Charbax followed up the press conference video with some hands on time with the display samples.
I’m really impressed with the design on these e-readers. According to my sources, they were designed by Foxconn. They’re a big change from the previous Pocketbook models.
Entries Tagged as 'pocketbook'
Pocketbook 602, 902, 903 hands on videos
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows, hardware reviews, pocketbook, video
Pocketbook IFA press conference
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows, pocketbook
This is another video by Charbax of ArmDevices.net. This event is in English and it’s about 30 minutes long.
At about 14:00 you can see a live demo of the PB 902. It now has a desktop with widgets that you can swap out. At about 17:00 they demo the TTS. Q&A begins at about 27:00.
Tags: conference·ifa·pocketbook·press
First look at Pocketbook’s 9.7″ e-readers (video)
September 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news, video
The videos are in Ukrainian (or so I’ve been told), so I’m not sure what they’re saying. But I can tell you that there are at least 2 e-readers in the video; one is the PB 901 (it has the colorful buttons up the side of the screen) and the other might be the PB902 [...]
Tags: 97·ereaders·pocketbook·video
Pocketbook Education launched in Russia
September 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
Pocketbook-Global have announced a new education platform for the Russian market. It’s based in part on Pocketbook’s 9.7″ e-reader, but it goes beyond just the hardware. P-E is intended to assist the entire educational process. It’s not just for reading; you can do other activities including homework.
In terms of hardware, though, it sounds like this [...]
Tags: education·launched·pocketbook·russia
Pocketbook, Sony dominate the Russian e-reader market
August 29th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Research firm J’son & Partners Consulting have estimated that around 440k e-readers will be sold in 2010 in Russia. They just released a report in which they reported that sales in 2007 were measured in the thousands, around 60k e-readers were sold in 2008, and in 2009 about 250k devices were sold.
According to their research [...]
Pocketbook likely won’t be announcing their Mirasol e-reader at IFA-Berlin
August 20th, 2010 · 5 Comments · hardware news
Pocketbook have uploaded the first press photos for the new e-readers they will announce at IFA-Berlin and the Mirasol device isn’t there. The picture at right is the PB 903.
This is not a joke and it is not a rumor. I have confirmation from a couple different sources that Pocketbook are working with Qualcomm. I’ve [...]
Pocketbook to announce new e-readers, tablet at IFA-Berlin
August 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
They’re playing this one very close to their chest, and I really don’t have much in the way of details. But here’s what I know. First, Pocketbook are going to relaunch their ebookstore with 250k titles.
They’re going to announce a new 6″ and 9.7″ e-readers as well as a 7″ Android tablet. The tablet is [...]
Pocketbook 602 clears FCC
August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Another e-reader from Pocketbook showed up on the FCC website yesterday. The device is named as the Pocketbook 602, but we don’t have any hardware details yet. (I’m still waiting to here back from my contacts.) The picture at right is from Computex, and they were calling that e-reader the 602. All we really know [...]
Tags: 602·clears·fcc·pocketbook
Pocketbook just lowered their e-reader prices (US only)
July 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware news
It may have taken them a little while, but Pocketbook have decided to join the e-reader price wars. They’ve cut the prices of all their models, and are also offering free shipping as a promotion for the 4th of July.
Pocketbook 360 (was $239, now $199) video, review
Pocketbook 301+ (was $279, now $219) review
Pocketbook 302 [...]
Tags: ereader·lowered·pirces·pocketbook
Review : Pocketbook 301+ & Buyer’s Remorse
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware reviews, pocketbook
by spideyak
Editor’s note: I’m reposting this review from MobileRead Forums because I agree with several of the points made here.
There are a lot of positive reviews out there for the 301+, which is what convinced me to buy the Pocketbook to begin with; however, had I been able to handle the item, I would not [...]
Tags: 301·buyer·pocketbook·remorse·review
