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Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System In 2010
5:26AM Sean Fallon | Specifics have not been announced, but Amazon noted via their Kindle Facebook page that a more user-friendly, organised ebook management system will arrive as an over-the-air update in the first half of 2010. More »
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Barnes & Noble Ruins Nerd Christmas
4:41AM John Herrman | Nobody has any idea if the Nook is actually any good yet, but no matter: It’s the perfect Christmas gift, in theory! Or at least it was until Barnes & Noble ran out of them. More »
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Will Ereaders Really Become Gaming Devices?
10:04PM Danny Allen | Ereaders are getting powerful enough to become fully-fledged Internet tablets, but gaming devices? That’s a new spin. Turns out Qualcomm is investigating the idea for that Snapdragon-powered ereader prototype we first showed you on Wednesday. More »
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Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups The Ante With Full Colour And Video
4:58AM Mark Wilson | Qualcomm has developed a 5.7-inch display for ebook readers that not only renders colour and video; it does so with enough power efficiency to challenge a black and white, still Kindle. More »
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Readius-Like Folding eReader Planned For Next Year
11:02PM Danny Allen | Polymer Vision have gone bankrupt and been bought by Wistron since we first saw their unique Readius prototype in February, 2008. However, the new owners now confirm plans for a similar 5-inch to 6-inch handheld in 2010. Stay tuned. More »
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The Intel Reader Photographs Text And Reads It Back To You
11:29PM Danny Allen | Intel’s Reader for the visually impaired isn’t a concept; it goes on sale today. Using an Atom processor, 5-megapixel camera and Intel’s Linux-based Moblin OS, it turns book pages into digital text and MP3s…then reads aloud in a synthesised voice. More »
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1:23AM Jesus Diaz | There was a lousy video, but coming from the generation that had crushes on girls with staples on their belly buttons, I find these pictures of the Alex Reader yummy. I don’t mind its extra thickness. I like them curvy. More »
Alex Reader Hands-On Lusty Pictures
1:23AM Jesus Diaz | There was a lousy video, but coming from the generation that had crushes on girls with staples on their belly buttons, I find these pictures of the Alex Reader yummy. I don’t mind its extra thickness. I like them curvy. More »
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook Violates Spring Design’s Alex Reader IP
3:05PM Rosa Golijan | Spring Design’s Alex reader seemed very similar to Barnes & Noble’s Nook. I thought that Spring Design was the copycat, but based on the lawsuit they filed for violation of intellectual property, it may be the other way around. More »
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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 » 