ereaders

Kindle Receives 2.5 Update For Twitter and Facebook Support

The 2.5 update for Kindles, first let from the starting post late-May, has now been released onto the track for all keen book-jockeys out there. It includes Facebook and Twitter support for sending out a few lines of the book you’re reading, password protection, PDF pan and zoom but a few new-and-improved organization tools. [Amazon]

Commerce Kat Hannaford Jun 15

Skiff, the Giantest, Skinniest Ereader, Is Dead

Skiff looked like an ideal, if gigantic, dedicated ereader—especially as a newspaper facsimile. Dan liked it in January. News Corp. has purchased the software platform from Hearst—but not the hardware. So consider it dead, for now. [MediaMemo]

Books & Comics Matt Buchanan Jun 14

Take Your Kindle Swimming With Its First Waterproof Case

Now you can float on your raft, minus the fear of getting your digital copy of Twilight waterlogged. M-Edge’s Guardian case is a bloody expensive $80, but if that means protecting your $260 ereader, then it’s well worth it. Wired has already reviewed it, and found it to be worth your bucks, but they did…

Commerce Kat Hannaford Jun 10

November Delay Could Doom Notion Ink Adam Tablet

As the tablet market gets even more crowded and competitive (read: Did you see Computex this year?), any delay could effectively end a company’s chance at making that all-important first impression. Notion Ink Adam was just delayed until November. Updated. It’s really too bad. The Notion Ink Adam looked impressive in demos and hands-on experiences,…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 6

ASUS Eee Tablet: Call It A Kindle-Slayer, Not An iPad-Killer

Normally we’d be running to the hills in fright of clocking a stylus within 50-feet of a tablet, but in ASUS’ case they’re claiming that “the humble notepad is in line for a digital makeover.” It’s more of an electronic notepad/ereader rather than a tablet (despite ASUS calling it the ASUS Eee Tablet), and has…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 31

Acer Shows Off an Android Tablet (Which Looks Like an Ereader)

Regular readers will know that Acer’s been planning ereaders and tablets for some time, but the Dubai-based Shufflegazine saw Acer’s CEO fondling what looks like an ereader (check out the QWERTY keypad)—despite him calling it an Android-powered tablet. https://gizmodo.com/acer-aims-for-chrome-os-netbook-this-year-to-spite-micr-5456161 According to Shufflegazine, CEO Gianfranco Lanci said the tablet measured 7-inches, has a color screen, and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 27

Don’t Hold Your Breath For the Color Kindle

Despite signs that they’re beefing up the Kindle team, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that the company is “still some ways out” from delivering the color Kindle, according to MarketWatch. Not much of a surprise, but a bummer nonetheless. [MarketWatch] https://gizmodo.com/amazon-beefs-up-its-kindle-team-to-take-on-the-ipad-5541760

Commerce Kyle VanHemert May 25

The Electronic Book, Radio Shack 1986

I wish I lived in the alternate reality where Radio Shack’s ‘Electronic Book’ was a runaway success, Amazon copied their design and every eBook reader was actually a paper book that required a tower PC to operate. [VintageAds via boingboing]

Commerce Mark Wilson May 13

Borders’ Semi-Official eReader, the Kobo, On Pre-order Now

The Borders-backed Kobo eReader is officially on pre-order to be delivered by June 17. It’s not as flashy as a Kindle or nook, but the barebones platform is only $150. Drop that price to $99, and Borders may find itself a market. [Borders]

Commerce Mark Wilson May 7

JooJoo Now Available To Unsuspecting Europeans

Perhaps JooJoo will be one of those things—you know, like David Hasslehoff or cheese fondue. Big in Europe. Maybe they’ll even sell more than 64? Available to France, Germany and the UK now, for €359.00/£319. [JooJoo via Blogeee] https://gizmodo.com/fusion-garage-sends-email-to-all-their-64-joojoo-custom-5522929

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 28

Nook Update 1.3 Brings Apps, A Web Browser and Faster Page Turns

If you’ve not received it yet, don’t worry—it’s speeding its way through the air, available as an update over Wi-Fi, with delicious promises of apps, games and a web browser amongst other little gifts. Wi-Fi is improved along with the new features, so you’ll be able to surf the net on hotspots that require a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 23

Kobo eReader Looks Pretty Nice for $150

Kobo, who you know from their relationship with Borders, has revealed their own eBook reader. And for $150, it may be the first semi-premium option for those too thrifty to buy a Kindle or Nook. https://gizmodo.com/borders-and-kobo-team-up-to-develop-a-new-reader-5427513 While the Kobo eReader lacks 3G, little else should disappoint. The build is clever, with a quilted, vinyl back…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 25

