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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 »
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By Jack LoftusComment by gravityhomer: so why is the picture repeated 4 times? I feel like I'm playing that game where I try to figure... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Giz Explains: Why There Isn't a Perfect Ebook Reader
Amazon's Kindle 2, announced on Monday, is the probably the best ebook reader you can buy. But neither it, nor any other reader out there, will be converting the masses anytime soon. Here's why: More » -
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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.
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Comment by fusiongt: Man that's huge and expensive. Are they marketing it to NBA players? 8 Responses | Other threads
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Sony PRS-700 Reader Review: Blinding Glare Kills All Improvements
Though it must scare the crap out of the publishing biz, we will all one day carry ebook readers. In the US, Sony and Amazon have led the way with impressive E-Ink systems that prove that digital displays can be as readable as ink on paper. For this holiday season, Sony presented the $400 PRS-700 Reader, designed to improve on minor gripes we reviewers made in the past: It has a touchscreen, a sidelight and a cleaner button interface. Unfortunately, the "improvements" have taken away the very essence of the Reader—the easy-on-the-eyes screen. Read on to see why, if you buy this, you are dumb. More »
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Comment by basicvisual: I spend far too much money on the actual hard/softcover book in general and am still waiting for an e-reader... 8 Responses | Other threads
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By John MahoneyComment by daftrok: This is the future. No more wasting paper on books or having to spend extra money on new "editions"... 8 Responses | Other threads
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playing gizmo god
How to Transplant a Sony Reader Display Into a Dying Kindle
The mad scientist behind this hack was faced with a problem. His beloved Amazon Kindle had a shattered screen and was all but dead. Distraught, he thought to himself: "what if I could sacrifice a Sony reader and perform and unholy cross species screen transplant? Yeah, it just might work because the e-ink screens on both devices are nearly identical." More »
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By Sean FallonComment by Markarian: Has anyone found the Holy Grail hack yet of tethering to the Kindle's free EVDO? more » | Other threads
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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]
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By John MahoneyComment by Ikat: Anyone know if this will work on first generation eBooks? And, if some of you want to put whatever onto your... more » | Other threads
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ebooks
Penguin to Launch Ebooks Alongside Regular Releases
The international publisher, Penguin, has decided to hop onto the ebook bandwagon, by promising regular book launches to be held in conjunction with their ebook counterparts. Unfortunately, the prices will not be lowered for the ebook varieties, but Penguin will offer direct downloads from their website. More »
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By Haroon MalikComment by bosskev: @shawn_dude: Linux. Penguin. At least I think that's supposed to be the connection. more » | Other threads
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Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader Locked Up: Why Your Books Are No Longer Yours
If you buy a regular old book, CD or DVD, you can turn around and loan it to a friend, or sell it again. The right to pass it along is called the "first sale" doctrine. Digital books, music and movies are a different story though. Four students at Columbia Law School's Science and Technology Law Review looked at the particular issue of reselling and copying e-books downloaded to Amazon's Kindle or the Sony Reader, and came up with answers to a fundamental question: Are you buying a crippled license to intellectual property when you download, or are you buying an honest-to-God book?
