Jul 13

Hackers start hacking the Pandigital Novel e-reader

Posted in: Android, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, hack, mod, tablet, Today's Chili, video

The Pandigital Novel e-reader may have had its share of problems since its launch just a month ago, but it’s starting to look like a slightly more attractive option for those willing to hack the device. As detailed by Nate of The Digital Reader blog, the procedure for installing a new home screen and additional apps is fairly straight forward, and doesn’t involve actually rooting the device (although others are working on doing that as well). Of course, it’s not quite a seamless experience as an Android tablet (there’s apparently some stability issues), but it doesn’t look too shabby for a $179 device. Head on past the break for a video of the hack, and hit up the link below for the necessary details to do it yourself.

Continue reading Hackers start hacking the Pandigital Novel e-reader

Hackers start hacking the Pandigital Novel e-reader originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceThe Digital Reader  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , ,
Jul 07

Amazon’s graphite Kindle DX now shipping

Posted in: amazon, e ink, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, ebooks, kindle, Today's Chili
Amazon promised that its new, Pearl display-equipped graphite Kindle DX would start shipping today and, as a helpful tipster informs us, the first shipping notices are now indeed going out. What’s more, unlike some past Kindle debuts, the e-reader is also still listed as in stock, so it looks like you’re not out of luck if you didn’t get your pre-order in. Of course, it’s not clear if that’s due to increased supply or reduced demand — although, at $379, we’d have to guess it’s moving a bit slower than the regular $189 Kindle.

Amazon’s graphite Kindle DX now shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceAmazon  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Jul 05

Sony cuts e-reader prices: Pocket Edition now $149

Posted in: e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, ebooks, sony, Today's Chili
Not much of a surprise here, but it looks like you can officially include Sony in the e-book reader price wars. It’s now dropped the prices on its three current models: the Pocket Edition is down from $169 to $149, the Touch Edition drops from $199 to $169, and the 3G-equipped Daily Edition is now $299 (down a full $50 from $349). As The Digital Reader blog notes, however, that still leaves Sony a bit out of step with the competition — the Pocket Edition lacks the WiFi of the similarly-priced Nook, for instance, and the Daily Edition remains a tough sell even at $299.

Sony cuts e-reader prices: Pocket Edition now $149 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink Gear Diary  |  sourceThe Digital Reader, Sony  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , ,
Jun 21

Apple rolls out iBooks app for iPhone, iPod touch

Posted in: Apple, ebooks, ipad, iPhone, iphone 3g, Iphone3g, ipod touch, IpodTouch, Today's Chili
It’s not just multitasking apps that are hitting the App Store to coincide with the release of iOS 4.0 — Apple has also just rolled out version 1.1 of its iBooks app, which is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch in addition to the iPad (officially, this time). As previously announced, the app now also supports PDF viewing, and boasts a range of other more minor improvements, including new ways to bookmark (complete with syncing across devices), your choice of white or sepia colored pages, more font options and, of course, “greater stability and better performance.”

Apple rolls out iBooks app for iPhone, iPod touch originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink 9 to 5 Mac  |  sourceiTunes Preview  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , ,
Jun 16

Pandigital rolls out Novel firmware fix following recall

Posted in: e reader, e-book, e-book reader, E-bookReader, e-books, e-readers, firmware, firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, Today's Chili
Pandigital’s launch of its Novel e-reader quickly turned into something of a mess after it was forced to pull the device from retail partner Kohl’s due to some major firmware issues, but it looks like the company has now gotten things sorted out (or so it hopes). It’s just rolled out a firmware update for the device that apparently fixes the problems, and which should also pave the way for its return to retail (though it’s still not available from Kohl’s just yet). It remains to be seen if the update also fixes the many issues reported in an early review of the device, however, but we’re going to go out on a limb and say it doesn’t make it any lighter. As we’d heard before, you can also still return the device for a full refund if you’re not satisfied with it, or you grab the firmware update at the link below and see if it makes things a bit more bearable.

[Thanks, joelaf]

Pandigital rolls out Novel firmware fix following recall originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourcePandigital  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Jun 14

LG Display and iriver enter joint venture to make e-book readers pretty, affordable

Posted in: e ink, e reader, e-book, e-book reader, E-bookReader, e-books, e-readers, LG, Today's Chili

Well what do you know, turns out the LB4400 was a harbinger of things to come. LG Display and iriver just announced a $5M joint venture to manufacture e-book readers. The new China-based company, L&I Electronic Technology (Dongguan) Ltd, sees iriver doing the platform development and product design (thank gawd) while LG provides the EPD displays. It’s interesting to note that the company will act as an OEM/ODM to anyone looking to slap their brand on an e-book reader… after iriver — the company’s first customer — takes the pick of the litter.

