When it comes to e-reader industry, Ectaco are something of an outsider. They have a lot of experience with electronic dictionaries and digital translation, but it was only recently that they started integrating their core expertise into their e-reader development.
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Ectaco to announce 2 new e-readers at CES
January 3rd, 2011 · 6 Comments · hardware news
That’s what they’re hinting on their Facebook page: Ectaco will be unavailing 2 new gadgets at CES this year that will change the eReader game for sure! Don’t forget to stop by our booth. South Hall Upper Level & Connector – Booth #36166 I asked and they sent me a PDF of the brochure for [...]
Review: Ectaco Jetbook Mini (video)
September 30th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware reviews, video
I got the Jetbook Mini just over a week ago, and I have to say it was a lot of fun. I was ready to write the review after only a few days (it’s basic e-reader), but I held it because Ectaco promised a firmware update (it came with a pre-release firmware). I’m not sure [...]
Ectaco shipped the Jetbook Mini with 2 questionable ebooks
September 22nd, 2010 · 6 Comments · hardware reviews
I had a poll yesterday about which e-reader I should write about next. I had just gotten 2 e-readers, a Jetbook Mini and a Skytex Primer. I’ve decided to write about the Mini first, but not just because it had the most request. It came with a copy of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol, and [...]
Ectaco Jetbook Mini demo video
September 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · conferences & trade shows, hardware news, video
Ectaco are continuing their campaign of torturing me with driblets of information. This demo video was shot at the Moscow Book Fair this week. It’s in Russian, but you can still learn a lot about the Jetbook Mini. I also learned from here (scroll down) that the retail in Russia will be 4,990 rubles (~$162 [...]
Ectaco Jetbook now (officially) supports Adobe DRM
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
Various versions of the firmware have been up for a few weeks now, and today Ectaco decided to make it official. From the press release: ECTACO Inc., a New York based company best known for their jetBook budget eBook readers, hand-held electronic translators, and translating software has announced that the jetBook and jetBook LITE will [...]
Ectaco Jetbook Mini image leaked at Target
July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
I just found this over at MobileRead Forums. One member there works at target and just came across a set of Energizer coupons. The coupons are cobranded with Ectaco, and they show an e-reader that I’ve never seen before:
Ectaco Jetbook – a brief review
February 5th, 2010 · 8 Comments · hardware reviews
The Jetbook has been out for some time now, and it has been reviewed endlessly. But I’ve never explained why I like it, and I think that merits a brief review. Ectaco released the Jetbook in early 2008. The hardware was designed by a Chinese company called JCNIP, and is sold in China (under the [...]
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