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First 7″ Pixel Qi Screen Now Demoing On The ZTE Light 2 Android Tablet

February 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments · hardware news

Pixel Qi and ZTE have just announced that Pixel Qi’s newest low power screen is now used on the Light 2, a 7″ Android tablet. I don’t have any pictures yet but I’ve asked a couple people at MWC to find the tablet. The Light 2 is based on Pixel Qi’s dual mode LCD screen [...]

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Sunbook now shipping with a Pixel Qi screen

January 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news

Clover Systems are now selling the first commercial netbook with a Pixel Qi screen. It’s based on an Intel Atom 1.66GHz CPU with 1GB RAM, 250GB hard disk, Wifi, a SD card slot, webcam,  speakers and a 10.1″ Pixel Qi screen. It’s running Win7, which is almost enough to make me avoid it. This netbook [...]

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NookColor shipping today

November 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · press release

I just got the press release announcing that the NookColor will be shipping today, and that the Nook Wifi/3G is scheduled to get an update next week. I’m still waiting on my shipping notice, though. It has shipped. From the press release: November 16, 2010 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest [...]

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New Pocketbook e-readers now shipping

November 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news

Pocketbook USA have updated their website over the weekend. They’re now ready to ship the Pocketbook 602 e-reader and the Pocketbook IQ tablet. One is a 7″ Android v2.1 tablet with a retail of $149, and the other is a 6″ E-ink e-reader with a retail of $179.

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Amazon clarifies the K3 shipping snafu

August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Someone just tweeted me a link to a Kindle discussion forum. One Kindle owner asked when her Kindle 3 will ship, and this is what she was told: Orders placed before 8 p.m. Pacific Time on August 1st will still ship by the August 27th release date. Orders placed before 10 p.m. Pacific Time on [...]

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Plastic Logic Que is shipping tomorrow

June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

With all the noise generated this week by Amazon and B&N, I thought there was a good chance that PlasticLogic Que might slip by unnoticed. I’m really curious about whether it’s actually going to ship. Did anyone order one? This isn’t just an idle question. I know 3 people who ordered a Que, and they [...]

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Enso zenPad now Shipping

March 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news

This beauty is an Android tablet with a 5″ screen, the stylus that the Archos 5 was lacking, Wifi, and a paltry 1GB flash built in (an 8GB microSD card is included in the base price). It has the usual video and audio support. Enso is promising 6 hours battery life, and that an upgrade [...]

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Teclast K3 video posted & shipping now for $229

March 1st, 2010 · No Comments · gajah, hardware news, teclast

The House of DAP, a web retailer, has posted a video of the recently announced Teclast K3. Now that we can see it in action, I have to say I’m impressed by the design. BTW, the K3 was designed by Gajah International as the W960. Here is the PDF spec sheet.

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