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Archos 70c now up for pre-order

February 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments · hardware news

J&R updated their website yesterday with a new product page for the Archos 70c. It’s listed for $149, but there’s no info on when it will be available. This is an e-reader, but it is an Android tablet running v2.1 with a 600MHz CPU, 7″ screen (800×480), Wifi, 4GB Flash, SD card slot, and an [...]

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Enspert Android tablet soon up for pre-order – $349

January 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news

Starting 1 February Dynamism will be taking orders for the Enspert E201U. It’s supposed to start shipping on 15 February. This is a middle of the ranks tablet with a 7″ (800×480) capacitive touchscreen, 2 cameras, Wifi, Bluetooth, but no 3G option. It’s running Android v2.2 on a Samsung Hummingbird 1GHz  CPU. It ships with [...]

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Bebook Club up for preorder in Australia

October 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news

Word just came through Twitter that the Australia affiliate of Bebook are now taking pre-orders for the Bebook Club, a 6″ e-reader. It’s selling for $269 AUD and it ships with a USB cable and the manual (but no case, ouch). The Club is a close relative of the Bebook Neo, only without the Wifi [...]

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Cruz Reader, Tablet now up for preorder at Borders

August 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news

At long last the the next hot Android tablets are up for preorder on the Velocity Micro website and at Borders. VM are promising to ship both devices in late September, but Borders won’t ship the CT until late October. I’m looking at the specs now, and I think I’d rather wait for the Cruz [...]

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Kindle3 w\Wifi up for pre-order tomorrow!

July 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Amazon, hardware news

The Wall Street Journal broke the story. They’re reporting that the new Kindle will have Wifi and cost $139. The current Kindle with 3G will stay at $189. They alos said it will be smaller with a better screen and longer battery life. It will ship on 27 August. Wall Street Journal

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Elonex 710EB e-reader now up for pre-order at Amazon.co.uk

July 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news

Do you remember the 7″ tablet that Elonex was showing off as an e-reader a few months back? It’s now listed on Amazon.co.uk. There’s very little detail on the page. Right now all I know is that it has a touchscreen, Wifi, and the shipping weight is 749g. The retail price is £139.99. P.S. I [...]

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Pandigital Novel up for pre-order – NOW in stores

June 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware news

UPDATE: After we posted this we got word that Kohl’s had the Novel both on their site and in their stores. I can confirm both details. At my local Kohl’s the Novel was behind the jewelry counter. by ColdSun I’ve been looking for a place to buy the Pandigital Novel when it comes out. I [...]

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SmartQ R7 up for preorder at Eletroworld

April 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news, smartq

Someone just sent me an email and pointed out that Smart Devices newest MID is available at Eletroworld, a Chinese web retailer. I haven’t bought from them myself, but I’ve heard nothing but good things about them. The R7 is expected to ship on 7 May with a retail of $280, and you can preorder [...]

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Spring Design Alex to go on Pre-Order Today!

March 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news

I got the email in my inbox about 20 seconds ago. I also just checked the website, and the order page isn’t up yet. From the press release: Spring Design today announced that the dual screen multimedia Alex™ eReader will be available online at www.springdesign.com today for $399. Customers may visit the online store to [...]

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