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We’ve heard an awful lot about a forthcoming Android tablet rocking an Amazon logo, including a little teasing from CEO Jeff Bezos back in May, and now The Wall Street Journal’s adding flames to the slate fire saying the hotly anticipated tab could be on its way before October. According to those oh so familiar “people familiar with the matter,” the Android-based slate would rock a nine-inch screen and, surprisingly, lack a camera, making it ill-suited as an iPad competitor — the tablet would apparently be focused on offering media purchased from the online retailer. What’s more, those sources are also spreading word of two new Kindles coming in Q3 — one with a touchscreen, the other a budget version of the current e-reader. Of course, it’s all just rumor for now, but that’s a whole lot of rumor.

Amazon Android tablet coming before October? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fujitsu got to show off its recent color e-reader flossy flossy at the e-Book Expo Tokyo (the former Digital Publishing Fair) in Japan last week. Besting its previous market entry — the FLEPia Lite — this 8-inch, 157 dpi cholestric LCD module sheds both its predecessor’s weight and Windows OS for a 220 gram, Linux-operated, slimmed-down profile. While the 4,096 color range remains exactly the same, it’s the elimation of dithering from the display that’ll be brightening up your future literary experiences. Processing speed also got a significant makeover here, translating into 0.7 second writing speeds — a number the company promises will go down as full color capacity increases. Unfortunately, this slab of technicolor ebeauty doesn’t appear to be headed for a US debut, so interested parties should start saving for that import option. Robo-Brit voice-over video demonstration after the break.

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Continue reading Freescale expands its family of i.MX50 chips, goes beyond e-readers this time

Freescale expands its family of i.MX50 chips, goes beyond e-readers this time originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We aren’t exactly lacking for digital bookstores, but Google’s eBooks offering is indeed one of the slickest around. And evidently, it’s not in nearly as many places as the marketers in Mountain View would like. The Goog just announced that iRiver’s Story HD would soon become the first Google eBooks-integrated e-reader, with the new model going on sale July 17th at Target. It’ll still sell for $139.99, and none of the actual hardware specifications will change from the existing model. Of course, the eBooks platform has been open to all publishers, retailers and manufacturers from the start; it’s just that iRiver has become the first manufacturer to heed the call. Naturally, Google’s teasing us by openly stating that more of these are on the way, and if you just so happen to be an e-reader maker… well, it’d certainly love to have a chat.

iRiver Story HD becomes first Google eBooks-integrated e-reader, won’t be the last originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It happened once before, but now it’s in stone: MSI has just come clean with its WindPad 110w pre-order, with $599.99 grabbing you a place in line. For those who’ve forgotten, that price premium nets you a 10-inch panel (1280 x 800), 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 32GB solid state drive, a pair of full-size USB ports, a mini-HDMI socket, Windows 7 and AMD’s Brazos processor platform. Make no mistake — this ain’t your average tablet, which may (or may not) explain the $100-above-average MSRP. Hit the links below if you’d like to make the best impulse buy of your week, but make sure you’re prepared to wait on an August 1st ship date.

Continue reading MSI’s Brazos-powered WindPad 110w tablet officially up for pre-order, ships August 1st

MSI’s Brazos-powered WindPad 110w tablet officially up for pre-order, ships August 1st originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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