Bridgestone, yes the tire company, in cahoots with Vivitek have been ironing out color e-ink technology for the last few years. At CES in vegas this year we got a chance to sit down with the CEO of Vivitek and go over some of his technology. One of the units that caught our eye at CES was the 21 inch color e-reader. It featured resolution of 2,560 x 1,920 pixels for the mono … [Read more...] about 21 inch Bridgestone Aerobee e-reader displayed
Archives for April 2011
Elonex launches 6 new budget Android tablets
The budget tablet segment has just become all the more exciting thanks to the British manufacturer Elonex introducing 6 new additions. All the six tablets run Google's Android operating system with two of them having 7 inch display while the other four have 10 inch screens. Price for the tablets starts from £119, or about $195 US, with the most expensive of the lot priced … [Read more...] about Elonex launches 6 new budget Android tablets
ECS Oak Trail tablet shows up at the FCC
The launch of Intel's new Oak Trail line of processors seems to have been perfectly timed. We are already getting to see tablets based on the Oak Trail chips hitting headlines. The first off the block is the ElitePad S10 from Elitegroup Computer Systems that has recently been spotted at the FCC, meaning a launch in the US might not be too far away. Running Windows 7 … [Read more...] about ECS Oak Trail tablet shows up at the FCC
Blackberry Playbook Training Guide Now Available
If you cannot wait until the 19th of this month to get your hands on inaugural tablet from Canadian based Research in Motion, you are in luck! Today we got our hands on a training manual that basically explains the entire Playbook and all of the hardware and software features. The interactive guide is full of little tips and tricks that users will find instantly gratifying. … [Read more...] about Blackberry Playbook Training Guide Now Available
Gartner predicts iPad to be the tablet king through 2015
If market researcher Gartner is to be believed, the Apple iPad will be the dominating force in the media tablet segment up until 2015. This notwithstanding the flurry of tablets running Android Honeycomb that are grabbing headlines almost every other day. Then there are other players in the segment that also are expected to make it big, like the PlayBook tablet running the QNX … [Read more...] about Gartner predicts iPad to be the tablet king through 2015
Intel Atom Oak Trail processor launched, tablets to arrive next month
Intel clearly has not been at the helm of affairs in the great tablet game being played out. So while Apple with its A4 chip has been the dominating force in the first round of the tablet war, the company has now upped the ante with the upgraded dual core A5 chips now doing duty in the new iPad 2. Intel has however been relegated to play only a side role so far with only a few … [Read more...] about Intel Atom Oak Trail processor launched, tablets to arrive next month
New Pandigital Novel firmware update out now
Pandigital has released a new firmware update for its 7 inch Novel e-reader today! They have packed in LOADS of new features to really update the unit and give it more Android functionality. One of the best updates to the Pandigital Novel is the revision of the Barnes and Noble e-reader application. It now actually integrates into your home screen and gives you many new … [Read more...] about New Pandigital Novel firmware update out now
How do you prefer to read your books? Poll Results
Recently at Good e-Reader we conducted a poll on where our website visitors voted on their favorite methods of reading books. Over 216 people voted in the two weeks we have been running the poll. 95 people or 48% of the vote, mentioned that they love reading books on their e-readers. It seems e-readers led the pack by a significant margin. Last month we did a poll on what … [Read more...] about How do you prefer to read your books? Poll Results
Kobo to open new Digital eBook stores in Europe
Today at the London Book Fair, Canadian based e-reader giant Kobo announced that they will be tailoring their Kobo eBook Store towards select European markets. Kobo has recently unveiled plans to open up new electronic book stores in Germany and Spain by next month. Furthermore it seems by June new stores in France, Italy, and the Netherlands will receive similar … [Read more...] about Kobo to open new Digital eBook stores in Europe
Amazon Kindle 3 – Special offers edition for $114
Amazon has just unveiled a new edition of the much beloved Kindle 3 WIFI for $114! This is not a new e-reader per say, but it is mostly supported by on-screen advertising. This new one is called the Kindle 'Special Offers' and will be out May 3 2011. Not only is the new Kindle 3 WIFI more cost efficient than the other e-readers the company offers, it comes with some added … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle 3 – Special offers edition for $114