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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'jetbook'
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 [...]
Scoop: Jetbook Mini caught on film!
September 1st, 2010 · 5 Comments · hardware news
Oh what a day this is! Someone brought the Ectaco Jetbook Mini to the Sony party today. Right now I’m giggling at our good fortune. Ectaco haven’t even admitted that this e-reader exists yet, much less let anyone get a look at it. There’s a video and there are 4 pictures on flickr. From what [...]
Wolder MiBuk – new Jetbook clone
July 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
I came across this e-reader because I happen to follow the calibre version updates. Wolder are a consumer electronics company based in Spain. Besides the MiBuk (their first e-reader under their own brand) they also have several portable TVs and DVD players. I hadn’t heard of this particular model before, but I do recognize the [...]
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:
New Jetbook firmware adds support for Adobe DRM
June 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
I just learned via MobileRead that Ectaco has uploaded a new firmware. I’ve tried and failed to get it to work on my Jetbook, but I was told the following by MobileRead member tselling: This firmware adds Adobe Digital Editions DRM support. With that support we get TOC in our epubs. I was able to [...]
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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