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    Gary_7vn: The copyright, drm, freaks are NOT going to like this device. How long before they want money for every "performance"? #intelreaderebooktexttospeech more »
    Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Well, since Jack Bauer is saying it, I'll have to buy one. more »
    beercheck: Now, get it to translate. #intelreaderebooktexttospeech more »
    Odin: One has to question how effectively the device could be used by the visually impaired. It looks like it has a text based menu system (though presumabl... more »
    Demonbird: Upon reading the title I thought "Oh, I doubt that. Upon seeing the pictures, yeah, I don't know what they thought they were doing. #nookvsalex more »
    Fractal the Meek: Yeah, our dear friends at that other blog smelled this one coming when Alex first dropped. Its announcement was flung together, perhaps not unlike it... more »
    thepcguy85: although it looks bulky, I really like the spring design e-reader. #nookvsalex more »
    cardboredbox: of course B&N would find a way to mess this up #nookvsalex more »
    Keni:Would people stop doing this now!!!:: From a outright design perspective, I'd take the nook over alex's ereader #nookvsalex more »
    Charles Epperson: The only issue I have with this device, If me and my wife both want to read a book on the Kindel I can. I have never had to buy a book just for myself... more »
  • #ereaders

    The Intel Reader Photographs Text and Reads it Back to You

    Intel's Reader for the visually impaired isn't a concept; it goes on sale today. Using an Atom processor, 5-megapixel camera, and Intel's Linux-based Moblin OS, it turns book pages into digital text and MP3s…then reads aloud in a synthesized voice. More »
  • #ebookreaders

    Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property

    Spring Design's Alex reader seemed very similar to Barnes & Noble's Nook. I thought that Spring Design was the copycat, but based on the lawsuit they filed for violation of intellectual property, it may be the other way around. More »
  • #barnesnoble

    Plastic Logic Que Is Going to Nuzzle Nook in Barnes & Noble Stores (And Why You Care)

    I asked at the announcement if the Nook would get exclusive perks over other Barnes & Noble readers, like Plastic Logic's Que. Shelf space ain't one of them, since Que will cozy up with Nook in B&N stores next year. More »
  • #nook

    Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature

    One of my favorite details about the Nook—the 14-day "lending"—just got a lot less enticing. Turns out there are very specific rules about this lending process, and they pretty much nullify the feature's promise. More »
  • #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 »
  • #barnesnoble

    Barnes & Noble "Major Event" Next Tuesday

    Barnes and Noble just sent out invites to a "major event in our company's history." So, uh, three guesses as to what they're launching. (Hint: It's a reader.) We'll be there, bringing it to you live.
  • #magazines

    Time's "Hulu for Magazines" Idea Is So, So Doomed

    Magazines are basically fucked. They know this, and figure the only way they're going to survive is if they manage to successfully navigate the transition to digital. Time's grand plan? A "Hulu for magazines." Oh boy. More »
  • #gizgallery09

    BTW: Live Stream of Gizmodo Gallery's Arc Attack Concert!

    Livestream has created an, uh, livestream for us that aggregates six 3G cards and two WiFi cards to get a 1-2mbit stream going. We'll use it to transmit the show tonight at 8pm EST and the rest of Gizmodo Gallery. More »
  • #gizgallery09

    Tonight @ Giz Gallery: Free Pancakes, Arc Attack Concert at 8PM and PSPGo Hands-On For 100 People

    In case you forgot, we're hosting a Giz Gallery Arc Attack concert today at 8pm. We have space for the first 100 people who show up, and you'll have a chance to play with the new PSPGo. More »
  • #review

    Sony Reader PRS-600 Touch and Pocket PRS-300 Dual Review: Too Many Compromises

    I have spent the last two weeks reading a book on Sony's two newest Readers, the Touch and the Pocket editions—one is overloaded with tricks but killed by glare, the other is simplified past the point of goodness. More »
  • #ebooks

    Time Inc. Launching Ebook Reader Within 3 Months?

