Sony announced this pair of e-reader in September 2010, and at long last I am posting my review. The Touch Edition and Pocket Edition are updates to Sony’s existing 5″ and 6″. Their design is an evolutionary improvement, and not revolutionary. (I really wish they’d get ahead of their competition, and I’ll get into that [...]
Entries Tagged as 'review'
Review: Sony Touch Edition, Pocket Edition (PRS-350, PRS-650)
November 28th, 2010 · 8 Comments · hardware reviews
Review: Skytex Primer
November 1st, 2010 · 12 Comments · hardware reviews
This is an that’s e-reader destined to be a blip on the market, and that’s unfortunate. It’s actually a decent e-reader. (Then again, I thought the Ectaco Jetbook was going to be a blip on the market and look what it did.) Hardware & Specs The Skytex Primer is based on a 7″ LCD screen [...]
Review: Shift3 Lookbook
October 19th, 2010 · 184 Comments · hardware reviews
I’m looking at my Lookbook right now, and the words “squandered potential” come to mind. I first heard about this e-reader from the internal CVS docs that someone sent to Engadget. I’ve been quietly waiting for it to be released, and I got mine about a 2 weeks ago. It’s a Kindle clone based on [...]
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Review: Sharper Image Literati
October 5th, 2010 · 96 Comments · hardware reviews
I got a Literati about a week ago, and I was 1 of 4 blogs to get it. I’m sitting here right now, watching it fail to load my personal ebooks, and I’ve decided that I’ve used enough to give my opinion. DON’T BUY IT! At the very least wait for a firmware update. I [...]
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 [...]
2 Review units arrived today -Which should I use first?
September 21st, 2010 · 7 Comments · hardware reviews
The UPS guy just left a couple e-readers. One is the Ectaco Jetbook Mini, a 5″ LCD based e-reader that runs on 4 AAA batteries. The other is the Skytex Primer, a semi Kindle clone with a 7″ LCD screen. I have to go catch a meeting, so I’ll leave this to my readers. Which [...]
Review: PageOne e-reader by Next Papyrus
September 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware reviews
The PageOne was developed by a Korean company, Next Papyrus. It’s currently being sold in Korea (and elsewhere in Asia). They had worked out a deal for Foxit to sell this e-reader in the US under the name eSlick PS (running Foxit’s software, of course). But then Foxit dropped out of the e-reader market, and [...]
Review: Kobo Desktop Reader
September 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments · software reviews
So Kobo announced a new version of their reading app today. There was only one major change, and that was the new support for third party e-readers (Sony, Aluratek, etc). BTW, the rebranded Borders app can use this update. If you’re using the Borders app then all you have to do is run the app [...]
Review: Kogan e-reader
August 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Gajah Reviews, hardware reviews
by Darryl Adams reposted with permission from Oz-e-books Editor’s Note: The OEM for this e-reader is Gajah. Kogan is a brand that forgoes brick and mortar retail and sells its product only via the internet. Known for its TV and other consumer products, this is its first e-book release.
Review: Laser EB-101 e-reader
August 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware reviews
by Clytie Siddell A new Australian ebook-reader has suddenly appeared. The Laser EB101 E-Book Reader was released yesterday. The only reason we know this, is that my husband saw it in the Dick Smith shop attached to his workplace, and brought it home for me to examine. (History does not give enough credit to gadget-spotters. [...]
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