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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 [...]

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Hanlin V60 shows up in Russia

March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news, Sipix

The Ukrainian e-reader distributor Lbook have just unveiled their latest e-reader, the V60.  This is a Kindle clone with a 6″ E-ink screen, Wifi, 2GB Flash storage, SD card slot, optional 3G, and a headphone jack. Format support includes FB2, EPUB, PDF, DOC, DJVU, RTF, TXT, HTML, PPT. A similar e-reader is already on the [...]

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MIReader M8 Android tablet coming to Russia

February 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news

I’ve just come across another tablet that will be released in Russia in the next few weeks. The MIReader M8 has an 8″ screen (well, duh) and it runs Android v2.1. The touch screen is capacitive with a resolution of 800×600. It has a 2MP camera, microphone, 4GB Flash storage, Wifi, Bluetooth, a microSD card [...]

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GMini to release 3 new epaper e-readers in Russia

February 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware news, Sipix

I’ve just come across another company in Russia with plans to release their own e-reader.  I’d say at this point Russia is possible the second most active e-reader market (after the US). Gmini announced 3 new e-readers this week. One will have a Sipix screen, and the other 2 will have E-ink screens. First up [...]

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Lexand to release 2 new e-readers in Russia

February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news

Lexand have announced the release of 2 new e-readers – Lexand LE-106 and Lexand LT-105. One has a 6″ E-ink screen and the other a 5″ LCD screen. Both e-readers have 2GB Flash storage, a microSD card slot, a headphone jack, and the both lack Wifi or a touchscreen. The LT-105 has a 5″ screen [...]

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Asus DR-900 now available in Russia

January 30th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news, Sipix

Asus’ new 9″ e-reader was unveiled in Russia this week, making it the 3rd large screen e-reader in the country. It’s based on a Sipix screen and it has the same specs as when it was released in Taiwan: Wifi, 2GB Flash, microSD card slot, speakers, and a headphone jack. Battery life is 4 days [...]

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Plastic Logic raise $700m for new plant in Russia

January 17th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news

In the we’re not dead yet category… Plastic Logic announced today that they’re currently raising $700m in financing to build their second screen production plant in Zelenograd, Russia. Scheduled to open in 2 to 3 years, the new factory will employ over 300 people. Plastic Logic CEO Richard Archuleta said the company plan to make [...]

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TM-7101 7″ Android tablet coming to Russia in January

December 15th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

The Russian tech company Texet have announced that they will soon be selling a 7″ Android tablet. The TM-7101 runs Android v2.1 on a 600MHz Rockchip RK2818 CPU, with an unknown amount of Flash or RAM. But we do know it has Wifi and a microSD card slot. Texet also are promising Access to the [...]

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New LCD e-reader shows up in Russia

November 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news

The-eBook.org have the details on the Asistant Media AE-501, an e-reader based on a 5″ LCD screen with 2GB Flash, a microSD card slot, and broad ebook format support (TXT, DOC, PDB, PDF, EPUB, FB2, HTML, RTF, LRC, CHM and Djvu). The spec page also lists quite a few video formats supported (AVI, RMVB, RM, [...]

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Plastic Logic to build screen production plant in Russia

November 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · press release

From the press release: Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies and Plastic Logic Inc. today announced they have entered into an agreement to create Plastic Logic’s second volume production facility for its next-generation plastic electronic displays and establish a plastic electronics industry in Russia. Under the terms of agreement RUSNANO intends to make a significant investment in [...]

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