All posts tagged pandigital novel

Kindle forces budget e-reader price chops

by roko on January 26, 2011 in Comparison, eReaders, news with No comments

Sony has trimmed $50 off the list price of the PRS-350 Pocket Edition, making it a more tempting purchase.

(Credit: Sony)

When it comes to e-readers these days, most of the action here in the U.S. seems to be concentrated around the Kindle, Nook, and iPad. But every week or so, we’ll notice a traffic spike on CNET for an e-reader that isn’t from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Inevitably, this is due to a special discount that some store is running on the product or perhaps even an appearance in a Best Buy circular.

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Qualcomm with Mirasol technology – big promise for color in e-readers

by roko on January 13, 2011 in eReaders, news with No comments

At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Cheryl Goodman answered questions from visitors at Qualcomm’s booth about a demonstration e-reader using the company’s Mirasol display screen technology.

The device showed cached content that, while fast at changing screens, wasn’t that much different from the Mirasol demonstration that Qualcomm did the year before CES.

There were no announcements at the show about the customers who would use Mirasol displays in an e-reader coming to market or how much such a device might cost, which was one of the big questions for Qualcomm leading up to CES this year.

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review of the Pocketbook PRO 902

by roko on January 3, 2011 in eReaders, news, Reviews with No comments

Hardware

The Pocketbook PRO 902 is a 9.7 inch e-reader with a resolution of 1200×825 and 166 DPI. At its core it features a Samsung, 533 MHz processor and has 256 MB of internal RAM. It also has 2 GB of internal FLASH memory and you can further enhance it for up to 32 GB via the micro USB port.

Internet connectivity of the new Pocketbook 902 is done via WI-FI, and will connect to open and secure networks. We found connecting to longer password protected networks with a combination of upper and lowercase letters to be very hard to get correctly. There is no way for passwords to be visible as you are typing, so it is very easy to make mistakes.

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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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Note for All You New Kindle And Other eReader Owners

by roko on December 26, 2010 in eBooks, news with No comments

The New York Times has been highlighting a new trend. With all the Kindles, Nooks, iPads, and whatnot being unwrapped on Christmas day, (to home in on just one of those devices, they say Amazon may have sold over 8 million Kindles this year), what was once a day of rest from shopping is likely to be a booming day for ebook sales. Some in the publishing industry are even beginning to see the ebook emergence as a ray of light in a stagnant industry.

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Holiday Gift Guide to eReaders Shopping ! Which eBook Reader ?

by roko on December 4, 2010 in eReaders, news with No comments

Waterstones begins iRiver Cover Story pre-orders
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The ebook reader offers touchscreen controls, and supports a number of file formats including EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2 and DJVU.. …
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View Quest BookBox: eBook reading on a budget
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… ebook reader, but in this age of gadget-convergence, it is definitely a device that blurs the digital boundaries. Capable of displaying ebooks in EPUB, …
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Sharp Prepping Galapagos E-Reader Launch

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

Orders for the device will be taken starting Dec. 3, while the Tsutaya Galapagos e-bookstore will open Dec. 10 for the Japanese market.

By Esther Shein , InformationWeek
November 29, 2010 01:18 PM

Sharp Galapagos E-Reader Tablet

Sharp is taking orders for two Android-based tablets designed to be e-book readers, starting Dec. 3 for the Japanese market.

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Black Friday eReader Deals – Sub-$100 Nook Wi-Fi, Kindle 2 and More

by roko on November 24, 2010 in eReaders, news with No comments

There are a ton of Black Friday deals on eReaders, not just from the usual suspects but also from electronics and big box discount stores. But remember: just because an eReader is affordable doesn’t mean it’s desirable. Do your homework before you go busting down doors for some cheap eBook reading devices. We’ve reviewed several of them, and that’s always a good place to start. Don’t forget to read our guide to finding the best eReader. It has good tips to help you determine if the one you find in the store is the right fit.

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Hanvon to release Color e-Reader with e-ink

by roko on November 9, 2010 in eReaders, news with No comments

Hanvon is no stranger to making e-readers, they have made plenty, including the Wisereader N518. Drawing on their experience they are set to release one of the first pure e-ink electronic readers, sometime in March 2011.

Plenty of color e-readers are out already including the pandigital Novel or the Sharper Image Literati, but they are LCD based instead of true e-ink. E Ink screens have two advantages over LCD — they use far less battery power and they are readable in the glare of direct sunlight.

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New, inexpensive color e-readers have Android under the hood

by roko on September 22, 2010 in news with No comments

By Ryan Paul | Last updated 28 days ago

Although Google’s Android mobile operating system is principally designed for phones, it is also increasingly showing up on low-cost tablets and other kinds of mobile devices. The platform is rapidly emerging as a major contender in the e-book reader market, where it is attracting a growing number of hardware vendors.

Barnes and Noble’s popular Nook is arguably the most prominent Android-based e-book reader, but there are also a number of intriguing offerings from other vendors. Some are differentiating their readers by eschewing battery-friendly e-ink in favor of color LCD screens. These products take a more tablet-like approach and give users the advantage of a multifunction Internet-enabled device at nearly the same price point as regular e-book readers.

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