So I have another rumor today about Barnes & Noble. It’s not quite as juicy as my last B&N rumor, but this one looks pretty interesting, too . I don’t have much information yet, but I’m going to put this out there and see what turns up. According to my source, B&N will be offering [...]
Entries from November 22nd, 2011
Confirmed: B&N to Sell Limited Edition Nook Touch on Friday
November 22nd, 2011 · 11 Comments · hardware rumors
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Kindle Device License Limits Are Stupid
November 22nd, 2011 · 4 Comments · opinion
There, I said it. I’m betting most consumers and quite a few publishers don’t realize that Amazon has limits in place to prevent you from loading one Kindle ebook on more than 6 devices within the same account. You’re probably wondering why I have so many devices connected to the same account. The answer is [...]
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FCC Teardown Raises Questions about the Cybook Odyssey
November 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · fcc, teardown
Bookeen’s newest ebook reader went through the FCC last week, and I have to say that this is an odd looking beast. All the docs were left visible for this 6″ e-reader, and that means we get to look inside.
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First Mirasol E-reader Launches in South Korea
November 21st, 2011 · 21 Comments · hardware news, Kyobo eReader
It looks like that report of Mirasol being delayed until 2012 was an error. Kyobo, South Korea’s largest bookstore and ebookstore, has just unveiled their new Kyobo eReader. Yes, that is the Mirasol screen you see on the device.
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Drop Test: Nook Tablet vs Kindle Fire (video)
November 21st, 2011 · 3 Comments · hardware news, video
Have you ever heard the term “test to destruction”? It refers to a testing process where you take a piece of equipment and beat the shit out of it until it breaks. Gizmoslip, a blog run by people even crazier than me, went TTD on the Nook Tablet and the Kindle Fire. The start inside, [...]
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Updated: Penguin Ebooks Pulled From OverDrive
November 21st, 2011 · 20 Comments · library ebooks
Well now this is truly turning into a Monday. Overdrive just announced that they’ve been forced to restrict access to ebooks supplied by Penguin. i asked and they don’t have any more details to share. And I’m still waiting to hear back from Penguin. Last week Penguin sent notice to OverDrive that it is reviewing [...]
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Inside the Nook Tablet
November 21st, 2011 · 3 Comments · hardware news
iFixit has just finished posting their teardown of the Nook tablet. All is revealed, but not all is labeled.
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Kindle BonFire Is Rumored to Ship in Q2 2012
November 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware rumors
There is another rumor out today about the Kindle Fire’s larger sibling. Digitimes is reporting that the larger Kindle Fire, which I am dubbing the Kindle Bonfire, is not going to launch for quite a few months. The current predicted launch date is right where I thought it would be when the first rumors appeared [...]
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Kindles, X-Ray Scanners, and Other FUD
November 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · opinion
The Telegraph has a piece of quote unquote reporting today about how your Kindle is at risk of being brutally murdered at the security checkpoint in airports. The culprit is the X-Ray scanner that your luggage passes through. Travellers have been warned that their holiday reading plans could be disrupted by airport security measures, following [...]
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Nook Tablet Rooted, Android Market Installed
November 20th, 2011 · 14 Comments · hardware news
Last week I reported that the Nook Tablet had DRM built into the bootloader which was going to make it hard to hack. That’s still true, but it hasn’t stopped anyone from hacking the tablet. A new hack was posted over at XDA Forums today. One hacker has figured out how to temporarily gain root [...]
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