By watching competitors play their marketing strategy games, consumers can make a lot of headway when it comes to discovering what devices will best suit their future needs. Sometimes these announcements are full-on press releases from major competing retailers, and occasionally they come in the form of a quiet stock market report. Either way, watching the major players in any … [Read more...] about Racing to Release the Big News
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iRiver to enter tablet PC segment with its iRiver TAB
The Korea based company iRiver has been in the news just a few days ago for having landed exclusive rights to purchase e-books from the Google E-Bookstore directly into their new e-reader device. However, the company does not seem content to be only in the e-reader business as it also has a tablet PC up its sleeve for a release sometime soon. Named ILT-MX100 or just the … [Read more...] about iRiver to enter tablet PC segment with its iRiver TAB
iRiver Story HD e-Reader at the FCC
The new iRiver Story e-reader has been in development for awhile and made a small appearence at this years CES conference in Las Vegas. Normally when gadgets hit the FCC it's the last stage of certification nessicary in order to launch commerical goods in the USA. The iRiver Story HD looks on paper a great looking e-reader spec wise. It features a 6 inch e-ink … [Read more...] about iRiver Story HD e-Reader at the FCC
iRiver Cover Story Wireless e-reader passes FCC
We just caught wind that the iRiver Cover Story has passed the FCC and might be coming our way in the first quarter of 2011. The iRiver Cover Story a followup to the iRiver Story e-reader, which has been out for awhile. We first caught wind of the iRiver Cover Story at IFA this year and gave it a full preview. The new one is wireless and has a 6 inch touch screen, with a … [Read more...] about iRiver Cover Story Wireless e-reader passes FCC
Good E-Reader IFA 2010 Exclusive: iriver Story Touch Edition previewed
The iriver Story Touch Edition is another e-reader that was found making a bold style statement under the bright show arc lights. Unfortunately, the same can't be said of the e-reader's display which could have easily done with a bit more of contrast and clarity. The 6 inch e-ink screen having a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels is touch sensitive, which means a light tap or a … [Read more...] about Good E-Reader IFA 2010 Exclusive: iriver Story Touch Edition previewed
Iriver “Cover Story” e-reader debuts in China
Iriver recently announced they are unleashing their newest e-reader which they have named "Cover Story" in the Chinese market. All that is known of the Cover Story is this: the e-book reader will have a a 3.5 inch touch screen and will support a variety of e-book formats like ePub, PDF, FM2, TXT, HWP, DOB, PPT and XLS.The audio files MP3 and WMA too will be decoded by the … [Read more...] about Iriver “Cover Story” e-reader debuts in China
New iRiver Story E-Reader WiFi Edition
iRiver has been around for about a year with its iRiver Story E-Reader and they are hoping to capitalize on the recent resurgence of electronic readers popularity by ushering in a new version of the Story that has WI-FI. The new version of the iRiver Story is dubbed the EB03 and has a 6-inch e-ink screen whose native resolution is of 600 x 800 and which has 16 levels of … [Read more...] about New iRiver Story E-Reader WiFi Edition
IRiver and LG team up for new E-Reader
IRiver, the South Korean maker of MP3 players, and who already have experience in the E-Reader market with their “Story” are teaming up with LG to bring to the market a new E-Reader to the USA market. The IRiver story is mainly marketed in Europe and in some parts of Asia. It is known to be comparable to the Amazon Kindle 2, in that it has a full keyboard and is 6 inches. It … [Read more...] about IRiver and LG team up for new E-Reader