    Our old buddy Owen Thomas at NBC Bay Area just revealed a Time Inc. internal document that shows the media giant's plan to enter the ebook reader market—possibly to bump out Amazon. More »
  • #sony

    Sony Virtual Library eBook Check Out Is Awesome, But Just a Little Too Literal

    My favorite part of Sony's Reader announcement was probably Library Finder, powered by OverDrive, which lets you check out eBooks from your local library—and "thousands" have signed up—for free, direct to your reader. But there's a catch. More »
  • #sonyreader

    Sony Daily Edition Reader: 3G, 7-Inch Touchscreen in December

    It's what we thought; The Sony Daily Edition reader is Sony's first (AT&T) 3G reader with a seven-inch touch widescreen display that you can rotate to view books in landscape. It'll be available in December for $399. Updated. More »
  • #sonyreader

    Sony Reader Daily Edition Kindle Fighter Coming Like, Now

    We're at a press event for a new Sony Reader something. Sony just announced impressive pocket readers (and a new format) a few weeks ago, so we're guessing they're gonna make good on finally going wireless. Update: Oh look. More »
  • #ebooks

    Sony, of All Companies, to Ditch Proprietary eBook Formats

    Sony, which we've blasted in the past for an insistence on proprietary formats, will support the open standard ePub format for its ebook readers. Open, of course, doesn't mean "free of DRM": This is really a jab at Amazon. 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 »
  • #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]
  • #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 »
  • #futureofnewspapers

    TimesReader 2.0: Best Way to Read Newspapers on a Computer Gets Even Better

    Forget Kindle DX: I liked the TimesReader a lot—it echoed the experience of a newspaper in a way that exploited the best parts of reading it on a computer. Version 2.0 is better. More »
  • #pixelpower

    Pixel Qi 3Qi Magic E-Paper and High-Res LCD Dual Display Becomes Real Next Month

    The display technology Pixel Qi has been promising is revolutionary: A high-res color LCD and low-power, reflective reader mode better than E-ink. For dirt cheap. And it's coming next month. More »
  • #kindle

    Surprise! If Your Amazon Account Dies, It Takes Your Kindle With It

    If you've read why you don't own your digital books anymore, you're probably not shocked to learn—unlike one unfortunate Kindle owner—if your Amazon account is suspended, your Kindle loses half its functionality. More »
  • #ebook

    Samsung's Touchscreen Papyrus E-book Reader

    In the battle for e-book reader domination, Samsung's Papyrus—a new touchscreen model. More »
  • #kindle

    Amazon Kindle Now Also an iPhone App

    Amazon wasn't just teasing you whiners who blabbed on about how you'd rather just read ebooks on your iPhone: The iPhone and iPod Touch app has arrived. More »
  • #kindle

    The Secret Voice Behind Kindle 2's Automagic Book Reading is...

    The NYTimes' David Pogue says the Kindle 2's reading mysterious voice is Tom Glynn, an emo folk singer dude with beautiful hair. Not Tom Cruise, as some have suspected. [Tom Glynn via Pogue's twitter via Jalopnik's Wert]
  • #kindle2

    Kindle 2 Official Images and Price Leak: $359 on February 24

    Mobileread just got a bunch of official-looking Kindle 2 photos, which show it in various states being held and read, plus info that it's being released for $359 on February 24. More »
  • #scanners

    Copyright-Violating Scanner Turns Books into Audio Files

    Plustek's updated Book Reader V100 can instantly turn your reading material into MP3s. Simply place the book on the scanner, and with the push of a button, it does the rest for you. More »
  • #lightningreview

    iRex Digital Reader 1000S Lightning Review

    The Gadget: iRex's ebook reader, a huge 10.2" E-Ink display with Wacom touch surface—in short, the ebook reader that the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader wish they were.
  • #newsonyreader

    Hands On: Sony's New PRS-700 Touchscreen Reader

    More »
  • #ereader

    Plastic Logic's E-Reader Shown on Video, More Details Emerge

    We've been following Plastic Logic's potential Kindle-killing e-reader device this week, and the guys over at TGDaily are adding to the intrigue with video of it. Speaking with a company rep, they found out that the device is less than 7mm thin and charges/connects to PCs with a miniUSB connector. More »
  • #newsonyreader

    Sony to Drop New Reader Hardware in October?

