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Barnes and Noble nook gets official: $259 for dual-screen Android ebook reader

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 20th 2009 1 Comment

Barnes and Noble have officially announced their ebook reader, the Barnes and Noble nook, complete with dual displays and free 3G and WiFi b/g wireless. The nook has a 6-inch E Ink Vizplex E Ink display up top and a 3.5-inch color touchscreen underneath, with the whole thing based on Android and measuring 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.5-inches while tipping the scales at 11.2oz. B&N have partnered with AT&T for the nook’s 3G access, and owners will be able to use the retailer’s in-store WiFi connections for free as well.

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B&N Nook ebook reader trademark unearthed, expected later today

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 20th 2009 2 Comments

We’re ramping up to what looks like the launch of the Barnes and Noble Nook – in fact our own Vincent Nguyen is in New York today for the company’s press event – and as you’d expect the ebook geeks aren’t content to take the news when B&N feed it to them. After the WSJ broke the news that the upcoming dual-display device will be, bafflingly, called Nook, our friend (and general malcontent) Mike Cane dug up the company’s trademark application.

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Barnes and Noble Nook dual-display ebook reader outed: $259 this week

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 20th 2009 No Comments

Further details about the expected Barnes and Noble ebook reader launch have emerged, this time courtesy of the Wall Street Journal who are claiming to have prematurely spotted a full-page ad for the device. They suggest that the dual-screen device will be priced at $259 and be called the Barnes and Noble Nook, which has to be one of the more ridiculous names for an ebook reader right now.

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Spring Design Alex dual-display Android ebook reader: headed for B&N?

By Chris Davies on Monday, Oct 19th 2009 1 Comment

spring design alex ebook reader 274x500 Remember the Barnes and Noble dual-display ebook reader spotted in concept form last week? There’s obviously something in the water, as Spring Design have just announced an ebook reader, the Alex, with both a 6-inch E Ink panel and a 3.5-inch color touchscreen, based on Google’s Android platform and with integrated 3G and WiFi.

The touchscreen can be used to browse the web and grab clippings, which can then be viewed on the e-ink panel. Spring Design have also developed what they call Link Notes, a hybrid of traditional ebooks, clippings, multimedia and user notes. As for production possibilities, the company claim to be in discussion with “selected strategic partners” and “major content” providers, with a release expected by the end of 2009.

Storage is via SD card, and there’s a headphones socket and full smartphone functionality. Spring Design call the dual-display system Duet Navigator, and as well as being used to pull up related photos, news articles, media content and more, it will also aid in annotation and searches by offering an on-screen keyboard.

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Plastic Logic QUE wireless ebook reader gets CES launch

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Oct 18th 2009 No Comments

Plastic Logic have finally announced details about their ebook reader, which will launch as the Plastic Logic QUE at CES 2010 in January. The QUE has the largest E Ink display among ebook readers today, as well as a touchscreen interface, and Plastic Logic are aiming it at business professionals. QUE will be able to download ebooks from the Barnes and Noble store either via WiFi or integrated 3G (courtesy of AT&T in the US).

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txtr Wireless ebook reader targets devs with open API

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 15th 2009 No Comments

The market for wireless-connected ebook readers is hotting up, and so we’re happy to welcome the latest entrant, txtr. Set to hit European and US markets from December 15th, the €319 ($477) device has a 6-inch 600 x 800 E Ink display, capacitive slider, accelerometer, USB 2.0, WiFi and “txtr Net”; like Amazon’s WhisperNet service, txtr Net is an onboard 3G connection which keeps ebooks synchronized between the txtr reader itself and a user’s online account.

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Barnes & Noble preparing dual-display ebook reader? E-Ink and color multitouch tipped

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Oct 14th 2009 No Comments

Barnes and Noble’s kudos for apparently scoring a color ebook reader for 2010 might have been shot down in flames after Plastic Logic roundly denied any such intentions, but their cool-factor could be easily restored should the device you see here be what’s on the cards for an imminent announcement. According to Gizmodo, you’re looking at B&N’s dual-display ebook reader, with a monochrome e-ink panel on top and a smaller, color multitouch panel (like the iPhone’s) underneath.

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Plastic Logic deny B&N color ebook reader in 2010

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 13th 2009 No Comments

Last Friday’s news that Plastic Logic were apparently building a color ebook reader for Barnes and Noble now looks to be a little too optimistic; the company – who are on course to deliver their first, monochrome model in early 2010 – have denied that a color device is pipeline for next year. According to Plastic Logic, the Barnes and Noble employee who seemingly announced the color ebook reader “was misinformed” and not an “authorized” spokesperson of the retailer.

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Sony flexible OLED notebook concept gets second outing

By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 9th 2009 No Comments

Sony may not have made any significant changes to their flexible OLED laptop concept since we saw it first at CES back in January, but the sleek prototype is so alluring that SlashGear Japan couldn’t walk past it at CEATEC this week without grabbing a photo. Intended to showcase the potential of ultra-thin OLED touchscreens, the concept combines both display and keyboard into a single, flexible layer.

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Amazon confirm International Kindle DX is coming

By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 9th 2009 No Comments

Having announced earlier this week that their Kindle ebook reader would be available in more than 100 countries worldwide, in the shape of a GSM version with international data roaming, Amazon have also confirmed that they plan an international Kindle DX, too. The DX - launched in the US back in June - has a larger, 8.9-inch display than the Kindle 2, and is better suited to textbooks, magazines and other periodicals.