Plastic Logic has announced its new ereader, the Plastic Logic 100, a 10.7-inch electronic textbook targeted at education applications. Using the same plastic-based epaper technology as originally intended for the cancelled QUE ereader, the Plastic Logic 100 measures a mere 7.65mm thick and weighs 475g, and has a capacitive touch-controlled 1280 x 960 display and a battery life of a week.
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HP TouchSmart and Omni all-in-one PCs get mighty refresh
HP may be looking to spin off its hardware business but it looks like the PC team wants to go out with a bang: a full five new all-in-ones for home users, along with a further two new models for businesses. The HP Omni series kick things off, with the 20-inch Omni 120 and 21.5-inch Omni 220 priced from $399.99 and $799.99 respectively, but there's also the HP TouchSmart range with the 20-inch HP TouchSmart 320, 21.5-inch HP TouchSmart 420 and the 23-inch HP TouchSmart 520 priced from $599.99, $699.99 and $899.99 respectively.
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Sony PS Vita up for pre-order with Dec 31 release
The Sony PS Vita – the company’s replacement to the PSP – has gone up for pre-order at Amazon, with the retailer suggesting a December 31 2011 ship date in the US. Both Amazon’s US and UK sites are offering the Vita, each having the WiFi-only and WiFi + 3G versions up for grabs. Pricing starts at $249.99 in the US and £229.99 in the UK.
Samsung Series 7 Slate PC hands-on
What’s in a name? If you’re Samsung, and you’re trying to bide time until the more touchscreen-friendly Windows 8 arrives, then you launch the Samsung Series 7 Slate PC. The absence of “tablet” in the title, and conversely the specific mention of a slate form-factor PC, says it all: this is no iPad rival but a work or enterprise machine that just so happens not to have a keyboard. We grabbed some playtime at IFA 2011.
Sony Reader PRS-T1 detailed: WiFi & multitouch in sleeker chassis
Sony's incoming Reader PRS-T1 has been caught in the wild, with a pre-announcement product listing spilling the beans on the touchscreen ereader's abilities. Spotted by MobileRead at Bol.com (but since yanked), the PRS-T1 follows much in the steps of the PRS-650, but with the addition of WiFi and multitouch support for its 6-inch E Ink Pearl display.
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BlackBerry Bold 9900 on sale in UK [Video]
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 has gone on sale in the UK, with Vodafone offering the smartphone in-store from today. Priced from free on new agreements at £34.17 or above, the Bold 9900 has a full QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen display and a 1.2GHz processor, as well as a copy of BlackBerry 7. Vodafone tells SlashGear that pre-order customers should begin receiving their Bold 9900 from today.
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Light Blue Optics touch interface pico projector hits FCC
If you have been reading SlashGear for a while, you might recognize the Light Blue Optics tech that has just crossed the FCC. We have talked about the projector and its touch interface in the past. The Light Blue Optics turned up back at CES in 2010 as an interesting device that turned any flat surface into a color touchscreen. The tech turned up again later in January 2010 we saw the device demonstrated in a room with ambient light.
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Samsung Epic 4G Touch, HTC EVO Design 4G, Motorola Admiral Android Devices Leaked
Three new Android-based devices have been leaked for release in the USA, the first of which is destined to be another iteration of the soon approaching Samsung Galaxy S II. All of the following information comes from an anonymous tipster lending some logo-marks to the fray in a two-tone look at the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch (aka the longest name for a handset in the history of the world,) HTC EVO Design 4G, and Motorola Admiral. The tipster offers no additional information on any of the devices in this short list, but many conclusions can be inferred.
Kindle 3 refurb prices slashed: Fourth-gen update imminent?
Amazon's rumored Kindle refresh could be fast incoming, with the retailer seemingly clearing inventory of the existing third-gen model with a refurb price cut. Having been roughly $10 cheaper than new models since March, this week Amazon slashed refurbished Kindles down to $99.99 for the WiFi version and $129.99 for the 3G version.
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BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860 Hands-On [Video]
Lingering memories – few of them good – about RIM’s BlackBerry Storm series of smartphones left us understandably wary of the Torch 9850/9860, but first impressions are surprisingly good. The all-touch handset – bearing RIM’s biggest resolution display to-date – is impressively thin (for a BlackBerry, at least) with a neatly curved profile that nestles well into the hand.
WIMM Wearable Platform hands-on [Video]
Wearable sub-displays keep coming around, and WIMM Labs is the latest company to try its hand at the segment. Its WIMM Wearable Platform – a 1.4-inch color touchscreen, scaled to be wearable on your wrist, and paired with WiFi, Bluetooth, various sensors and running Android-based “Micro Apps” – obviously stood out of the crowd, having caught the attention of Foxconn and two rounds of financing from the huge manufacturing/ODM company. We caught up with the WIMM Labs team to check out the Wearable Platform and find out if it stood more chance of success than, say, Sony Ericsson’s LiveView.
Nokia 500 is not the 1GHz Finnish phone we’re waiting for
If you hadn't realized, we're waiting on a touchscreen Nokia, and that's just what the Finns have given us today: unfortunately, the new device is the Nokia 500, a Symbian Anna based phone, rather than the N9 or "Sea Ray". Still dressed in the old-fashioned Nokia styling, rather than the new polycarbonate slickness of the MeeGo handset, the 500 at least sees a speed boost with a 1GHz processor.
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