Barnes and Noble were probably hoping everyone was distracted by the iPad 2 frenzy when they issued a press release today. This lawsuit was filed back in 2009. The original complaint was made by Spring Design, and they claimed that Borders had copied some of SD’s intellectual property. The settlement doesn’t really make much sense, [...]
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Spring Design, B&N lawsuit to continue
December 28th, 2010 · 5 Comments · lawsuit
Do you recall the lawsuit filed by Spring Deisgn? Actually, a better question would be whether you know that the company exists.It’s been so long since Spring Design were in the news that I’m going to have to write a fair amount of background.
New theoretical e-reader design (video)
September 20th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, video
I came across this video over the weekend. It by French designer Karim Zaouai, and it shows a number of rather interesting interface ideas. I don’t think it’s a practical design, though, for the simple reason that it cannot be used one handed. I know that may sound silly, but you can prop all the [...]
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Spring Design Alex to be sold in Russia
August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Spring Design and Vobis, a Russian tech company, have signed a contract for Vobis to sell the Alex in Russia under the brand name Highscreen. The Alex will be formally launched on 2 September and go on sale later that month. The price has not yet been set. via The-eBook.org I’ve had my hands on [...]
Spring Design Alex to be sold in Japan
July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Akihabara News are reporting that Spring Design have opened an office in Japan. Retail for the Alex is expected to be priced below 30,000yen ($348). That’s not half bad considering the Alex is $399 in the USA.
Spring Design Alex to sell in China for $520
July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
I reported back at CES that the Spring Design Alex was going to be sold in China by Hanvon and I then confirmed this back at the beginning of May. Now I can tell you the price. Zol.com are reporting that the Hanvon T61 is on sale now for 3580 Yuan. Are they nuts? This [...]
Spring Design Alex just got a firmware update
May 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
Spring Design is pushing out a firmware update for the Alex. It’s not available on their website; you have to wait for your Alex to check for for it. I’m told it checks once a day. I’ve just heard back from Spring Design with the details. Here is what they told me: updated the user [...]
Spring Design Alex coming to China in June
May 13th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
I first heard about this back at CES 2010 in January, so this isn’t actually news. Even so, it’s good to have confirmation. MobRead is reporting that the Spring Design Alex will be sold in China by Hanvon as the T61. There is no information yet on price. source source http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.mobread.com/news/exclusive/20101008.html&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=UTF-8
Review: Spring Design Alex
April 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware reviews
So my Alex arrived last week, and I’ve had a lot of fun playing with it. I have to say that this was an easy review to write. I’ve found very few things wrong with the Alex, and in general, I like it. You might also want to read my other posts on the Alex. [...]
Spring Design Alex First Impressions
April 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware reviews
So my unit arrived today, and I’m going to post my first impressions. My battery died fairly quickly even though it said it was fully charged, so this psot won’t be that complete. I used it for about 10 minutes before I realized: The Alex is not an E-reader. No, seriously, it’s not. The Alex [...]
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