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Amazon’s iPad killer in stores by Christmas 2011?
Not to be outdone by all the buzz for the newly released Blackberry Playbook or iPad 2, it seems Amazon is also joining the color tablet PC fray. Quanta Computer, the Taiwanese tablet PC manufacturer of the Playbook and Sony S1 & S2, along with E Ink Holdings, have received orders from Amazon to develop [...]
Nook Color Steps Up Its Tablet Game
Per Paul Demery of Internet Retailer: Is it an e-reader or a tablet? At less than half the price of an iPad 2 and small enough to fit in a handbag, the latest version of Barnes & Noble Inc.42BarnesandNoble.com Inc. Books / Music / VideosOnline Sales:$493,000,000 (IR estimate)Growth:5.8%See More. ’s Nook Color is chockfull of [...]
iCrossings: The Future of eReaders
According to David Deal, of the Content Lab: eBooks will extinguish the Kindle. That’s what Forrester Research CEO George Colony believes. But if so, the Kindle isn’t going down without a fight. Advertising Age reports that Amazon has introduced a cheaper Kindle, an obvious attempt to increase adoption. The following infographic from Stan Pugsley and [...]
Amazon unveils new generation of Kindles
Yes, the rumors are true. Amazon officially unveiled a next-generation Kindle that is what many tech pundits thought it would be: smaller and lighter, with a better screen and some Wi-Fi thrown into the mix. The new e-reader comes in a couple of flavors, one with both Wi-Fi and 3G wireless for $189, and a [...]
Amazon’s Graphite Kindle DX Begins To Ship
If you’ve been drooling over the recently announced graphite Kindle DX, there’s some good news for you, as readers have confirmed that shipping notices for the device have begun to go out, and the device will start shipping today. In case you didn’t place your pre-order before this, it’s also worth noting that it’s listed [...]
OCTOVO Kindle Light Review
Ebook readers that use E-ink displays like the Kindle and Nook are great gadgets, but they have one major shortcoming… You can’t use them in a dark room because they don’t have a back light. The folks at OCTOVO have designed a sleek LED light especially for the Kindle 2 that will be available at [...]