Do you recall how the iPad was supposed to kill off e-readers? It looks like that might be happening in China. E-reader sales are down 7% in Q1 2011 against last year, and the total sold is estimated to be around 282 thousand. What’s curious about this is that my source blames the iPad. Apple [...]
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A Look at B&N’s first eReader
April 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Blast from the Past, hardware news
Do you recall the obituary I wrote for the Ebookwise-1150? The e-reader above next to the K3 is the Rocket eBook and it’s the grandaddy of the 1150. I thought it would be interesting to show you the oldest best e-reader.
The cheapskate’s e-reader case
March 18th, 2011 · 5 Comments · frugal
My post a little while ago about a cheap book light inspired me to see how cheaply I could make an e-reader case, and it turns out I can make one out of stuff in the recycle bin. You’re looking at one of my neighbor’s magazines and a rubber band. Most magazines are too big [...]
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New LCD e-reader pops up in Germany
March 18th, 2011 · 4 Comments · hardware news
Mike Cane tipped me to this e-reader when he somehow managed to find it on Amazon.de. It’s from a consumer electronics company I’ve never heard of before, and so far as I can tell this is their first e-reader. The SVP EB701 is based on a 7″ LCD screen. I’m not sure of the resolution, [...]
Gajah to release Android based e-reader
March 17th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
You might recognize this e-reader; I mentioned it when I covered Gajah at CES 2010. The BK7005 is based on a 7″ (800×480) resistive touchscreen, and it has Wifi, a microSD card slot, speaker, and it ships with support for Adobe DE DRM. It’s running on Android v1.5 a RockChip CPU, but the amount of [...]
INCH A6s e-reader unveiled in Russia
March 10th, 2011 · 3 Comments · hardware news
S3 have just started shipping the INCH A6s, a new e-reader with a 6″ E-ink screen. This is a basic e-reader with a touchscreenn, 2GB Flash, and SD card slot. The e-reader supports a broad selection of formats, and it also comes with a Russian-English dictionary, notepad app, and a calendar app. Retail is 6990 [...]
Qumo Fresh 7″ e-reader coming soon
March 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news
The Qumo Fresh is based on a 7″ LCD screen and it’s running on a RockChip RK2729 CPU. It has 2 speakers, 4GB or 8GB Flash storage, a microSD card slot, microphone, and FM radio. It doesn’t appear to have Wifi or a touchscreen, but then again this isn’t a tablet. Like any Rockchip design, [...]
Elonex expands their line up with new e-reader, tablet
March 2nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · hardware news
My contact at Elonex just sent me a bunch of stuff on their latest gadgets. They’ve recently added another 7″ e-reader and a 7″ tablet to their offerings. First up is the 705EB. This e-reader is an improved version of the 700EB that’s both thinner and lighter (but the same screen resolution). It has the [...]
Archos 70c e-reader clears the FCC
February 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
You might recall from a couple weeks ago that the Archos 70c went up for pre-order on J&R. Yesterday this same e-reader showed up on the FCC website. I don’t have anything beyond this photo, unfortunately. The good stuff won’t be posted until mid-April. BTW, on Sunday I posted some pictures and a hands on [...]
Hanvon to unveil new Android e-reader at CeBIT
February 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news
The Chinese e-reader maker Hanvon will be exhibiting at CeBIT this year. One device they’ll have on hand will be the HPad A112. This is a 7″ (800×600) Android tablet running Android 2.2-powered device. The HPad A112 has a 720 MHz ARM11 CPU, 2GB Flash storage, a microSD card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth, optional GPS and [...]
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