I came across this clip from a local TV station yesterday, and I held it because I wanted to think about it.The story behind the video is that this guy was sold an iPad that had previously been returned. Only, instead of returning a real iPad, someone returned a dummy. The problem is that no [...]
Entries Tagged as 'walmart'
Skytex Primer shows up at Walmart as the Ematics EB101P – $80
November 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
I just came across another 7″ LCD e-reader on Walmart’s website (they have the best e-reader selection anywhere). You might recognize the hardware; I’ve reviewed it before as the Skytex Primer and apparently Skytex isn’t the only company to put their logo on it. It’s based on a 7″ LCD screen, and it has 4GB [...]
Kobo Wifi, B&N Nook now available at Walmart
October 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
I took a few minutes out of my schedule this morning to visit Walmart and check out their new e-reader display. I was hopig they would expand the section, but instead Walmart merely replaced the Sony display with the 2 Nooks and the Kobo Wifi. I wouldn’t want to be Sony right now; in pulling [...]
Kobo Wifi coming to Walmart next week
October 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware news
From the Kobo blog: On Monday we started shipping the first Kobo Wireless eReaders to customers who pre-ordered the device in Canada, and starting next week it will be available for purchase at Borders and one of the largest discount department stores in the U.S. – Walmart! Building on our relationship with Walmart Canada, Kobo’s [...]
B&N Nook to be sold in Walmart on 24 October
October 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · press release
Now this is interesting. The Nook won’t be the first e-reader sold by Walmart, but it will be only the _second_ to be sold in stores (they sell about a dozen models online). I wonder what B&N did to get the shelf space? From the press release: October 21, 2010 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. [...]
Walmart now sell Hanvon e-readers
July 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
I was looking for Augen The Book and I discovered that Walmart is now selling Hanvon e-readers. Walmart continue to astound me. I think they could have the broadest supply of e-readers anywhere on the web. Walmart are selling the N516 and N518 in both black and white. Both e-readers use a 5″ E-ink screen [...]
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