Bookeen have just announced a new firmware update for the Cybook Orizon. This update brings some impressive improvements to this 6″ e-reader. The reading app now has the option of bookmarks, highlights, and notes. The network utility was also improved and it will now connect automatically to known networks. Finally, the browser also got a [...]
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Bookeen Cybook Orizon clears the FCC
December 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news
Bookeen’s new e-reader, the Cybook Orizon, cleared the FCC today. It’s based on a 6″ Sipix screen, and it has Wifi, Bluetooth, 2GB Flash, a microSD card slot as well as a web browser and support for Adobe DE DRM. At this point you should be feeling somewhat confused. Bookeen have been shipping the Orizon [...]
Cybook Orizon hands on video
November 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware reviews, Sipix, video
Mike Cane found this video on Youtube. It shows some of the abilities of the new Cybook Orizon. You also get a side by side comparison with the PRS-650, which unfortunately shows that the Orizon has the same gray screen problem as the Oyo. But, the Orizon doesn’t have the faded text problem, which should [...]
Cybook Orizon due out in October – retail is 229.99€
September 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news, Sipix
Bookeen released another driblet of info Friday about their next e-reader, the Cybook Orizon. It should be available in mid-October with a retail of 229.99€. The Orizon has a 6″ Sipix, Wifi, touchscreen, and was designed in house by Bookeen’s staff. via Facebook
Cybook Orizon officially unveiled
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Bookeen just revealed the new Cybook Orizon. Apparently I was wrong and the model from CES 2010 was not replaced. I don’t have all the details yet, but I do know that it has a 6″ touchscreen and Wifi. There’s no word yet on price or availability. From past coverage, I know that it’s supposed [...]
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Cybook Opus now $80 at Buy.com – SOLD OUT
August 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news
The Cybook Opus is a 5″ e-reader that Bookeen introduced last fall and updated early this spring. If you’ve been thinking about getting this e-reader then yuo should probably get it right now. It’s about to vanish from the US market. I wouldn’t recommend it, though.The race to the bottom isn’t over yet. You’ll be [...]
Review: Cybook Opus
June 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware reviews
The Bookeen Opus came out in the Fall of 2009. I tried one in October and was so dissatisfied that I sent it back. There were any number of things the Opus couldn’t do (then) that I required in an e-reader: Mobipocket support, instant on, dictionary support. I decided to do this review because I [...]
Bookeen release new firmware update for Cybook
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Keeping with their tradition of releasing firmwares on Tuesday*, Bookeen have just uploaded the latest firmwares for the Cybook Gen3 and the Cybook Opus. Each of Bookeen’s e-readers has 2 firmware options. One supports Mobipocket DRM and the other supports Adobe DE DRM. You can download them here.
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