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BenQ Unveils K60 nReader
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Best Gadgets 2009 Nominations
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Sony Reader Pocket Edition
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Sony Reader Touch Edition - First Look
Are the days of the paperback finally over? 33,356 reads
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Sony Reader Daily Edition available for pre-order
$399 and before Christmas if all goes to plan 19 November 2009 1:36 GMTSony 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...
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CES 2010: What new gadgets will be announced?
Trends that are going to be hot topics 18 November 2009 11:00 GMTThe countdown to CES 2010, the biggest electronics trade show on the planet, has begun, but what can we expect from the show, and what should we start to get excited about? Here are six areas that are going to dominate the news come January.
Don't forget, Pocket-lint...
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BenQ unveils K60 nReader
Company's first eBook reader gets SiPix electronic paper tech 17 November 2009 17:11 GMTeBook 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
Pocket Edition gets pink and steamy 17 November 2009 10:31 GMTSony 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... -
Best Gadgets 2009 nominations
And the nominees are... 16 November 2009 18:00 GMTHere are the nominations for Best Gadgets in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.
The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best gadgets on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.
The nominations are:
Dyson...
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Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - gadgets
What gets your vote? 12 November 2009 19:43 GMTWe'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...
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Free "Kindle for PC" software available now
Amazon says Mac version is "coming soon" 10 November 2009 14:17 GMTAmazon.com has announced that its free software "Kindle for PC" is now available to download for Windows computers with a Mac version said to be "coming soon".
The application means Kindle-less readers around the world can pay to download the more than 360,000... -
VIDEO: Intel Reader for the visually impaired revealed
With text to speech functionality 10 November 2009 12:34 GMTIntel 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...
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Barnes and Noble Nook pre-orders "surpass expectations"
Strong demand sees deliveries pushed back 9 November 2009 16:00 GMTDemand 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
6-incher available for £189 5 November 2009 15:43 GMTIWOOT 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... -
Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Nook ebook
Claims "features copied" 3 November 2009 4:37 GMTSpring 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...
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Bibliofile ebook reader concept design revealed
With flipper section to turn the page 26 October 2009 16:19 GMTThe 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...
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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 GMTWhile 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
For those that "don't yet have a Kindle" 23 October 2009 9:19 GMTAmazon.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
$20 off days after official availability 22 October 2009 20:17 GMTAmazon 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,...
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PHOTOS: Barnes and Noble Nook
Hands on with the new two screen ebook 20 October 2009 21:43 GMTBarnes 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...
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Barnes & Noble Nook released
Website announces details early 20 October 2009 20:26 GMTBarnes 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...
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Barnes & Noble Nook leaked
New ebook expected to be launched Today 20 October 2009 16:05 GMTBarnes & 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...
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Spring Design Alex dual-screen ebook reader announced
6-inch E-Ink reader with integrated Android phone 20 October 2009 10:02 GMTThe 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... -
Plastic Logic announces "Que" ebook reader for January launch
Barnes & Noble-powered device creates "proReader" category for business-folk 19 October 2009 15:35 GMTPlastic 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... -
Google Editions ebook store announced
Half a million titles to be available in the first half of 2010 16 October 2009 9:34 GMTGoogle has revealed plans to launch its own online ebook store, due to open its virtual doors in the first half of 2010.
Although the online giant is currently embroiled in legal wrangles over its Google Books book scanning project, it hasn't stopped it from... -
Barnes & Noble ebook pictures supposedly appear
Caught on render if rumour is to be believed 14 October 2009 19:41 GMTGizmodo 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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Barnes and Noble to announce new e-Reader
Major event 20 October 14 October 2009 2:29 GMTBarnes & Noble will announced details of its own e-Reader next week, the company has confirmed.
Invites are slowly making their way to journalists asking them to join them to a "major event in the company's history".
The Wall Street Journal has already...
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UK Kindle owners to be charged 40% more for content
Books will cost $13.99 compared to US price of $9.99 9 October 2009 17:04 GMTAmazon has u-turned on its launch promise not to charge international Kindle users more than it does US consumers, in a rip-off Britain move familiar to UK-based gadget fans who often suffer from inflated pricing.
Despite Amazon stating that "there are no additional... -
VIDEO: Barnes and Noble to offer colour ebook reader
Plastic Logic device due spring 2010 9 October 2009 10:18 GMTAmerican bookseller Barnes & Noble has revealed it is to offer an ebook reader with a colour screen as early as spring next year.
The revelation was made on video to JBruinSan and concerns an unnamed Plastic Logic device.
In the video, Barnes &...

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