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Comment by dr_when: You know, this debate is stupid. Forget for a minute that you are "buying" a book but just renting it.... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Harlin eReader V9 Is Like an Oversized Sony Reader, Has Stylus for Note-taking
The Harlin eReader V9 may be Chinese-only for now, but this Linux-based electronic paper reader seems to beat both the Sony Reader P505 and the Amazon Kindle in screen real estate, with a 10-inch, 825 x 1,200 pixel display that can display 4 grayscale levels, and some features, like the stylus-based handwriting for note-taking. We don't know how good this $599 to $699 eBook reader will really be, but the specs look quite good: More » -
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Writeable, Color e-paper ReKindles Our Interest
Fuji Xerox has just demonstrated what may be the Holy Grail of e-paper—probably not the "E-Ink" technology found inside the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader, but something similar—a prototype display that a user and write on. Three layers of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals are used (red, green and blue), meaning the display has a gel-like base. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by ParJoe: Ok...so how long before I can buy a 'device' using this without getting raped? 2-3 years? Great...almost there! more » | Other threads
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ebook faceoff
Sony Offers Up 100 Free Books With Reader Purchase
If you have not yet chosen sides in the battle between the Sony Reader and Amazon Kindle, the fact that Amazon's product will not be available again until after the holidays may be one reason to pick up the Reader. The fact that the device is $100 cheaper may be yet another. If that still wasn't enough to help you make up your mind, you may want to consider that Sony is now offering up 100 free classic book titles with each purchase. At $2 a pop, that represents quite a value. If you can handle all of that classic prose, you have until January 30th to take advantage of the offer. [Sony via DVICE]
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By Sean FallonComment by joeblevins: The electronic versions of books should be much cheaper than the paper version. Hell, I would think $.50 might be... more » | Other threads
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Amazon Kindle vs. Sony Reader: Sizemodo and Interface Comparison (Gallery)
During the past week, many readers have asked us to compare the physical traits of the second-gen Sony Reader and the all-new Amazon Kindle. (If you feel a bit behind, catch up by reading our full Amazon Kindle review and verdict from last Friday.) The Sony Reader is much smaller, and weighs three ounces less than the Kindle, but the screens are exactly the same size, and use the same E-Ink technology. They have more or less the same comfort advantage over LCDs and other glowing screens—and of course, they have no backlight. More »
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Comment by Trackback: Sony and Amazon fighting over eBook patents? Sure, just about anyone could imagine that. But Discovery Communications (the media company... more » | Other threads
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ebooks
Comparing Amazon Kindle to E-Book Readers of Yesterday and Tomorrow
So Amazon unveiled its Kindle yesterday. The fancy eBook with "free" EV-DO got a lot of attention and has a lot of people talking about whether or not digital books have a chance of taking on the paper kind. But the Kindle is far from the only eBook out there, naturally, and it's turned a lot of people off with how it charges you to read blogs, get RSS feeds, and load PDFs on it. In addition, there are some huge advances on the eBook horizon that, when released, will make the Kindle look like it was made in the late '80s. Lets take a peek at some alternatives to the Kindle that are both available today and will be in the not-too-distant future.
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Comment by ssaroff: No Coverage in Rural States! I bought a Kindle with high hopes. I live in Missoula, Montana, which is one of... more » | Other threads
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Sony Reader, New and Improved?
A literary tech site has spotted an alleged update to Sony's not-terribly-popular Reader. The PRS-505 doubles the memory capacity of the original PRS-500—it can now hold 160 books rather than 80. The new Reader also has an improved E-Ink screen, comes in a choice of colors and has a much smarter button layout and interface. But will any of this fussing actually help sell Readers? More »
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Comment by MrsZ: An excellent investment! I got mine for Christmas and have read at least 30 books on it. I'm never going... more » | Other threads
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portable media
Sony Reader Pricing and Availability
Because we were scooping the rest of the world on the Sony Reader info, and posting numerous pics of it and its accessories, we couldn't quite release all the information at once earlier today, but now the embargo has lifted and we can tell you that the final pricing on the Sony reader will be $350, and it will be released in October. More »
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Comment by darcybaston: $350 so that I can get my books backed up on a hard drive (on or off site) isntead of... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Sony Reader Q&A
Alexander Turcic sat down with a Sony product manager with a boatload of questions courtesy of the forumites over at Mobileread. Still wondering about the Sony Reader? This Q&A will likely answer all of your questions. Everything from file formats, PDF info, CONNECT service, power, operating system, audio, RSS and DRM are covered. More »
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Comment by Kardster: Although the eReader could be great for carrying around a bunch of manuals, the manuals are likely to be in... more » | Other threads
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