Now this is a strange one to call a e-reader. The Odys Genesis is an Android tablet based on a 8.4″ LCD screen. It has a 600MHz CPU, 4GB Flash, Wifi, a SD card slot, and runs v2.1. I’m still looking for an official spec sheet, so I don’t know what type of touchscreen it [...]
Entries from November 22nd, 2010
Odys Genesis e-reader to launch tomorrow – dual core CPU, 8″ screen
November 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
New 9″ Pandigital Novel now selling on QVC.com
November 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
Do you recall that new Pandigital tablet I showed you a couple week back? I just found out that it’s listed on QVC.com for $213.80. (I actually got one for $199, right before they raised the price). This is the larger sibling of the black 7″ Novel Android tablet. I don’t know the screen resolution [...]
Tags:9·pandigital·qvccom·selling
12% of college students bought ebooks in the last 3 months
November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · surveys & polls
The NACS (National Association of College Stores) sent out a survey on 5 October to college students, and it received 627 replies. There are a number of interesting data points in the report. For example, 8% of respondents own an e-reader and 59% aren’t going to buy one in the next 6 months. Interesting. This [...]
EpubCheck 1.1 now available
November 21st, 2010 · No Comments · ebook tools
Liza Daly of ThreePress Consulting just announced that the latest build of EpubCheck. Some of the improvements include: Error message generated for valid ISO8601 date [BUG] Dates with timestamps were being incorrectly flagged as invalid. Checking for unused files which are not in the manifest [ENHANCEMENT] EpubCheck will now issue a warning if files are [...]
Skytex Primer shows up at Walmart as the Ematics EB101P – $80
November 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
I just came across another 7″ LCD e-reader on Walmart’s website (they have the best e-reader selection anywhere). You might recognize the hardware; I’ve reviewed it before as the Skytex Primer and apparently Skytex isn’t the only company to put their logo on it. It’s based on a 7″ LCD screen, and it has 4GB [...]
Rupert Murdoch’s tablet newspaper isn’t dead after all
November 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news
Women’s Wear Daily had an extensive story this week on The Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s tablet newspaper. (Do you recall the one that was supposed to have been cancelled? I guess it wasn’t.) WWD don’t have much in the way of technical details, but they did say that: News Corp. has spent the last three months [...]
Icarus Sense e-reader now available in France
November 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news, Sipix
I’ve just come across a new reseller for BenQ’s e-reader. I’m fairly sure that this is the same hardware as the new Pandigital Novel Sipix e-reader. This one is being distributed by Ebooks-France, and it has a retail of 229€.
Kobo, NASA to bring e-readers to the ISS
November 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · humor
I’ve just heard the news from one of the senior people at Kobo. They just shot the first publicity photo with the Kobo e-reader at the International Space Station. The picture is after the break.
First look at the Cruz-Novel Android tablet (video)
November 20th, 2010 · 130 Comments · hardware news, tips and tricks
Did you know that the Cruz Reader firmware worked on the Pandigital Novel? I didn’t; at least, not until I tried it. Before I get into this, I should probably point out that I’m not the first to do this. I came up with the idea on my own, but so did a couple of [...]
Anthony Antolino to leave Copia
November 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
Anthony Antolino, Senior VP at DMC Wordwide (Copia’s corp. parent), has abruptly left his position only days after the launch of Copia. He sent around an email: My time at Copia and DMC Worldwide has come to an end. As many of you know, I have spent the past 4 years developing and repositioning the [...]
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