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

    iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps

    Creative Zii MediaBook Could Combine eBook and PMP Features

    First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone

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

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    Spring Design Alex Reader Hands On Video

    Barnes & Noble Compares Nook to Kindle 2: Biased But Fair

    Barnes & Noble's Dual-Screen Nook: $260, Eats the Kindle's Lunch

    WSJ Confirms Barnes & Noble "Nook" Reader Price at $259
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    11/03/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    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
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/02/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    Yeah, our dear friends at that other blog smelled this one coming when Alex first dropped. Its announcement was flung together, perhaps not unlike its current patent applications, to beat the Nook's reveal. [www.engadget.com] #nookvsalex
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    Image of thepcguy85 thepcguy85
    11/02/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    although it looks bulky, I really like the spring design e-reader. #nookvsalex
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    Image of cardboredbox cardboredbox
    11/02/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    of course B&N would find a way to mess this up #nookvsalex
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/02/09

    @cardboredbox: That was my initial thought too. As long as there is no injunction before the Nook goes on sale I'm good. #nookvsalex
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    Image of Keni:Would people stop doing this now!!!: Keni:Would people stop doing this now!!!:
    11/02/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    From a outright design perspective, I'd take the nook over alex's ereader #nookvsalex
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment Keni:Would people stop doing this now!!!: was starred Keni:Would people stop doing this now!!!: was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/02/09

    In reply to iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps
    If anyone here buys an app that consists of one single book and nothing else for any price above free, I will stab your iPhone through the screen. I am not even kidding.

    Get an e-reader app, and buy books for it. An entire app for one book is a friggin' waste of space. #iphoneebooks
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    Image of roflwaffles is actually a Spesh Mareen roflwaffles is actually a Spesh Mareen
    11/01/09

    In reply to Creative Zii MediaBook Could Combine eBook and PMP Features
    Didn't creative namedrop the zii about 1 or two years ago? #zii
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    tande04 promoted this comment roflwaffles is actually a Spesh Mareen was starred roflwaffles is actually a Spesh Mareen was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/01/09

    @roflwaffles is actually a Spesh: Not really. They first teased the name that long ago but they revealed it as "stem cell computing" shortly after that. Its just now that the products are coming. Zii egg, this, whatever else they have. #zii
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    Image of Hvedhrungr Hvedhrungr
    11/01/09

    In reply to Creative Zii MediaBook Could Combine eBook and PMP Features
    And yet, it needs three things to be successful in the end-consumer market:
    1. Cool, new, must-have feature, which will be hard seeing how everyone who wanted a cheap computer to do some reading, surfing and video watching has a netbook by now.
    2. Practical, easy-to-use and universally accessible UI, which will also be hard because even with a touchscreen, intuitive UIs aren't popping out of the ground left and right. In fact, I don't know of a single manufacturer who's gotten it right, yet.
    3. A price you can justify with netbooks and PMPs already readily available. Creative isn't the most costly player in the market, but they're also not trendsetters like Apple. I personally happen to like Creative hardware, but I wouldn't pay a significant premium for it.

    Let's see how this goes, because as of yet I'm not convinced by any of the ebook solutions available. #zii
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Hvedhrungr was starred Hvedhrungr was unstarred
    Image of weatherman weatherman
    10/27/09

    In reply to First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone
    I don’t think this is the first flexible ebook reader – there have been a few prototypes, most notably the Readius. Maybe it’s the first color one though. Either way, it’s not like it really sounds like the flexibility is a feature – it’s just bendy because it’s so thin. Bend it too far and it sounds like it will break.
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    Image of Shevonne A Polastre Shevonne A Polastre
    10/27/09

    In reply to First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone
    Why would you want an e-reader that is flexible? #bridgestoneflexibleebookreader
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    FigNinja promoted this comment Shevonne A Polastre was starred Shevonne A Polastre was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    10/27/09

    @Shevonne A Polastre: Durability. It's not so much that you want to bend it but that if it does flex a bit, it won't crack. #bridgestoneflexibleebookreader
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    Image of Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus
    10/27/09

    In reply to First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone
    So do you have to rotate the display every so many thousand GB or just stick a penny in a slot and if you can see the top of Lincoln's head then it is time for a new unit. Can I get this in a white wall ? #bridgestoneflexibleebookreader
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    Image of Undead Ponies Undead Ponies
    10/27/09

    In reply to First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone
    Will they explode like Firestone tires too? #bridgestoneflexibleebookreader
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/20/09

    In reply to Spring Design Alex Reader Hands On Video
    Ok, now that looks interesting.

    ... But is it $100 interesting? #springdesignalexreader
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    10/20/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble Compares Nook to Kindle 2: Biased But Fair
    If it's already as much as the Kindle 2, how much cheaper do you think the Nook Lite would be without the touchscreen and second LCD screen?

    That's something I might be interested in, as this does look pretty nice. I like the Kindle also, but this is pretty sleek... #nook
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    10/20/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble Compares Nook to Kindle 2: Biased But Fair
    As a kindle 1 owner, I have a few things to say.
    First, I think the Kindle 1 is superior to Kindle 2.
    Second, the Nook is nice, and should the time come, I will consider buying one, depending on how the price drops, and book availability.

    also, the ereader magic price is $200. Companies need to realize this.
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    Edited by Demonbird at 10/20/09 6:00 PM Demonbird was starred Demonbird was unstarred
    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    10/20/09

    @Demonbird: At $150 for refurbed, I'm trying hard not to purchase a Kindle 1.

    $200 Would seal the deal for me. Maybe next year. #nook
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