Kyobo Book Centre and Qualcomm have revealed the world’s first ereader to use a mirasol color e-paper display, the Android-based Kyobo eReader. Mirasol’s Mems technology has had us all drooling for a three weeks of battery life with daily use since their screen has no…
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Schoolbag of the Future: Anytime Anywhere
At the keynote of the Future Education X Smart School Summit in Taipei Cheryl Goodman of Qualcomm’s Mirasol division discusses what the Backpack of the Future will look like.
The high points of the presentation are that devices shouldn’t create a power crisis. We are…
Kyobo 5.7″ eReader with Mirasol Display Walk Through with Video Playback
Kyobo Book Centre and Qualcomm have revealed the world’s first ereader to use a mirasol color e-paper display, the Android-based Kyobo eReader. Mirasol’s Mems technology has had us all drooling for a three weeks of battery life with daily use since their screen has no…
Amazon Kindle Tablet To Be Unveiled in NYC next week
We’ve all been waiting patiently for Amazon to release their tablet this fall, rumors have been heavy that they would release the 10″ Hollywood tablet in September. Now Amazon has sent out invitations to a press conference on September 28. The New York City event…
Colour EInk Display Finally Hitting the Market on the Jetbook eReader
We’ve been seeing prototypes of color EInk display’s for a while now, but so far we haven’t seen any products. That’s about to change thanks to the Jetbook Color eReader. The device features a 9.7 inch, 600 x 800 pixel E Ink display, WiFi, a…
Sony to market eReaders before tablets by August?
There is no doubt that Sony has been enveloped in the product of eReaders since before many other companies we see today. The deal with Sony is that their eReaders aren’t as popular to the users as we see others like the Nook from Barnes…
Nook’s Good Fun for Hackers, Nook Touch Running Android Apps
If you’re looking for an Android tablet that you can get the most out of and don’t mind taking risks with the operating system then the Nook is the tablet for you. The new NOOK touch screen eBook reader running Android 2.1 that’s super cheap…
Amazon Working on ‘Coyote’ Dual Core & Quad Core Tablets
Rumours started on Monday started about Amazon’s intentions to get in the tablet game and it seems we have more details breaking down their intended models. BGR reports that they will have an entry level model, code name Coyote which would feature Nvidia’s dual core…
Amazon Release Honeycomb Support for their App Store
Amazon has just announced that they’re launching a version of their Kindle app optimized for Android 3.0. If we lived in a region where this App was supported we’d be enjoying the ability to download once and read across all of our devices. They are…
ASUS eee Note EA800 US Bound for Sub $200
The ASUS EA800 an “eReader on Steroids” had an early release in Taiwan for $300 and its software was just short of everything you’d ever need as a student. But it looks like ASUS has realized its woes and is coming to market at a…
Nookcolor Gets Automated Root Installer
The NOOKcolor 7 inch eReader has been a pretty popular device for rooting but up until recently you had to know your way around a command line to make that magic happen. It seems that a member of the xda-developers community has released a tool…
ASUS Eee Note EA800 Unboxing and Hands On
The EA800 was released at IT Month 2010 in Taiwan on December 4th. We’ve managed to get our hands on the ereader on steriods and flashed it with the english operating system courtesy of ASUS. The 8-inch device is equipped with a Marvell processor, Linux…
ViewPad 7 Android 2.2 Tablet Walkthrough & Review
The ViewPad 7 is cheaper version of the Galaxy Tab, obviously the Galaxy Tab is a better machine, but its significantly more expensive. This is a you get what you pay for situations, the ViewPad is a great machine, I’m in love with it, if…
8″ ASUS Eee Note to Hit the Streets at I.T. Month 2010 in Taipei
If you don’t know much about Taiwan then let me tell you about the biggest tech sale going, its called I.T. Month and its halls upon halls of deals, sales and new tech! Since there is no Black Friday and Christmas isn’t the end all…
Hybrid E-Ink & AMOLED Display Extends Your Battery Life
The display is the biggest drain on your battery so innovation in display technology is an area of extreme and often unsuccessful growth. We have many players with products that are meant to revolutionize our lives but then never make it to market. There are…
