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  • Mirasol shows off colour E-reader displays

    Mirasol shows off colour E-reader displays

    Could be arriving in late 2010 19 November 2009 16:22 GMT

    Mirasol, the team at Qualcomm responsible for its e-reader division, has been showing off a new set of eBook readers that are built on "interferometric modulation" display technology. In slightly less geeky language, that means that they can do colour, and they can do...

  • Sony Reader Daily Edition available for pre-order

    Sony Reader Daily Edition available for pre-order

    $399 and before Christmas if all goes to plan 19 November 2009 1:36 GMT

    Sony has put the Sony Reader Daily Edition up for pre-order in the US on its SonyStyle website, hoping to maximise on the current appetite for digital readers (ebooks) in the run up to Christmas.

    Costing $399.99 and available on or around the 18 December, the...

  • BenQ unveils K60 nReader

    BenQ unveils K60 nReader

    Company's first eBook reader gets SiPix electronic paper tech 17 November 2009 17:11 GMT

    eBook readers have quickly become the latest thing that the computer industry is throwing everything it has at, as it's seen as the new saviour product by suffering technology companies.

    The latest to join the fray is BenQ which has launched the first of many...

  • Sony offers Mills and Boon-themed Reader

    Sony offers Mills and Boon-themed Reader

    Pocket Edition gets pink and steamy 17 November 2009 10:31 GMT

    Sony is offering an exclusive limited edition model of the Reader Pocket Edition, created for fans of romance fiction.

    The Mills & Boon Reader Pocket Edition comes pre-loaded with three eBooks - exclusive to the model - as well as a voucher for ten further...

  • Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - gadgets

    Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - gadgets

    What gets your vote? 12 November 2009 19:43 GMT

    We're happy to admit that some tech just doesn't fit into any other category. That's what the Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards Best Gadget section is all about. In many ways these devices are gadgets in their purest sense. They're objects with a clever little function...

  • VIDEO: Intel Reader for visually impaired revealed

    VIDEO: Intel Reader for the visually impaired revealed

    With text to speech functionality 10 November 2009 12:34 GMT

    Intel has unveiled an ebook reader with a difference, a device "designed to increase independence for people who have learning disabilities such as dyslexia, or have visual-impairment such as partial sightedness, blindness or for anyone who struggles with reading standard...

  • Barnes and Noble Nook pre-orders "surpass expectations"

    Barnes and Noble Nook pre-orders "surpass expectations"

    Strong demand sees deliveries pushed back 9 November 2009 16:00 GMT

    Demand for Barnes & Noble's dual screen Nook ebook reader has been so strong that the bookseller has been forced to announce a delay for pre-order deliveries.

    When launched in October, Barnes & Noble told those pre-ordering the $259 gadget they could expect...

  • IWOOT launches Foxit eSlick ebook reader

    IWOOT launches Foxit eSlick ebook reader

    6-incher available for £189 5 November 2009 15:43 GMT

    IWOOT has launched a new ebook reader into the UK market with the online introduction of the Foxit eSlick.

    The 180 gram device is slim and lightweight and offers a 6-inch, E-Ink, 600 x 800 pixel resolution display.

    The eSlick gets a 512MB internal...

  • Marvell and E-Ink offer e-reader chip

    Marvell and E-Ink offer e-reader chip

    Integrated offering put together 3 November 2009 16:03 GMT

    Marvell and E-Ink have joined forces to create a system-on-a-chip that's designed for use in E-reader devices. It should mean that new devices are able to be rolled out increasingly quickly from any manufacturer that wants to hook it up to a screen, add a battery, design...

  • Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Nook ebook

    Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Nook ebook

    Claims "features copied" 3 November 2009 4:37 GMT

    Spring Design, the maker of the Alex dual-screen ebook reader is suing Barnes & Noble over claims that the bookseller copied ideas and features in releasing its own ebook, the Nook.

    "We showed the Alex e-book design to Barnes & Noble in good faith with the intention...

  • Creative unveils plans for Zii MediaBook

    Creative unveils plans for Zii MediaBook

    Ebook reading PMP 2 November 2009 10:16 GMT

    Creative has announced it is to enter the e-book reader market with the forthcoming launch of what's dubbed the "MediaBook" which will run on the company's Zii Plaszma platform.

    It seems the tablet-esque device may fall more into the PMP category but boast...

  • Wistron named as Polymer Vision purchaser

    Wistron named as Polymer Vision purchaser

    Readius tech now belongs to Taiwanese ODM 29 October 2009 14:34 GMT

    The mysterious, unnamed Asian company that saved Polymer Vision from closing completely after in went bankrupt earlier this year has been named as Taiwanese ODM Wistron.

    Polymer Vision was closed down by its Dutch parent company for financial reasons, back in...

  • Bibliofile ebook reader concept design revealed

    Bibliofile ebook reader concept design revealed

    With flipper section to turn the page 26 October 2009 16:19 GMT

    The ebook reader marketplace is becoming rapidly populated as manufacturers rush to produce a gadget that not everyone's got yet.

