Electronics manufacturer Astak has unveiled a new 5" eBook reader which is available to pre-order for our States-side cousins. As with the new Sony readers, there's no word on a UK launch but this latest release lends weight to the growing industry belief that the time of the eBook as a mass market concept has finally … [Read more...]
Sony confirm leaked readers
August 5, 2009
Following last week’s leaks, Sony has officially announced two new additions to its range of ebook readers. So far on US pricing is known but the entry level, 5” screen Reader Pocket Edition will be selling for $199 when it hits the shops at the end of August with the Reader Touch Edition set to retail “for … [Read more...]
Why I’m not excited by Sony’s new readers
August 3, 2009
Sorry to be a grouch but the admittedly sparse details we know about Sony’s leaked new ebook readers really aren’t that exciting. Maybe it’s because I’ve not long had my Sony PRS-505, but I can’t excited about the entry level PRS–300’s reduced 5” screen even if does boast more internal memory and … [Read more...]
Sony to launch two new ebook readers?
August 2, 2009
Leaked service manuals and images currently doing the rounds suggest Sony is gearing up for an imminent launch of two new ebook readers. The PRS-300 will apparently feature a smaller, 5" screen than the current PRS-505 model (pictured) currently available in the UK. It appears the reader will also boast 440MB of … [Read more...]
Samsung launch ebook reader
July 28, 2009
Electronics giant Samsung yesterday launched a new ebook reader which, although currently only available in South Korea, could find sits way to the UK and US. The English-language Korea Herald quotes Samsung Electronics VP Lew Jae-young as saying the firm "seek to become a bigger player than Amazon or Sony in the … [Read more...]
