Ereaders

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Amazon Attacks iPad On Price, Doofusism

1:00AM Yesterday | Brian Barrett

Amazon’s Kindle ads have long gone after tablets over readability in sunlight, which is fair. But now that its Kindle Fire is a glare-prone LCD turbo-tab itself, the company has chosen a new battlefield: price. Hold on a sec! More »


Gadgets

Barnes & Noble To Launch A New Nook

12:00AM January 31, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Continuing its bold, brave and surprisingly successful ereader battle with Amazon, Barnes & Noble is soon to launch its fifth Nook device. More »


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Eyes On The Kyobo Ebook Reader And Its Mirasol Display

11:05AM January 11, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Originally shown at CES a couple of years ago, Qualcomm’s Mirasol display technology promised to bridge the gap between LCD and e-ink display technology. And even though Qualcomm dumped a lot of money into building the infrastructure to put the displays into production, their arrival has been very, very slow. More »


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SolarKindle Cover Keeps Your Kindle Charged For Up To 3 Months

5:30AM January 9, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

It’s time for the iPad 2 to get off its high horse, because there’s a new leader in the burgeoning market of covers that don’t just cover: the completely self-explanatory SolarKindle which harnesses the sun to keep Amazon’s ereader powered for up to three months. More »


News

Barnes & Noble Ditch Publishing

12:12AM January 6, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Barnes & Noble have been in publishing since the 1970s, but in recent years they’ve been squaring up to Amazon in the world of digital reading. Now they’re selling off their paper publishing division to focus on tech. More »


Gadgets

Kobo Vox Android Tablet Now Available In NZ. Huh?

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11:40AM December 8, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Just months after our Tasman neighbours won bragging rights for winning the Rugby World Cup, our Kiwi cousins have another trophy to hold over our heads – they can now purchase the Android-based Kobo Vox tablet from retailer Whitcoulls. The good news is that Aussies can still pre-order… More »


Gadgets

Qualcomm’s Mirasol E-Ink Displays Nearly Ready

5:30AM November 23, 2011 | Gary Cutlack

Qualcomm’s Mirasol screen technology, which promises full colour, low-power, e-ink displays that’ll bring Sunday supplements to life like never before, are about to launch. Ereader specialist Kyobo has shown off the first finished product. More »


Computing

Nook Tablet Review: More Power Doesn’t Mean More Performance

11:00AM November 20, 2011 | Adrian Covert

It’s been a year since Barnes & Noble’s Nook colour first hit store shelves. But the biggest question about the Nook Tablet isn’t if it’s better than its predecessor. It’s how it holds up against some very convincing competition. More »


Computing

Amazon Loses $US2.70 On Every Kindle Fire Sold

2:40AM November 19, 2011 | Adrian Covert

There had been rumours that the Kindle Fire cost more to build than Amazon was selling it for, and that rumour is true. According to iSuppli, every one of those tiny tablets costs $US201.70 to build. More »


Gadgets

Kindle Touch Review: The Only Book Gadget You Need

9:30AM November 15, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

We’ve more or less accepted ereaders as the best way to read a book digitally, but there’s still a whole lot that gadgets can do that ereaders suck at — literally anything you own with a screen is better at this stuff than an ereader. The Kindle Touch is the first to really bridge that gap in a way that makes sense. More »