    Some potential purchasers are said to be put off from making the leap from hardback to ebook due to the electronic version not offering...

  • Amazon to offer Mac version of "Kindle for PC" software

    Amazon to offer Mac version of "Kindle for PC" software

    Apple users won't be left out in the cold forever 26 October 2009 15:00 GMT

    While PC-owning book worms wait for Amazon's release of its new "Kindle for PC" software, it seems Mac users have not been forgotten, confirming to the Fast Company magazine's blog that it will be offering a similar software solution for Macs.

    With the short...

  • Amazon announces Kindle for PC

    Amazon announces Kindle for PC

    For those that "don't yet have a Kindle" 23 October 2009 9:19 GMT

    Amazon.com has announced "Kindle for PC", describing the release as "a free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their personal computers".

    The US Kindle Store currently offers over 360,000 books, including new releases and most...

  • Amazon Kindle International edition gets price cut

    Amazon Kindle International edition gets price cut

    $20 off days after official availability 22 October 2009 20:17 GMT

    Amazon has quietly dropped the price of the Kindle international edition by $20 to bring it in line with the original Kindle price in the US.

    UK customers wanting to sign up for the ebook reader that was announced just weeks ago, and only just available this week,...

  • PHOTOS: Barnes and Noble Nook

    PHOTOS: Barnes and Noble Nook

    Hands on with the new two screen ebook 20 October 2009 21:43 GMT

    Barnes and Noble today confirmed rumours of its ebook, and with it took the fledgling device market into overdrive, Pocket-lint was on hand to grab a play and some pictures.

    Up until now ebooks have featured just the one screen, this Nook takes this to the next...

  • Barnes & Noble Nook released

    Barnes & Noble Nook released

    Website announces details early 20 October 2009 20:26 GMT

    Barnes and Noble has let slip details of its much rumoured ebook launch on its own website hours before an official announcement.

    In what seems like a slip up, the book seller has detailed the features of the new product including images, and price ($259).

    Called...

  • Barnes & Noble Nook leaked. Gadgets, ebooks, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Spring Design, Plastic Logic, eBook readers, Barnes and Noble Nook 0

    Barnes & Noble Nook leaked

    New ebook expected to be launched Today 20 October 2009 16:05 GMT

    Barnes & Noble is expected to launch a new ebook, called the Nook, today in New York according to sources who've seen a yet unannounced advert.

    According to both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, the device will feature a colour touchscreen display...

  • Spring Design Alex dual-screen ebook reader announced

    Spring Design Alex dual-screen ebook reader announced

    6-inch E-Ink reader with integrated Android phone 20 October 2009 10:02 GMT

    The ebook reader product releases continue apace, but this time round there's something a little different on offer with an Android phone incorpoated into an ebook reader.

    Spring Design has announced "Alex", the first e-book reader running Android with full...

  • iRex forms content deals

    iRex forms content deals

    1200 periodicals now accessible 19 October 2009 18:07 GMT

    iRex has announced that it has formed a couple of content partnerships that'll give owners of its devices something to read. The e-reader manufacturer, which recently launched the DR800SG to generally favourable reviews, has formed deals with NewspaperDirect and LibreDigital.

    Those...

  • Plastic Logic announces "Que" ebook reader for January launch

    Plastic Logic announces "Que" ebook reader for January launch

    Barnes & Noble-powered device creates "proReader" category for business-folk 19 October 2009 15:35 GMT

    Plastic Logic has announced a new ebook reader, the "Que", that's due to be launched at the CES show in January 2010.

    Describing the device as the first "proReader" designed for business professionals, the Que wants to "connect its users with their business...

  • Amazon Kindle UK import orders begin

    Amazon Kindle UK import orders begin

    How many Pocket-lint readers are eager for the eReader? 19 October 2009 10:37 GMT

    The Amazon Kindle ebook reader is now available to be ordered by those residing in the UK.

    Previously only available to consumers in the States, Amazon recently announced it would offer an "International Edition" of its popular eReader.

    However, those...

  • Netronix preps Cookie, Grace and Swiftie ebook readers

    Netronix preps Cookie, Grace and Swiftie ebook readers

    With 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 16 October 2009 10:48 GMT

    A Taiwanese company called Netronix has a few new ebook reader models coming that might just appeal to those that want more than the ablility to read books on their ebook reader.

    The EB600 Cookie (we have no idea why it's called that) has a 6-inch touch screen...

  • Barnes & Noble ebook pictures supposedly appear

    Barnes & Noble ebook pictures supposedly appear

    Caught on render if rumour is to be believed 14 October 2009 19:41 GMT

    Gizmodo is claiming to have exclusive pictures of the Barnes and Noble ebook expected to be announced on 20 October in New York.

    Although details are sketchy and the images themselves are artist renders probably more at home on Yanko design, nonetheless what ebook...

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