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Asus preparing two more e-book readers

Asus preparing two more e-book readers

 
DR-570 is not the only e-book reader Asus is working on. Asus confirmed to Register Hardware today about two more reader models. First is a 5.7-inch DR-750 model that is similar to DR-570 but sports a monochrome display, although it’s not clear if it will be an e-ink or OLED. The next model is DR-950, [...]

Zii Mediabook mockup UI video

Zii Mediabook mockup UI video

 
Someone attempted a brave move by capturing supposedly secret UI presentation of the Zii Mediabook, which we told you yesterday. Though it’s difficult to tell if the Mediabook is powered by Android, the UI does emphasize on three areas – Explore, Experience and Engage, hinting a user will get a lot of interactivity options while [...]

Creative entering e-book market with Zii powered MediaBook

Creative entering e-book market with Zii powered MediaBook

 
The e-book reader market is about to get hotter as Creative has announced their entry by showing a working prototype at an AGM held in Singapore. Unlike most of the e-book readers in the market, Creative’s attempt will be very different as its e-book reader will do more than books. Tentatively named as MediaBook, the [...]

Barnes & Noble’s Nook goes official – Android e-book reader for $259

Barnes & Noble’s Nook goes official – Android e-book reader for $259

 
Keeping its weird name debate aside, bookseller Barnes & Noble announced its Nook e-book reader yesterday. Nook has been priced as same as Kindle ($259) but scores on a lot of fronts than Amazon’s offering. The most visible change is the integration of two screens – e-ink display for reading and a color touchscreen flick [...]

Barnes & Noble e-book reader to be known as Nook, will retail for $259

 
Barnes & Noble will be making their e-book reader official today but WSJ who got an early sneak peek shares some details. The B&N reader that was spied last week will be called as Nook and will go head to head with Kindle in terms of pricing, which means around $259. The e-book reader has [...]

Amazon Kindle goes international, US-restricted Kindle price reduced

 
Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader has finally gone international and will be available in over 100 countries (including India) from October 19. The international version is priced at $279 and comes pre-loaded with an AT&T SIM so as to allow users download content via Whispersync. As for the features, the global version is the same as [...]

Kindle 2’s twin brother surfaces – where else? – in China

Kindle 2’s twin brother surfaces – where else? – in China

 
“If you can’t afford it, create it” – is the mantra of the Chinese companies. Cloned mobile phones are a common sight in China but it seems they’ve been smitten with something new, which the Americans have been carrying for more than one and half years – the Kindle. WeFound is the answer to Amazon’s [...]

Sony PRS-700 e-Book reader enters third generation

Sony PRS-700 e-Book reader enters third generation

 
Sony announced their new e-book reader, PRS-700 which boasts a touch screen panel. The 6-inch display is based on e-paper technology and is touch sensitive which tries to blur the line between a real book and an electronic reader. A user can slide his finger on the screen to mimic flipping a page of a [...]