Electronic Book Reader Archive

  • Sony Reader spreads its wings, will be available internationally later this year

    Sony Reader spreads its wings, will be available internationally later this year

    The Sony Reader, going international. The electronic book reader, which is only available here and there, will spread to Japan, China, Australia, Italy, and Spain before the end of the year. Shocked.

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  • Entourage eDGe electronic reader adds PressDisplay newspapers: Read Marca from wherever!

    Entourage eDGe electronic reader adds PressDisplay newspapers: Read Marca from wherever!

    Another day, another electronic book reader not called the nookor Kindlegets a content deal. The Entourage eDGe has signed a deal with Newspapers Direct, giving it access to papers like The Daily Mail, Marca(!), and The Washington Post. This is a great day for people who were waiting to read Real Madrid gossip on the eDGe.

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  • Bookeen Orizon: It’s an electronic book reader with multi-touch

    Bookeen Orizon: It’s an electronic book reader with multi-touch

    Explain something to me: what is the value in having multi-touch on an electronic book reader? How often do you adjust the "zoom level" when you're reading a regular book or magazine? Not often, no; you tend to keep the book or magazine right in the sweet spot, where you can comfortably focus. So, the Bookeen Orizon. It's an electronic book reader with multi-touch, the first such reader to have multi-touch. Did I say multi-touch yet?

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  • The ‘Alex’ E-book Reader: Electronic ink, secondary color Android touchscreen

    The ‘Alex’ E-book Reader: Electronic ink, secondary color Android touchscreen

    Announced today, the Alex E-book Reader is an interesting take on electronic books. The upper third of the device features a standard 6-inch electronic ink screen similar to Amazon’s Kindle and then the bottom part sports a 3.5-inch color touchscreen running Android (1.6). The two screens can be harmonized by taking a web page you’ve [...]

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  • First hands on: Samsung E6 e-book reader

    First hands on: Samsung E6 e-book reader

    So Matt and I just got our hands on the Samsung E6, the company’s first electronic book reader. As a device it’s not bad, but compared to what’s out there you just know that Samsung was all, “We need to release something to get a foothold in the market.” The 6-inch e-redaer slides open, quite possibly [...]

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