All the stories tagged with ereader
Amazon Kindle 3 Gets Hacked & Jailbroken
09/22/2010, Amazon’s latest reading device, the Kindle 3, can also be hacked and jailbroken like previous generation Kindles, giving it access to more fonts and screensaver options, and USB networking. Slashgear posted news of the hack on their blog, and you [...]
Kindle 3 Software Update Allows On-Device Amazon Account Creation
09/10/2010, The Kindle–and by proxy the Kindle 3–should be able to create Amazon accounts on the device just by the nature of its untethered access to books on Amazon’s storefront, but that wasn’t the case prior to Kindle software version 3.0.1. [...]
JXD e-book reader does more than just electronic books
09/10/2010, JXD has just introduced its latest e-book reader, but don’t be surprised to find out that it does more than just help you flip through digital pages. After all, most Chinese manufacturers tend to throw in more than you bargain [...]
Kobo Releases Desktop E-Reader Client
09/09/2010, Kobo, which is launching an assault on more well known rivals including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Sony, already has its own dedicated e-reader hardware, software, and digital bookstore is now hoping to lure customers into its e-reader ecosystem by [...]
Best Buy to carry Amazon’s Kindle e-reader
09/09/2010, Amazon has decided to take a different route with its Kindle e-reader by allowing Best Buy to carry said device from this fall onwards, which would make Best Buy follow the footsteps of Target and Staples. One can speculate that [...]
Kno Tablet Gets Additional Funding to Make Digital Textbook Reader
09/08/2010, Startup Kno is getting an additional $46 million in funding for its dual-panel tablet, made suitable for digital textbooks and the education market. The clamshell tablet that folds together like a book, similar to the Toshiba Libretto netbook, debuted at [...]
Sony Justifies Higher Price E-Readers With More Features
09/02/2010, Sony is taking the opposite route of its big rivals Amazon and Barnes & Noble with its own branded E-Reader electronic-ink based digital book reading devices. Unlike Amazon, which has introduced lower prices for the latest Kindle, and Barnes & [...]
LG’s New E-Paper Promises Flexible, Color Displays
08/26/2010, LG is promising new display technologies that would give new dimensions to electronic paper. The division, LG Display, is hoping to bring a 9.7-inch color e-paper display and a 19-inch flexible e-paper display to the market soon. Electronic paper uses [...]
Sharp to release e-book reader as iPad rival
08/26/2010, It is rather strange that Sharp’s President Mikio Katayama has touted their upcoming e-reader to be a rival for the Apple iPad – considering the iPad isn’t even a dedicated e-reader in the first place, but rather more of a [...]
Sharper Image unveils Literati eReader
08/25/2010, Those who have had their fair share of Web-based games in the past might have fond memories of Literati over at Yahoo! Games, but Sharper Image takes a different route with their eReader, also known as Literati. This MerchSource-made device [...]
Wink e-reader from India
08/22/2010, Hmmm, after the $35 tablet as well as the $50 STAMP tablet, here is yet another affordable eReader from India known as the Wink. This device does share some pretty close resemblances to the original Amazon Kindle, where it is [...]
PocketBook IQ eBook reader to rock IFA 2010
08/22/2010, The PocketBook IQ ebook reader is just one device in a line of upcoming eBook readers that will be showcased at IFA Berlin next month. While the name PocketBook suggests you could fit it snugly into your pants, you might [...]
Qualcomm invests up to $2 billion in Mirasol color eReader displays
08/20/2010, Qualcomm has reportedly coughed up to $2 billion of their cash to invest in a new low power eReader display that will boast a faster refresh rate compared to E Ink, not to mention the ability to display color as [...]
