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Smell of Books Aerosol E-Book Enhancer Violates “Olfactory Rights” of Writers

smell-of-books

Vaporware manufacturer DuroSports Electronics wants to ease the transition from paper books to e-books with their Smell of Books… scented sprays, specifically designed for e-book readers. Not. This is the kind of idea that’s so stupid it’s awesome, and for a while you’ll wish it was true. Then it’ll just

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June 10th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Foxit Releases Kindle Rival Eslick

foxit eslick e-book e-ink reader kindle competitor

After going against Adobe with their own lightweight PDF reader, Foxit are now taking on Amazon’s Kindle with the release of their own e-book reader called eSlick.

Foxit took a long hard look at the Kindle’s specs and said, “Hmm. Pork.” No. They one-upped Amazon on so many levels that…

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December 24th, 2008 by: Lambert Varias

Seiko Epson Creates Hi-Res E-Ink Display

Seiko Epson Hi-res E-ink Display

This new electronic paper display from Seiko Epson crams an astounding 1600 x 1200 resolution into a 6.7-inch diagonal screen. That’s nearly 2-million pixels in a device that’s about the size of a letter-sized sheet of paper folded in half.

According to my rough math, the display cranks out over…

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November 15th, 2007 by: Technabob

Podera Luxe USB Devices: Minimal, Modern Design

Podera 4-port USB Hub

If you have to have a memory card reader or USB hub hooked up to your computer, there’s no reason it needs to be ugly. These new devices from Hong Kong’s Podera blend utility with a clean, contemporary design aesthetic.

For starters, there the 4-port Podera Luxe USB hub. The…

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October 16th, 2007 by: Technabob

Pmp Plays Music, Video, Games, Even Reads Books Aloud

Chinavasion Media Player Game Console Book Reader

Here’s another cheapie media player that manages to cram everything but the kitchen sink into a single device.

Chinavasion’s latest media player not only handles your music and videos with aplomb, it can also emulate a variety of classic gaming consoles. There’s emulation support for the NES, Gameboy, Gameboy Color…

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August 19th, 2007 by: Technabob

Cybook 3 E-Book Reader Price and Launch Date Revealed

Bookeen Cybook 3 E-Reader

I’ve been seeing early pictures and rumors of this new electronic book reader floating around for a couple of months now, and now the final specs, launch date and price have finally been announced.

Bookeen’s Cybook 3 reader will hit shelves this September, with prices starting at $350 USD. The…

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July 28th, 2007 by: Technabob

Sony E-Book Reader Now Less Than $100

Sony E-Book Reader on Sale

It seems like it wasn’t very long ago that Sony released their first ever electronic ink book reader for around $350. For a limited time, you can pick up one of these nifty devices for just under $100.

TigerDirect is offering the Sony PRS-500 E-Book Reader for just $99.99, which…

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July 4th, 2007 by: Technabob

E Ink Improves Electronic Paper Display Modules

Vizplex E-Ink

E-Ink has announced a major upgrade to their electronic paper display technology which should substantially improve the quality over the earlier generation of displays.

E Ink’s new Vizplex display modules have a new switching mechanism which will allow the displays to refresh almost twice as fast as prior displays. In…

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May 9th, 2007 by: Technabob

Sony E-Book Reader Pricing and Launch Date Announced

Sony eBook Reader

Sony has officially announced that their long-awaited e-book reader will be hitting the streets this October for about $350 USD.

The Sony Reader features an innovative high contrast E-ink display, capable of allowing up to 7,500 pages to be displayed without a battery recharge. The display is designed to be…

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September 26th, 2006 by: Technabob

52 in 1 Memory Card Reader

DTech 52 in 1 Memory Card Reader

The Dtech… memory card reader supports a whopping 52 memory card formats, including: CF I, CF II, Extreme CF, Extreme III CF, Ultra II CF, HS CF, XS-XS CF, CF Elite PRO, CF PRO, CF PRO II, IMB MD, Hitachi MD, MagicStor, MS, MS PRO, MS Duo, MS PRO Duo,

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August 31st, 2006 by: Technabob

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