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11:33AM Nick Broughall | The original Kindle from Amazon launched in the US back in November 2007. Now, almost two years later, the online retailing giant has launched an international version for over 100 different countries, including Australia. I’ve been playing with one for almost a week now, and as much as I love it, there are a few things you should know before you buy one… More »
Amazon Kindle International Edition Review
11:33AM Nick Broughall | The original Kindle from Amazon launched in the US back in November 2007. Now, almost two years later, the online retailing giant has launched an international version for over 100 different countries, including Australia. I’ve been playing with one for almost a week now, and as much as I love it, there are a few things you should know before you buy one… More » 
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3:27PM Chris Oaten | I was liking this cutesy e-reader. Until I got my hands on a Kindle the other night. Now I understand why the Kindle gets so much love. More »
Hands On: BeBook Mini E-Reader
3:27PM Chris Oaten | I was liking this cutesy e-reader. Until I got my hands on a Kindle the other night. Now I understand why the Kindle gets so much love. More »
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4:57AM John Herrman | Remember that crazy, dual-screen Barnes & Noble we scooped the hell out of a while back? Well, it’s online-official, with Wi-Fi and 3G, person-to-person lending, and expandable memory. Oh, and it ships November 30th. UPDATE: Site’s pulled, we’ve got screens. More »
Barnes & Noble’s Nook E-Reader: Two Screens, $US260
4:57AM John Herrman | Remember that crazy, dual-screen Barnes & Noble we scooped the hell out of a while back? Well, it’s online-official, with Wi-Fi and 3G, person-to-person lending, and expandable memory. Oh, and it ships November 30th. UPDATE: Site’s pulled, we’ve got screens. More »
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10:38AM Rosa Golijan | According to the WSJ, the Barnes & Noble reader will be announced tomorrow at $US259. Descriptions match our leaked photos exactly. They found the device through a premature ad shown on the NYTimes website! Who scooped who here? More »
WSJ Confirms Barnes & Noble “Nook” Reader Price At $US259
10:38AM Rosa Golijan | According to the WSJ, the Barnes & Noble reader will be announced tomorrow at $US259. Descriptions match our leaked photos exactly. They found the device through a premature ad shown on the NYTimes website! Who scooped who here? More »
QOTD
Your Choice: A Universal Media Tablet Or An E-Ink Reader?
2:00PM Brian Lam | E-ink readers are great for book replication, but can’t play back video. A tablet like Microsoft’s Courier or the Apple Tablet may not handle books as well, but can do it all. Which is for you? More »
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Sony’s PRS-300, PRS-600 EBook Readers Leaked In Service Manuals
6:30AM Jason Chen | The followups to Sony’s PRS-700 eBook reader seem to have surfaced in some service manuals dated July 2009. The two readers have these specs: More »
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Amazon Will Replace Cracked Kindle 2 Screens For Free
7:59AM Matt Buchanan | Oh, the power of a good multi-million dollar lawsuit. Amazon is vindicating litigious types by agreeing to replace Kindle 2s with cracked screens for free, instead of charging $US200 for repairs. I wonder if they’ll fix mine. [News Factor] More »
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Kindlers Sue Amazon Over Case Defect, Demand $US5m Damages
4:20AM John Herrman | We know as well as anyone that Kindles can be frustratingly fragile, but that’s why you buy a case, right? For the plaintiffs in a fresh class action lawsuit against Amazon, it was actually the case that caused the problems. More »
Screens
Pixel Qi E-Paper LCD Dual Display Video Walkthrough
6:20AM Andi Wang | Here’s the first hands-on video with the new Pixel Qi LCD screen, a panel that touts a two-mode, high-resolution LCD display—one mode being “transflective,” so that it swaps backlight for natural light, requires less energy and is easier on the eyes—LCD’s answer to E-Ink. More »
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