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more about #ebookreaders more comments → weatherman: Great review. As someone who has been caught in the early adopter trap many, many times before, I'm definitely not racing to buy a nook. All too ofte... more » blash: Great review. I still think that the eBook market is nascent - it will mature properly by next year or 2011. Right now, I have my money on the Kindle... more » Segador: Great review. I own a G1 Kindle, and love it. In my opinion, however, the smartest thing Amazon could do is get out of the hardware race and simply l... more » Poop Cooper: Great, comprehensive review Wilson. Quick question: how did it actually feel when you were handling the Nook versus the Kindle? When handling the Kin... more » Stndsh0: The Apple Tablet, if there is one, will kill your eyes with the LCD screen. Great article, now I actually want an e-reader. more » Fractal the Meek: That so many people have pre-ordered Nooks without even touching one is already something. Seeing none of them get them over the holidays would have ... more » Noobs-R-Us: Yes, by the time they have it in stock in January, it'll be just enough time for people to recieve their orders and then cry when Apple announces thei... more » modernboy: i wonder if you'll still be able to pick one up at brick & mortar stores more » weatherman: So wait - is anyone getting one before christmas, or are all the pre-orders pushed until after? 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: From a outright design perspective, I'd take the nook over alex's ereader #nookvsalex 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 » -
#ebookreaders
Barnes & Noble Nook Review
It's a relief to finally lay hands on the Nook. The dual-screen reader was just a prop at its unveiling so I'm happy to report it works (pretty) well. It can't kill Kindle yet, but it's an alternative worth considering. More » -
#springdesign
Spring Design's Injunction to Stop Barnes & Noble's Nook Sales Denied
While waiting for a court date over an intellectual property dispute, Spring Design wanted to stop Barnes & Noble from selling the Nook. Their injunction for that's been denied today, but they shouldn't really worry much over that anyway. More » -
#ereaders
Barnes & Noble Ruins Nerd Christmas (For Good PR)
Nobody has any idea if the Nook is actually any good yet, but no matter: It's a well-placed holiday gift, in theory! Or at least it was, until Barnes & Noble ran out of them. More » -
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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 » -
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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 » -
#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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Barnes & Noble Compares Nook to Kindle 2: Biased But Fair
Though Barnes & Noble has pulled down its Nook site until the official product launch, we've got all the info plus a few extras, like this spec comparison chart of Nook and Kindle 2: More » -
#barnesnoble
Barnes & Noble's Dual-Screen Nook: $260, Eats the Kindle's Lunch
Remember that crazy, dual-screened Barnes & Noble Nook reader we scooped the hell out of a while back? Well, it's online-official, with Wi-Fi and 3G, person-to-person lending and expandable memory. Oh, and it ships 11/30. UPDATE: Site's pulled. More » -
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Que: Plastic Logic's Capacitive-Touch Ebook Reader
Plastic Logic is a dark horse in the ebook reader business, having shown off prototypes of a large, decent-looking capacitive touchscreen ebook reader. Today that reader gets a shiny black finish and an official name—Que. More » -
#google
Massive 'Google Editions' eBook Store Pushed Back Until Next Year
"This time we mean it" was the last declaration Google made about their plans to open an eBook store, set to launch before then end of 2009. And hey, it looks like they did! Well, except for that 2009 part. 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 » -
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Video: Barnes and Noble eBook Will Be Color
B&N will be on the color reader via an eBook store app, according to the gushing rep in this video from CTIA. Interestingly, the news follows rumors that B&N's own (possibly Android-powered) reader may arrive as early as next month. 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 » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: How To Fix the Airlines' Stupid Portable Gadget Rules
If you've flown lately, you have probably noticed that the "portable electronics" rules are increasingly muddled. It's time for the FAA and airlines to lift the electronics ban completely, or rewrite it to reflect modern gadgets. More » -
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iRex DR800SG Ebook Reader: Verizon 3G, B&N Books, Stylus Touchscreen
Updated: 2010 really is shaping up as the year of the ebook reader. The latest entry: iRex's $400 DR800SG. It has an 8.1-inch stylus touchscreen, 3G Gobi chip with unlimited Verizon data, and books from Barnes & Noble's ebook store. More » -
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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 » -
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Budget Cool-er Reader with Color Touchscreen and 3G Planned for Early Next Year
When we reviewed the Cool-er reader, we liked its lower price, but felt it lacked the polish of the Kindle. Well, now Interead says it's working on a color Cool-er that should not only be touch-capable, but low-priced, too. More » -
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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 » -
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Kindle is More Environmentally Friendly Than Old-School Books
According to an analysis by the Cleantech Group, the Kindle is more environmentally friendly than plain ol' paper books, assuming you're not a freak who reads less than five books a year. More » -
#homebrew
Sony eBook Readers' Hot Secret: Homebrew
For all the interesting hardware crammed into any given eBook reader, they can't really do that much. That is, unless they've got a "Sony" badge on their foreheads, and you've got a little bit of spare time. More »
