Tag: ereader
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…
8 million Amazon Kindles sold in 2010
Despite the threat of full-blown tablet computers, it appears to have been a bumper year for Amazon's Kindle e-reader. According to Business Week, Amazon are on their way to selling a huge 8 million of the devices by the…
Sony: Our e-readers are selling great…in Japan
Sony's e-reader range are taking the fight to Amazon and their Kindle devices. Well, In Japan at least. Their 6 inch Reader Touch Edition is nearly sold out in the Land of the Rising Sun. The news came in a…
Google eBooks store launches in the US
Google have just announced the opening of their US digital book store. Originally thought to be called Google Editions, the search giants have instead opted for Google eBooks as its name. The platform will go head to head with the…
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…
Amazon considering new hardware lines alongside the Kindle?
Buoyed by the massive success that has been their Kindle e-reader device, Amazon are now thought to be spreading their wings further in the hardware market, potentially looking at media playback devices. New job postings at the company's Lab 126…
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…
Mirasol displays to feature in colour e-readers by Christmas?
Mirasol, the company behind the impressive MEM-based reflective colour displays, have revealed at a San Diego demo event that they plan to have their screens in e-readers by 2010 and even tablet devices by 2013. Mirasol can now build the…
