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  In addition to the Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon also updated its original e-book reader Kindle lineup. To make Kindle more affordable, Amazon lowered the price of 6-inch Kindle to $79. Mind you, this comes with Special Offers which means you’ll see sponsored screensavers and special offers on the Kindle. Rest of the Kindle features [...]

  Amazon’s bestselling device in its history has become more affordable. They’ve announced Kindle with Special Offers that will cost just $114 instead of the entry-level Kindle at $139. For a $25 discount, a user will get the same 6-inch Wi-Fi Kindle but Amazon will push special offers and sponsored screensavers that are optimized to [...]

  E Ink Holdings has confirmed that they’ll showcase a number of display technologies meant for e-book readers, including the new color Triton Imaging Film at the FPD International 2010. The show that begins from tomorrow will see E Ink’s first color display that will boast the same speed and low power consumption of monochrome [...]

  Amazon has unveiled new 6-inch Kindle devices sporting a new design, display and color option. The smaller Kindles now come in graphite color and have the same e-ink display as Kindle DX with 50 percent improved contrast and offers 20 percent faster page turns. Amazon has also managed to shave off the extra bulk [...]

  Sharp has announced that they’ll enter the booming e-book market soon. However, their way of entering is not launching an e-book reader alone. They’ll be introducing a new format, which they call it the next-generation XMDF or ever-eXtending Mobile Document Format. Jargons aside, Sharp claims that with the introduction of next-gen XMDF, users will [...]

  Amazon today announced a new Kindle DX at a lower price. The new Kindle DX will retail for $379 as compared to previous price of $489 and will feature similar sized 9.7-inch screen but with a 50 percent higher contrast. Better contrast means consumer will be able to enjoy clear text and improved readability [...]

  In an attempt to wade competition from other e-book readers and tablets, Amazon has announced a price cut to its Kindle device. The Kindle now sells for $189 from the original price of $259 and comes with free 3G service, allowing users to download books anywhere on-the-go as well as surf the internet. Kindle [...]

  Asus talked, showed their e-book reader creations and now they deem CeBIT as the right place to make it official. They’ve unwrapped DR-900, a 9-inch reader that boasts Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity options and a huge battery life of up to 10,000 pages worth of reading before you’ll need to find a power slot. [...]

  Acer was confident of launching an e-book reader but has now confirmed that they won’t rush to the market just for the sake for launching. Acer even had some prototypes ready but reckoned to wait until the market is profitable. “The size of the e-reader market is not that big and the industry has [...]

  Two things that almost every consumer electronics manufacturer is doing these days is to develop their iteration of an App Store and an e-book reader. Acer’s not different too as Jim Wong President of IT Products division has confirmed that they’re indeed planning to launch it in middle of this year. Acer’s App Store [...]

  Asus has been spilling timely details regarding its e-book reader plans but today their UK office dropped some ogle worthy pictures of its 9-inch DR-950 reader. The design looks slick and with the specs it carries, it surely can give International Kindle DX some hard time. The last we heard the 9-inch model will [...]

  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 [...]

  E-book readers were found aplenty on the CES showfloor but one company that refrained to show their creation was Asus. However, they’ve now decided to spill some details as well as a picture of their e-book reader, dubbed as DR-570. The DR-570 is expected to hit the retail shelves by the end of this [...]

  Intel has introduced Reader, a nifty gadget for people affected with reading disabilities, dyslexia or partial blindness. The rugged Intel Reader consists of a camera, OCR engine and a screen that takes pictures of the printed text, converts and displays/reads aloud the scanned text. It also plays MP3s and converts the scanned docs into [...]

  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 [...]