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Amazon’s ‘Kindle Fire’ tablet

by roko on September 27, 2011 in news with No comments

Amazon’s tablet, reportedly named the Kindle Fire, could be the first Android device to effectively challenge Apple’s iPad. Or it could end up as just another over-hyped, under-performing tablet steamrolled by the Apple juggernaut.

With less than 36 hours until Amazon officially unveils its device, it’s hard to say which way things will go. But I do know what factors will make a difference.

Ultimately, it’s a question of how much Amazon has in common with Apple. If they have enough of the same DNA, that fact may separate the colour Kindle apart from every other Android tablet on the market – and give Cupertino a run for its money.

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Nook Color: Half eReader, Half Tablet, Half the Price

by roko on April 7, 2011 in news with No comments

Right about now, the iPad has pretty much cornered the tablet market. Last time Steve Jobs took the keynote stage to introduce the iPad 2, he claimed Apple held in excess of 80 percent of the global tablet market. To be sure, the iPad‘s $499 Wi-Fi-only entry-level price point has something to do with its popularity. Many argue the iPad is the most complete media tablet for the money.

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Pandigital Novel ereaders gain Android apps

by roko on March 2, 2011 in news with 2 Comments

Want an ereader that’s more than an ereader? Users of pandigital‘s 7-inch Novel can now download and run Android apps.

Although tablet devices like the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab can function as ereaders as well as tablet computers, one complaint about dedicated ereaders is that they often lack the extensibility and flexibility of tablets—and it’s particularly galling when they run a capable operating system under the hood. Looking to tap in to—or perhaps ease—that frustration, Pandigital has announced a firmware update to its 7-inch Pandigital Novel ereaders the enabls users to download and run Android applications to extend the functionality of their devices.

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Archos 70b eReader hands-on – Android tablet ereader

by roko on February 21, 2011 in eReaders, news, Tablet with No comments

The Archos 70b eReader appeared with very little fanfare. Whilst everyone is talking tablets, this 7-inch Android device appears with the eReader label, the second such device the company has made.

It offers up a 7-inch 800 x 480 resistive display, encased in a slim body, but finished in plastics. In the hand it isn’t the highest quality, with noticeable creaking when manipulated, and in truth, isn’t very far removed from any number of cheap Android tablets we’ve seen recently.

Running Android 2.1 Eclair, it offers Archos’ usual AppsLib, so you can get to some Android apps to expand the native functions of the 70b eReader.

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Nook Color eReader gets booted with Android 3.0 Honeycomb

by roko on January 31, 2011 in eReaders, news with No comments

Nook Color eReade a very rare eBook reader in the market with fully color display is very well-known, now the device has got Android Honeycomb on board, since the new version of Android released developers are to get it booted with variety of Android devices.

Nook Color eReader is 7-inch product with 8 GB of internal flash storage, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a microSD card slot, a battery life of up to 8 hours. The developer says that he plans on working to improve the graphics acceleration next as well as overall performance over the course of the weekend.

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eReader Color e-Ink: Mirasol, Pixel Qi Vs. Nook Color & iPad

by roko on December 26, 2010 in Comparison, eReaders, news, Tablet with No comments

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Pocketables Accidentally Reveals Mirasol Ereader

by roko on November 30, 2010 in eReaders, news with No comments

When rumors of Barnes & Noble’s color ereader started doing the rounds, everyone wondered what kind of display the company had opted for. Among the possibilities being tossed around was that the company would bring a Mirasol ereader to the market. As it turns out, Barnes & Noble didn’t use a Mirasol display but that’s not to say we won’t see an ereader utilizing the technology very soon.

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Wink back at your paperback with Wink eReader

by roko on November 21, 2010 in eReaders, news with No comments

By: Fiona Fernandez

Date: 2010-11-21

Place: Mumbai

Even as this is being written, eight per cent of US consumers are using e-readers, and another 12 per cent will buy one in the next six months. The purist might cringe, but the signals are obvious: e-readers are set to alter the way we turn a page.

“We felt Indian readers were lacking something. That’s when the idea of a digital content device emerged,” says Rajesh KS, Associate Vice President – Business Development, EC Media. “Traditionally, people prefer the feel and smell of a book.

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Nook Color review

by roko on November 17, 2010 in eReaders, Reviews with No comments

By Joshua Topolsky

posted Nov 16th 2010 8:31AM

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e-Reader Market Will Reach 54M Units in 2015

by roko on November 16, 2010 in eReaders, news with 3 Comments

Expectations on the e-Reader market rise after the launch of Kindle. Lately, new e-Reader product launches increase and prices drop to result in the demand increase. The U.S. sales volume of bestseller e-book contents reaches twice the volume of paper sales only three years after the launch of Kindle. Also, the B2B market is expected to grow that the overall e-Reader demand is projected to expand to 54M units in 2015.

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