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A new e-book reader joins the race

by Darice de Cuba
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A new e-book reader joins the race

Even though the first Amazon Kindle was released in November 2007 it was last year that e-book readers became hugely popular. The Amazon Kindle success spurred on other companies like Sony to invest more on their e-book readers line and even a non-tech company albeit bookstore “Barnes & Noble” to release their own e-book reader instead of closing a contract with a brand name company to sell Barnes & Noble e-book readers. Basically the race is on for e-book readers and I don’t expect the announced releases of “slates” from Microsoft and Apple will diminish this race, neither does Skiff. Together with Sprint they will be releasing a new generation Read more »

The Edge: Your Netbook And E-book Reader In One

by Noemi Twigg
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The Edge: Your Netbook And E-book Reader In One

I love the name, but will the gadget make us fall in love as well? I stumbled upon a new gadget that promises to satisfy the Internet cravings of those on the go while at the same time provide an excellent e-book reading experience. You know how the colorful screens of “ordinary” netbooks are not that conducive to reading (especially in broad daylight)? Well, this gadget guarantees to get rid of that problem. Read more »

Iriver "Libre" E-Reader

by Jim
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Iriver "Libre" E-Reader

Iriver Japan is soon to release their version of an e-book reader, this to quickly provide something to the Asian market as the Kindle 2.0 is still undistributed there.  The Libre e-reader offers PDF support, a joystick controller, an audio output port, and an SD cardslot Hold your horses still as this is not yet available at the moment, and there are rumors that when it is… it just may be a much improved version than the features currently listed here. Read more »

e-book reader alternatives

by Mel
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e-book reader alternatives

with my current obsession with e-books I’m now constantly on the lookout for good e-readers as well as devices that can be a good vehicle for my e-books. I’ve used my trusty Asus EEE PC for reading e-books up until a few days ago. It was a very good gadget for a reader especially if you use a small app that would turn the screen from landscape to portrait, you then have to turn the book to its side, much like a book. But I had to sell my EEE because of my plans to upgrade to a new model next year. Nintendo is also planning on tapping the market Read more »