    If this press event invite is any indication, that's the way things are looking. The date is set for October 2, and it all goes down at the Bookmark Lounge of the Library Hotel here in New York. Hmm, there couldn't be any book connotation to all of that, could there? On this day of press events, it seems like Sony's jumping into the fray as well to update their year-old Reader hardware before Xmas. We'll keep you posted. [Sony Reader]
  • #theamazonkindlekiller

    Plastic Logic Reader Looks Like Kindle Killer

    Here is what the clunky Amazon Kindle should have been since the beginning: a simple, ultra-sleek full-page 8.5-inch by 11-inch electronic book and newspaper reader with a flexible plastic touchscreen, Wi-Fi connectivity, and the ability to read regular Office documents without conversion of any kind. As we said yesterday, Plastic Logic showed it at the Demo Fall 08 conference in San Diego. Seeing it up close and on its side makes me want to have one. Badly. More »
  • #kindlereview

    Review Addendum: Using Amazon Kindle on Vacation

    Although Wilson tested the Kindle in bed, on the toilet, I had the chance to use it on vacation and found myself reading a great deal more than I usually do. Unlike regular books, which cause me to fall asleep pretty readily after less than 50 pages, I'd finish about 300 pages in a stretch, with no eyestrain in dark rooms or in the sun. I suppose it felt a lot more like reading on a computer or handheld. Bezos set out to build something better to read than a book, and by vacationing standards, I think he's easily met that goal on his first try. That's my quirky experience, at least, being the type of person who hates stockpiling physical media of any sort. Of course, I found lots of other things I liked and disliked about specific to using a Kindle on vacation. More »
  • #kindle

    Kindle Rumors Say Next Version Coming Fall Will Be Thinner, Cheaper, Much More Stylish

    The $100 discount on the Kindles may be Amazon's way of clearing out the first-gen to make room for the now all-but-certain second-gen this fall. Business Week says that Amazon's hired a guy from frog design for the next version, which will have a better screen, thinner body, fewer UI annoyances and (obviously) be better looking. The price point is supposedly somewhere around the $249-$299 range, which might be right near the sweet spot that mainstreamers will start to pick one up as an impulse buy. That is, if mainstreamers ever really read anything. Students, on the other hand, would be a gigantic market for a Kindle Education Edition. [Business Week]
  • #sonyreader

    Sony Opens Up More E-Book Formats For Reader

    A firmware update scheduled to drop later this week will allow Sony Readers to use the .epub format, an open standard (with DRM support) that has the backing of several major book publishers. This means you'll be able to get books from sources other than Sony's own Connect store, which currently only has one third the titles of Amazon's Kindle store. The Kindle, however, currently uses the Mobipocket format for its Kindle Store books, and does not yet support .epub. [AP]
  • #kindle

    Kindle's Bright Idea: College Textbooks

    Here's one really smart idea that will convert a few Kindle-haters: textbooks. Princeton University Press join Oxford, Yale and the UC in putting some of their titles into e-book form, allowing students to bypass the used book store and directly download their textbooks onto their Kindles. You'll save a few bucks for the digital version, plus shipping costs and shipping time. And if you figure out a way to hack it, that's like, free textbooks dude. Whoa. We see this extended to concerned parents of elementary school kids who've been complaining about how many textbooks they have to lug from home to school and back. Then again, maybe that's why your kids are so fat. [Yahoo Buzz via CSMonitor]
  • #software

    NY Times Reader for Mac Beta: Free for Now

    Not so hot on the heels of its Microsoft-built Windows-based counterpart, the Times Reader beta has been made available for all members of NYTimes.com. Although a Silverlight install is required, it's relatively painless and a small price to pay for Reader's efficient news presentation and old-timey typefaces. There are no subscription fees for now, but Mac users can expect to join the $14.95-a-month party when the software goes final. [NY Times via TUAW]
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