Kindle Fire vs iPad: How to decide
If there's any real comparison to be made between Apples and orange, it's the iPad and Kindle Fire use cases. After having spent a couple of weeks with Kindle, there's much to be said for the device. I'm quite fond of mine, frankly. But to paraphr...
Kindle, Nook now offering periodicals on iOS; where will you buy?
Kindle now supports viewing of over 100 of its newspaper and magazine titles, and Nook for iPad will soon offer access to over 175 digital periodicals. This adds yet another vector through which iOS users can access magazine and newspaper content. So which will you use?
Apple exploring hybrid e-ink/LCD display for iDevices
A recently published patent application suggests Apple is exploring ways to incorporate e-ink display technology into its iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. And unlike other e-ink devices, Apple's hybrid system would be abl...
New e-paper may send e-ink running for its e-mommy
A new type of electronic paper display has leaped several bounds ahead of its e-ink brethren. In a paper published in Applied Physics Letters, the company Gamma Dynamics describes a new type of "e-paper" that can update the dis......
Amazon rolls out smaller, lighter, WiFi-only Kindle for $139
Amazon is once again dropping the price of the Kindle, but this time, the Kindle is coming with a makeover as well. The company is introducing a WiFi-only version of the popular e-book reader that...
Kindle DX gets better E-Ink screen, lower price
Amazon hasn't abandoned the Kindle DX after all—after giving attractive price drops to its Kindle 2 line, Amazon followed up this week with a brand new Kindle DX with a new case, new features, and...
Where’s the iMag store?
Filed under: Features, Odds and ends
You know, at first I wasn't so impressed with the iPad, but the more I thought about the ways in which you can use it, the more excited I got. As a piece of leisure technology -...
Brief: Hardware details for Sprint/Skiff e-reader
The Skiff e-reader platform from Hearst and Sprint was perhaps the most interesting device in our recent preview of e-readers at CES 2010, but it was also the lightest on details. Today, Sprint has rectified that shortcoming a bit by releasing some information on the reader in advance of a...
