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Plastic Logic sign “exclusive eBookstore” agreement with Barnes & Noble

, Jul 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

Barnes & Noble and Plastic Logic have announced a partnership which will see the publishing house become the "exclusive eBookstore provider" for the 8.5 x 11 inch super-skinny ebook device.  Set to arrive in early 2010, the Plastic Logic reader will have wireless access to the Barnes & Noble download store, which they're calling the largest selection of ebooks available in one place.   Read The Full Story

Plastic Logic e-reader gets 3G, new UI [Video]

, May 28th 2009 Discuss [0]

Plastic Logic brought along their latest e-reader prototype to the D7 conference, and they've spilled a few more details ahead of the E Ink slate's 2010 launch.  The touchscreen device now has an on-screen QWERTY keyboard and a pop-up toolbar with navigation options; there's also confirmed WiFi and 3G data. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Newspaper Kindle could launch this week, claims NYT

, May 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

Amazon are tipped to launch a new, large-screen version of the Kindle e-reader "as early as this week", according to the New York Times.  The device is apparently intended for viewing newspapers, magazines and "perhaps textbooks"; ironically, when article author Brad Stone asked his own paper for a comment on talk that the NYT will be involved with the large-format Kindle's launch, they declined to give a statement. Read The Full Story

Plastic Logic ebook reader video demo: touchscreen & page refresh

, Feb 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

Plastic Logic were the thorn in Amazon's side when the company announced the Kindle 2 earlier this month, launching their own content partners at the O'Reilly TOC Conference. The Open Publishing Lab shot some video of the latest Plastic Logic Reader prototype, this time around with a working touchscreen layer; you can see it after the cut.   Read The Full Story

Plastic Logic announce content partners: USA Today, Zinio and more

, Feb 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

If Amazon thought they'd have the whole ebook reader spotlight today with the launch of the Kindle 2, they'll be pretty disappointed.  Plastic Logic have announced the first content partners for their eponymous Plastic Logic Reader: Fictionwise, the Financial Times, Ingram Digital, LibreDigital, USA Today and Zinio. Read The Full Story

Plastic Logic content partner announcement Feb 9th: up against Kindle 2?

, Jan 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

After playing with the Plastic Logic Reader at CES earlier this month, even though just a prototype, we're still excited about what's possibly the first aesthetically-pleasing ebook reader.  However with any device of this nature, appealing hardware is only half of the story: Plastic Logic have been teasing us regarding the identity of their first publishing partners since the Reader's first announcement, and now they're promising to tell all come the O'Reilly conference on February 9th. Read The Full Story

Plastic Logic ebook reader still on track for 2009; Video interview

, Oct 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

More demo video of the Plastic Logic ebook reader, this time courtesy of a BBC video interview at the company's Dresden factory.  According to the engineers there, the device - which uses special "plastic microchips" that went into production last month - is still on course for a 2009 release. Read The Full Story

Plastic Logic DEMO video hands-on versus Amazon Kindle

, Sep 12th 2008 Discuss [2]

Plastic Logic's recently announced e-newspaper probably suffered, ironically, for looking simply too much like a slick concept rendering.  We're so used to seeing realistic mock-ups that it's hard to believe something like the 7mm flexible display could actually exist.  However TG Daily have some more information and a video of the device in action at DEMO this week, and it's shaping up to be a real Kindle contender: 8.5 x 11-inches of touchscreen, both WiFi and Bluetooth, and peer-to-peer networking. Check out the DEMO video of the Plastic Logic e-newspaper after the cut Read The Full Story
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