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Chinese manufacturer Shanzai has launched an e-Book reader namely the Boeye E510. Available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB of storage capacities, the gadget is powered by a 5-inch (800×600) e-ink display with 16 grayscale level, a 400Mhz Samsung 2416 CPU, and a mini USB port for data transfer. This Amazon Kindle competitor comes equipped with a 1000mAh battery that provides up to 15 days of stand time. Sadly, there is no info on pricing so far. [Product Page]
Here are several pictures of the upcoming Barnes and Noble e-Book reader. From these leaked pictures, we can see that the gadget will feature an e-ink screen as expected, but it will be monochrome only. This Amazon Kindle competitor will feature a multitouch display similar to the iPhone. Unfortunately, there is no further info about this gadget. Find out more pictures after the jump. Read more
LG has just unveiled its first e-Book reader that integrates a thin solar cell for extending its battery life. Measuring only 0.7mm thick and weighing just 20 grams, this thin solar cell is able to extend the running time of the e-book’s battery by a day, simply by exposing it to sunlight for about four to five hours. LG will showcase its e-Book reader at this week’s IMID (International Meeting On Information Display) in Seoul, South Korea. [Product Page via GadgetFolder]
The guys over at MobileRead Forums has posted several leaked informations including picture of iRiver’s upcoming eBook reader called the Story. Although not yet officially announced, it’s said that the 6-inch reader will feature a full QWERTY keyboard, a memory card slot (up to 32GB), a comic book viewer and support for PDF, epub, txt, ppt, xls and other popular book formats without requiring their conversion. The iRiver Story eBook Reader will likely go on sale starting on September 16th for around $300. [SlashGear]
Samsung has showed off their latest eBook reader ‘SNE-50K’ for the South Korean market. Measuring only 9mm thick and weighing just 6.5 ounces, this portable device offers a 5-inch touchscreen display and a 512MB of storage capacity. Sadly, there’s no WiFi or 3G connectivity included. No details on pricing or worldwide availability just yet. [MobileWhack]
ColorWare is offering you a new array of colors for your Amazon Kindle 2, which includes 35 different color choices. Pricing for the color treatment starts at $199 if you’re sending in your own Kindle 2, or you can also buy a new one starting at $599. [Product Page Via BoyGenius]
Amazon has finally announced the price tag for its latest wireless reading device ‘Kindle DX’, which is priced at $489. Amazon is now taking pre-orders of the Kindle DX, but an estimated ship date remains unknown other than this summer. When compared to Kindle 2, the DX has a larger 9.7-inch screen that rotates to landscape display, a PDF reader, and more storage space at 3.3GB. For more details please check out the Press Release. Read more
Normally translating any book into braille would more than double its thickness. So in order to help the blind read more books, designer Seon-Keun Park, Byung-Min Woo, Sun-Hye Woo and Jin-Sun Park tried to solve this problem by creating the Braille e-book concept. Think of it as the braille version of the Kindle. It adopts the EAP technology that can dynamically change the surface pattern by way of an electromagnetic signal to simulate braille text. Let’s hope this actually goes into production. [Yanko]
The Onyx Boox is a new Kindle 2 competitor that boasts a 6 inch 16 shades of gray display with touchscreen capability. Other features include Wi-Fi connectivity, a 512MB of internal memory, text-to-speech functionality and support for PDF, HTML, TXT, MOBI, JPG, BMP and MP3 formats. There is no word on pricing or availability at this time. [PMPToday]
The highly anticipated Amazon Kindle 2 is finally official and will hit the store on February 24th. This new e-book reader certainly looks way thinner than those previously-leaked shots and the back is apparently made of metal, it also includes stereo speakers at the bottom. The device will set you back $359. [Techeblog]
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