The iPad Kindle App Is a Peek at Kindle’s Full Color Future

The Kindle iPad app’s more than an iPhone port, with a new “tablet-based interface that redesigns the core screen and the reading experience,” says Kindle VP Ian Freed. In other words, it’s a peek at the future of Kindle. UPDATED. https://gizmodo.com/amazons-working-on-a-full-color-multitouch-kindle-with-5466859 Update: Amazon’s broke cover on “Kindle Apps for tablet computers including the iPad.” So…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 22

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: What’s Next Edition

In today’s Remainders: the next step. For John Grisham, it’s ebooks. For the television-viewing public, it’s viewing television while surfing the web. For Google, it’s controlling the internet. And for NVIDIA, it’s releasing GeForce drivers that don’t melt your rig. As for Remainders? Its next step is including a single-page link in every post. Yeah!…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Mar 17

Spring Design’s Alex Ebook Wi-Fi Reader Ships April 14; 3G Version In the Works

Spring Design‘s Alex, the $399 not-necessarily-a-Nook dual-screened Android ebook reader, is available for pre-order now, ships April 14, and will be in Borders and Books-A-Million stores this June. A 3G version’s on the way, too, but don’t hold your breath. https://gizmodo.com/spring-design-alex-android-ereader-hands-on-shut-up-n-5441025 We got our review unit in just yesterday, and I’ll be testing it this…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Mar 16

Samsung’s Barnes & Noble eReader Launch Ruined By the Existence of the Nook

I respect what Barnes & Noble is doing with this multi-reader ebook strategy, and I’m glad Samsung’s finally been brought in from the cold, into the warm presence of a real ebook collection, but $300 for this thing? Really? UPDATED https://gizmodo.com/remainders-the-things-we-didnt-post-caught-on-video-5477540 A six-inch-screened device with a sliding keypad, the Samsung E6’s biggest draw is probably…

Tech News John Herrman Mar 9

Freescale’s i.MX508 Chip Will Make E-Ink Readers Way Cheaper and Turn Pages 4X Faster

The silicon inside 90 percent of ereaders out there is made by Freescale, and their new chip, the i.MX508—based on a ARM Cortex A8 (sorta like the iPad!)—will make them cheaper, and page turns 4x faster. https://gizmodo.com/whats-inside-the-ipads-a4-5482584 The chip’s a custom SoC that integrates the functions from multiple chips into one—specifically, the E-Ink hardware display…

Commerce Matt Buchanan Mar 1

Amazon’s Desperate Phone Calls to Publishers

Amazon started calling publishers before Steve Jobs had even left the stage at the iPad event, according to the NYT. They wanted to know what Apple promised them—and more importantly, what they promised Apple. The deal Amazon’s been trying to ink with publishers for the couple months would guarantee that books on the Kindle would…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 26

enTourage eDGe On Sale Next Month, “Comfortable Reading Experience” Will Win Over iPad Fans

The half ereader/half netbook from enTourage eDGe was one of the best gadgets CES threw up in my opinion. While the sale date has been pushed back by a month to March, some more details have been drip-fed to us. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-the-entourage-edge-dualbook-if-you-want-5444059 In an interview with e-reader-info, enTourage’s President and CEO Asghar Mostafa detailed when the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 26

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Coming Right Up Edition

In today’s Remainders: the upcoming. The Spring Design E-Reader, soon to be available for presale; 4chan’s mainstream embrace, as signaled by their Jeopardy mention; an idiotic Mall Cop’s impending termination; a backlash to RFID gravestones, and more. Oh Alex? We thought the Spring Design Alex ebook reader was a viable threat to the Nook when…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 24

Kindle Receives 2.5 Update For Twitter and Facebook Support

Skiff, the Giantest, Skinniest Ereader, Is Dead

Take Your Kindle Swimming With Its First Waterproof Case

November Delay Could Doom Notion Ink Adam Tablet

ASUS Eee Tablet: Call It A Kindle-Slayer, Not An iPad-Killer

Acer Shows Off an Android Tablet (Which Looks Like an Ereader)

Don’t Hold Your Breath For the Color Kindle

The Electronic Book, Radio Shack 1986

Borders’ Semi-Official eReader, the Kobo, On Pre-order Now

JooJoo Now Available To Unsuspecting Europeans

Nook Update 1.3 Brings Apps, A Web Browser and Faster Page Turns

Kobo eReader Looks Pretty Nice for $150

The iPad Kindle App Is a Peek at Kindle’s Full Color Future

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: What’s Next Edition

Spring Design’s Alex Ebook Wi-Fi Reader Ships April 14; 3G Version In the Works

Samsung’s Barnes & Noble eReader Launch Ruined By the Existence of the Nook

Freescale’s i.MX508 Chip Will Make E-Ink Readers Way Cheaper and Turn Pages 4X Faster

Amazon’s Desperate Phone Calls to Publishers

enTourage eDGe On Sale Next Month, “Comfortable Reading Experience” Will Win Over iPad Fans

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Coming Right Up Edition

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