I’ve just heard from a reader that the Literati got a firmware update recently. Unfortunately, I can’t give you a review of the improvements; my Literati forgets all the settings whenever I put it in sleep mode. I also can’t get it to stay connected to my Wifi network. I’m going to have to leave [...]
Entries from December 26th, 2010
So which Pandigital Novel do you have ?
December 25th, 2010 · 7 Comments · tips and tricks
I’ve come across a lot of confusion lately about Pandigital’s line of e-readers/tablets/what-have-you. I decided it was past time that I wrote out a careful explanation about some of the problems Novel owners have had. There are about 5 different questions that have come up and they all have the same cause. You see, the [...]
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Getting Started with a Cheap Android Tablet
December 25th, 2010 · 26 Comments · tips and tricks
So you’ve just gotten a tablet. This post is a collection of problems I’ve had with cheap Android and questions I’ve been asked. I originally wrote this post back when Android tablets shipped with almost no apps. The situation has improved somewhat so this post isn’t as useful as it used to be. As always, [...]
BenQ R100 Android tablet due out Q1
December 24th, 2010 · No Comments · benq, hardware news
Benq got an early start on CES this week. They showed off a 10″ tablet this week which they are planning to sell in China nad Japan. The R100 has a 1024×600 touch screen, Samsung 833MHz CPU, 8GB Flash, a SD card slot, HDMI out, WiFi, and Bluetooth. There’s no price mentioned, but Benq are [...]
NookKids app now available for the iPad
December 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · software news
Well, someone was working late tonight. B&N just announced that you can now download the new NookKids iPad app. It comes with 2 free ebooks (Colors byRichard Scarry and The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling). iTunes via B&N
Who is your Smart Mobile Device Pundit?
December 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I’m hoping it’s me. Freescale are asking for nominations for their list of Smart Mobile Device Pundits. I’m going to be a little pushy here and suggest that I should be on that list. Who want to nominate me? Earlier in 2010, many of you helped Freescale compile a list of highly visible industry pundits [...]
BooksonBoard now sell ebooks for the Ebookwise
December 23rd, 2010 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news
Kurt Johnson just posted an announcement over at MobileRead. Some may have noticed that BooksOnBoard has begun adding titles for the eBookwise reader device this past week. BooksOnBoard now carries over 2,000 titles (soon to be over 10,000) for eBookwise customers. Users can use the advance search and select for titles in only the eBookwise [...]
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Kobo for Android gets an update – highlighting
December 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Kobo just added highlighting to their Android reading app. It’s a shame that they couldn’t fix the formatting while they were at it. Good news for Kobo customers who use Android-based smartphones: today, Kobo has updated it’s app for android to highlight and capture notes from your eReading library. You can find the app in [...]
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Archos 70b e-reader gets a price & release date
December 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
As you might recall from my post from a few weeks ago, Archos are working on an e-reader. The 70b e-reader popped up on the FCC website. At the time we didn’t know anything beyond the fact it exists. Now we have some specs to go with the picture. It’s based on a 7? LCD [...]
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Free Record Shop now sell ebooks, e-readers
December 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · ebookstore news, hardware news
The Dutch media chain store Free Record Shop have recently started selling ebooks e-readers. They’re currently selling 16 e-readers as well as a tablet. They have models from most of the major manufacturers as well as models both with and without Wifi and touchscreens. They even sell the Cool-ER (for 200 euros, hah). According to [...]
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