new Phosphor line gets legitimate style points. More » -
#kindle
Colorize Your Kindle 2 for $199
ColorWare will take your Kindle 2 from B&W to color* for the modest price of $199, or they'll sell you a pre-colorized model for $599. (*Note: Colorization process does not include the E-Ink screen.) [ColorWare] -
#eink
Color E-Paper From Philips That Could Replace Monitors, the Real Thing
Philips is no stranger to teasing us with amazing color e-paper promises and concepts. They did it in 2007, in 2008, and again this weekend with an example that could make LCD screens feel inadequate. More » -
#unconfirmed
Sony Releasing Bigger eReader This Year? No Color Until 2010?
PVI, the company thought to make the big sheet of e-paper found in the Kindle DX, has revealed two interesting pieces of intel to DigiTimes. More » -
#cellphones
Samsung Alias 2 Flips Its Keypad For Any Occasion, Arrives May 11th
The Samsung Alias 2 may be a dumbphone, but it's got one feature that (kinda!) sets it apart: It unfolds into landscape and portrait configurations, and uses the same keypad in both. How?Witchcraft!E-ink! More » -
#amazon
Amazon Wants 70% of Newspaper Revenue for Kindle Distribution?
Yesterday, on my Twitter account, I made the snide remark that the Kindle DX was saving newspapers through a $500 donation to Amazon. Apparently, my cynicism wasn't that far off the mark. UPDATE More » -
#kindledx
Why There's No Color Kindle
Asked why there's no color Kindle, Amazon spokespeople said that while E-Ink has color prototypes in the labs, Amazon's just not satisfied with it, jeegollydarn it. Course, we already knew why. [Kindle Hands On] -
#kindle
Kindle DX Offers 9.7 Inches of E-Ink for $489
Amazon's new Kindle DX boasts a newspaper-friendly screen that's 2.5x bigger than the standard Kindle, but it's also got a few tricks of its own (new features in bold): More » -
#rumor
NYT: Amazon Debuting Jumbo Kindle 'As Early As This Week' (Updated)
The Kindle 2 may only be a few months old, but the New York Times reports that Amazon is set to unveil a big-screen E ink reader, designed for newspapers, magazines and textbooks. Soon! UPDATED More » -
#factoid
70% of Kindle Owners Are over 40?
The Official Amazon Kindle Forum has a thread called the "Average Kindle Owner's Age." Someone counted up all 1,387 responses and found that 70% of respondents were over 40. More » -
#eink
Color E-Paper Gets a Huge Bump
Electrofluidic Display Technology is an invention by "University of Cincinnati, Sun Chemical, Polymer Vision and Gamma Dynamics" that hits the level of quality required for people to accept it in e-readers like the Kindle. Woo. More »
