Tag: Ebook
As ebooks grow more popular, will the next Kindle e-reader be free?
Speculation is growing the next version of Amazon's e-reader, the Kindle, will be free. While the Kindle continues to benefit from being significantly cheaper than the iPad and other tablets, the market the reading tool might not be that…
REVIEW: Bookeen Cybook Orizon e-reader
Name: Cybook Orizon (Bookeen) Type: Touchscreen e-reader Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £209.99 direct from Bookeen Just like the tablet market, e-readers are quickly becoming ten-a-penny down at your local tech store. Kindle still rules the roost thanks…
REVIEW: Sony PRS-650 Reader Touch e-reader
Name: PRS-650 Reader Touch (Sony) Type: Touchscreen e-reader Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £199 direct from Sony Though many still expect the tablet onslaught to kill off the dedicated e-reader, 2010 still saw some 6.6 million e-reader sales…
Amazon Kindle headed to PlayBook tablet, and BlackBerry Video Messenger too?
Amazon have announced that they will be bringing their Kindle e-book reading smarts to RIM's just announced BlackBerry Playbook tablet. "Amazon.com today announced that it will launch a Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer", the company said…
VIDEO PREVIEW – Sony's new Touch and Pocket Readers
Tech Digest today met up with Omar Gurhan, category manager for Sony's range of Reader devices. He talks us through their 2010 line-up in the above video, giving all the details on the latest improvements to their Touch and…
Sony Touch and Pocket Reader ebook line-up – Hands On
Sony have today been showing off their updated range of ereader devices. Both the Pocket and Touch Reader devices have been given a once-over, with revamped touchscreens on both models, as well as smaller and lighter builds. Tech Digest went…
Two thirds prefer Amazon Kindle to the iPad (but only for ebooks)
Apple's iPad may have an app for everything, but in a straight up fight with the Amazon Kindle in the eBook stakes, it just cant cut it. That was the finding of new research by One News Page, who…
Plastic Logic Que ProReader axed: is the iPad to blame?
Plastic Logic have announced that their Que ProReader device will no longer be making it's way out of the development stages, after previously having wowed the crowds at this year's CES 2010 conference. An unusually large e-reader at 10.7 inches…
Sharp to develop e-readers
Sharp Corporation, perhaps best known for their HD TVs and pioneering AQUOS quad-pixel LCD tech, have announced that they are to begin work on e-reader hardware and a distribution platform for ebooks. Though still very much in the early development…
Amazon launch lower-priced black Kindle DX
Amazon are launching a brand new version of its Kindle DX e-reader. Decked out in black and featuring a sharper screen and lower price, they hope it will turn the tide in their favour in the ongoing war against…
