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more about #ebookreader 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 » RobinSure: Mine already is a gaming device. I just have to make sure that every entry in the gamebook is on a different page of a pdf. Is this awesome? Yes [go ... more » syko21: I think the title of the story should change to "When will we finally see the convergence of mobile technology into a pocket computer?" It's the direc... more » Odin: Looks like no one at that company knows the meaning of the word ergonomics. more » Rejexted: They keep making these things so advanced that eventually what we'll end up with is a flat laptop; and they'd have gone full circle. more » Serpentor X: I think the post is supposed to read "decreases battery life" not increase it. more » Nathan Obbards: So it's, in essence, a non-touchscreen PADD? Seems like Star Wars and Star Trek tech is imminent. more » Knowitallguytherevenge: FIRST!!! and why did amazon not get there first. Poor business model IMO. more » weatherman: 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 o... more » Shevonne A Polastre: Why would you want an e-reader that is flexible? #bridgestoneflexibleebookreader more » Die Fledermaus: 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 ... more » Undead Ponies: Will they explode like Firestone tires too? #bridgestoneflexibleebookreader more » van_line: So will this be the hot 'it' gift this christmas/holiday season? #barnesnoblenook 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 » -
#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 » -
#readers
First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone
When not making tires, Bridgestone is working on ebook readers so flexible that they'd probably survive being driven over. They've even got a prototype ready for testing, but no plans to commercialize the slender and bendy device at this point. More » -
#nook
Barnes & Noble Nook Won't Be Sold in All B&N Stores, for Some Reason [Updated]
Barnes & Noble has a leg up on the Kindle, since they've got over 700 brick-and-mortar stores where they can sell the Nook. But BN will only be selling the Nook in certain stores, pushing delayed-gratification online sales instead. Updated. More » -
#nook
Gizmodo's Barnes & Noble Nook Full Coverage in One Place
The Barnes & Noble Nook is a singularly interesting piece of hardware, that's for sure, and I would be negligent if I forgot to mention our exclusive unveiling and extended reporting. Here's our Nook coverage, all in one place. 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 » -
#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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#rumor
Barnes & Noble's eReader Might Come October 20 and Have Person-to-Person Lending
The NYT piles on the B&N eReader rumors with a proposed launch date of October 20, based on a planned event in NY for that day. What's interesting, besides its rumored Android OS, is the device's lending feature. 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 » -
#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 » -
#ebookreaders
Asus Eee Reader Could Have Dual Color Touchscreens
So about that Asus e-book reader expected by Christmas: The Times suggests that not only could it have dual color touchscreens like the prototype Asus showed at CeBIT (pictured), but it might even undercut Sony and Amazon on price. More » -
#amazon
Amazon Tries to Make Amends for Deletion of 1984 with Warm Words, Cold Hard Cash
Remember Amazon's remote deletion of all Kindle copies of 1984? Big bro' Amazon is trying to make nice by offering affected users some pretty words along with either $30 checks or redelivery of 1984 (with your original annotations). 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 » -
#samsung
Samsung's SNE-50K eBook Reader Has Office Document Support
We're still waiting to see the Papyrus in the States, but South Korea is already slated to get another Samsung ebook reader, the SNE-50K, with an expected $274 price tag. 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 » -
#kindledx
Kindle DX Sells Out In Two Days
Kindle DX (reviewed here) just started shipping Wednesday on Amazon and it's already sold out. Either people really love that DX, or the Earth only produces enough resources to sustain manufacturing a few units at a time. [Amazon via Macworld] -
#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 » -
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Handy Cybook Opus E-Book Reader Fits in Your Pocket
Here's another e-book reader with built in PDF support, something the Kindle 2 doesn't have. At a lightweight 5.3 ounces, Bookeen's latest portable device packs a sharp resolution of 200 DPI. More » -
#kindleanalysis
Kindle DX: What Works and What Amazon Still Needs To Do
I was an early believer in Kindle, but I thought it would evolve more quickly than this. Kindle DX is a step forward—more than the Kindle 2—but there's still work to be done. More »
