Do you have an eReader such as a Kobo or a Kindle that you read often under the sunlight, perhaps at the beach on your smoke breaks?
If so, you might be interested in turning some of that UV rays into charging your eReader as one user did with his Kobo eReader, attaching a 80mA output solar cells to the back of the unit.
Although most eReaders do have good bat
I’ve seen a surge of new Kindle owners at the airport, I think it’s still more popular device than iPads and Android tablets for long-flights, perhaps because the battery on a Kindle lasts for much longer time and you really get to focus on “reading”, not browsing the web.
Anyways, for those of you who need to stand out among other Kindle owners (and don’t want to be just another Kindle owner), you can with this 24-carat Gold-plated Kindle. Of course, it’s going to cost you an arm and a leg,
Quietly, there is an eBook reader out there that runs on Android. This is the BK7005 eBook reader, a simple device that comes from Korean-based company Gajah International.
Among the features of the BK7005 include a 7” touchscreen, WiFi, and support for Adobe DRM firmware. There is no word yet on pricing but chances are this eBook reader may not really make an appearance in the international market.
This is one of the lines that makes you think “What!” but it seems that Amazon are planning on giving the famous e-reader away, but not to just anyone you understand, these special free Kindles will be offered to the Amazon elite!
According to Michael Arrington at TechCrunch, “In January Amazon offered select customers a free Kindle of sorts – they had to pay for it, but if they didn’t like it they c
While the Android 3.0 Honeycomb seems to be the hot topic of the past week, it looks like one device is getting it for sure. This is the NookColor, a fast rising eBook reader that runs on Android of course.
Developers have gotten the Android 3.0 Honeycomb to work on the device and they don’t plan to stop there. Apparently the developers are aiming to improve the graphics acceleration and presumably the overall performance of the NookColo
It seems that Barnes & Noble is far from impressed on the market acceptance for its eReader, the Nook 3G and may be discontinuing the said device. This was learned after the company reportedly informed stores not to place large orders for the said device since stocks may not be enough to accommodate such.
The reason behind this remains unclear although the NOOK WiFi and the NOOKcolor tablet will continue to be offered. Apparently poor sa
Bookseller and colour eReader producer Barnes and Noble are celebrating cracking 650000 new subscriptions in less than two months, these subscriptions are for periodicals and single issue digital publications available from the Nook Newsstand.
According to Barnes and Noble, “Since Chris
Future of e-readers? It’s color. That’s right, Hanvon intro-ed the world’s first true color e-reader (not LCD like Nook Color) at CES 2011. This color e-reader uses no power (other than when switching pages) to power their color e-reader and can display up to 4096 different colors.
It’s a pretty slick 9.7 inch device with 1024×600 resolution, certai
The electrical giant Toshiba have partnered with KDDI to launch their version of the Kindle type e-reader, they have called it the Biblio Leaf. The device offers a six inch e ink display and it comes with Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, which is where the Japanese Telecom firm comes in as the device will part of a $20 per month, two year wireless data contract we assume that the device comes free with that!
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As the Nook Colour device comes out on show, we are naturally interested in the Google Android operating system powered device; we know that prices are starting at around $250. However, we really want to see the thing running in order to get the idea.
However, the guys over at the