Continue reading LG Display and iriver enter joint venture to make e-book readers pretty, affordable

LG Display and iriver enter joint venture to make e-book readers pretty, affordable originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
May 31

ASUS Eee Tablet preview

Posted in: ASUS, e reader, e-book, e-book reader, e-books, e-readers, hands-on, impressions, LCD, preview, Today's Chili, video

Alright, stick with us here. For some reason, ASUS decided it best to name its freshest e-reader the Eee Tablet, while its downright magical tablet goes by Eee Pad. Got all that? Good. The Eee Tablet (again, not to be confused with the Eee Pad tablet) is half e-reader, half note taker, and it’s an interesting twist on a played product category. We took a few precious minutes to experiment with the device here on the Computex show floor, and overall, we like what we’re seeing. Gone is the painfully slow E-Ink page refresh that Kindle owners are so accustomed to, with this particular LCD proving deliciously quick at changing screens. The only hang-up comes when you attempt to flip through too many pages, too fast — we managed to harness a loading wheel on two occasions, both of which took around six or eight seconds to vanish and the next page to finally appear. We also confirmed that the screen only works with the included stylus, much like pen-enabled Wacom tablets. That said, the bundled stylus was perfectly weighted, and the Eee Tablet responded well to our doodling. Speaking of weight, the model shown here in Taipei was shockingly heavy (at least iPad-level heavy), while the 10-inch EP101TC was markedly less hefty. Enough chatter — have a look at our hands-on video just past the break.

Gallery: ASUS Eee Tablet hands-on at Computex 2010

Continue reading ASUS Eee Tablet preview

ASUS Eee Tablet preview originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 May 2010 06:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
May 31

ASUS Eee Tablet: a notepad with impressive 2450 dpi touchscreen sensitivity (updated)

Posted in: ASUS, breaking news, BreakingNews, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, LCD, Today's Chili
Don’t call it the Eee Pad, this is ASUS’ Eee Tablet — a digital notebook with a 2,450 dpi touchscreen and lickity quick 0.1 second page turns on a backlight-less TFT-LCD offering 64-levels of grey. As such, ASUS is calling its Eee Tablet one of the world’s most accurate and sensitive note taking devices available. The other being paper and pencil of course. While the Eee Tablet will serve up texts and ebooks for reading just fine, ASUS is really pushing the note taking feature with built-in notepad templates and the ability to store, sort, tag, and annotate your notes on the fly. It comes packing a MicroSD slot and 2 megapixel camera for snapping lecture slides which students or professionals can then annotate and then sync back to a PC over USB. Battery life? 10 hours — so yeah, it’s not E-Ink… but then again it’s not E-Ink.

Update: Uh, ok, we’ve received clarification here at Computex. Apparently, when ASUS says “a 2450 dpi touch resolution screen” they actually mean a 2,450 dpi input sensitivity. In other words, annotations probably will feel like writing on paper, or an 8-inch 1024 x 768 pixel panel, anyway.

Update 2: We’ve just been told to expect the Eee Tablet to cost somewhere between $199 and $299 of the green stuff when it launches sometime in September.

Update 3: Lookie here — we’ve got a hands-on preview up, video and all.

Gallery: ASUS Eee Tablet unveil Computex 2010

Continue reading ASUS Eee Tablet: a notepad with impressive 2450 dpi touchscreen sensitivity (updated)

ASUS Eee Tablet: a notepad with impressive 2450 dpi touchscreen sensitivity (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 May 2010 03:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
May 28

Pandigital Novel e-reader / handheld hits the FCC

Posted in: Android, e reader, e-book, e-book reader, E-bookReader, e-books, e-readers, Today's Chili
Pandigital’s already manage to at least pique our interest with its Android-based Novel e-reader / handheld, and it looks like the device has now reached one more milestone on the road to availability — it’s just turned up at the FCC. As you can see, the particular device undergoing testing is black (not white as the final version will apparently be), and the FCC unfortunately doesn’t give us much of a look of that bright 7-inch LCD in the on position. It has, however, given us a glimpse of the device’s insides, subjected it to the usual battery of tests, and kindly provided us with the device’s user manual — though there’s not too many surprises in there at this point. Hit up the link below for all that and more.

Pandigital Novel e-reader / handheld hits the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 19:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceFCC  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
May 11

Samsung E60 and E61 e-readers heading to British digital bookworms in July

Posted in: e ink, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, Features, hands-on, HandsOn, samsung, Today's Chili, uk

Good news, fellow Brits! Samsung has just announced that it’ll be shipping its two 6-inch, stylus-donning e-readers — the slide-out E60 and the QWERTY-packing E61 — to the UK in July, with the former to be priced at £299.99 ($443) and the latter’s to be confirmed. Sadly, no news on who’ll be delivering the ebooks over these devices’ WiFi, but we’re promised an announcement in a fortnight. For now, gorge yourselves on our latest hands-on photos.

Gallery: Samsung E60 and E65 e-readers announced for British electronic bookworms

Continue reading Samsung E60 and E61 e-readers heading to British digital bookworms in July

Samsung E60 and E61 e-readers heading to British digital bookworms in July originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 15:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , , , , , ,