NOOK Touch E-book Reader

Barnes & Noble (B&N) introduces its all-new NOOK e-book reader with a touchscreen. The new NOOK is called by B&N as The Simple Touch Reader.It features a 6-inch e-ink Pearl display with Zeforce infrared touchscreen, like the new Kobo eReader Touch, that allows users to turn pages, look up words, highlight passages, adjust the font size and style easily. The newly-designed lightweight, slim reader is 35 percent lighter and 15 percent thinner than NOOK Wi-Fi 1st Edition.

The All-new NOOK has 2GB internal memory that holds up to 1,000 books and offers a microSD/SDHC card slot for expansion. It supports WiFi 802.11b/g/n and uses micro USB connector for charging and PC connection. The e-book reader supports ePUB and PDF files as well as JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP images. It offers a battery life of up to 2 months on a single charge with Wi-Fi off, the longest battery life of any eReader.

The new ultraportable NOOK Simple Touch Reader weighs under 8 ounces. It is available for pre-order for $139 and will e shipped on 10 June.

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E Ink Color e-paper

• More info on Ricoh's color e-paper technology
• E Ink discusses color e-paper

• More info on Ricoh's color e-paper technology Posted:  23 May 2011 10:21 PM PDT A few days ago we reported about a new color e-paper prototype by Ricoh, and now we have some more details. Ricoh used a novel method which involves stacking three layers of electrochromic panels, one on top of the other, each reflecting different colors (yellow, cyan, magenta). This can create color pixels without sub pixels. All three layers are driven by one LTPS TFT. The display on show was 3.5" in size (113ppi) with a 27% color gamut (NTSC). read more

  Here's a nice video with our friend Sri Peruvemba from E ink, discussing their e-paper panels and color E Ink (Triton) displays:

  Sony shows a 13.3" OTFT-driven bendable E Ink prototype Posted:  23 May 2011 04:29 AM PDT Sony is showing a new OTFT driven E Ink prototype. The 13.3" panel offers 1200x1600 (150ppi) resolution, 10:1 contrast ratio, 16 shades of gray and can be bent to a curvature radius of at least 5mm. Indeed had a cool demo showing how the panel bends. This panel is monochrome (they also had a color 13.3" flexible e-paper prototype on show). Sony uses Peri-Xanthenoxanthene (PXX) for the semiconductor layer of the organic TFT (this is the same OTFT used in Sony's OLED prototype unveiled in 2010). read more

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Hanvon unveils ERT touch technology

Hanvon unveiled new touch technology called ERT (Electromagnetic Resonance Touch). ERT can sense both pen input and finger touch - and is placed beneath the display panel and not above it like normal touch layers. It works by adding several capacitors to a normal digitizer touch sensor. Hanvon plans to commercialize this technology in its e-readers (for the Chinese market) by 2H 2011.

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Kobo eReader Touch Edition E-book Reader

Canada-based Kobo launches its eReader Touch Edition with the new Infrared Touch Technology for a “Real Touch page turn experience”. The new eReader features a 6-inch Pearl e-ink 16-level grey screen, providing high contract reading experience even in bright sunlight. It has a single home button and a touchscreen that allows for a virtual keyboard and easy navigation. The eReader Touch is powered by a freescale i.MX507 processor and comes with 1GB internal storage for storage up to 1,000 e-books. It supports ePub and PDF files, and comes with an improved virtual keyboard and improved search. Thereader ha a SD card slot for up to 32GB memory card (enough for 30,000 e-books) and a micro USB connector. It measures 114mm X 165mm x 100m and weighs 200g. The stylish Kobo eReader Touch Edition is available in Lilac, Blue, Silver and Black. It will be available in June for $129.99.     [Kobo 1|2]

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Motion Computing CL900 Rugged Tablet PC

Motion Computing releases its CL900 enterprise-built rugged tablet PC. Designed for the challenging conditions, the lightweight slate PC is rugged from the inside out meeting MIL-STD-810G and IP52 rating. The CL900 sports an Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz processor, 1GB/2GB RAM, 30GB/62GB solid state drive and integrated graphics.

The CL900 has a 10.1-inch 1366×768 touchscreen supporting both Touch and Pen inputs and with Gorilla Glass Display Protection. It comes with WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0, optional Gobi WWAN mobile broadband as well as 1.3 Megapixel webcam and SD card slot. Motion Computing CL900 starts at $899.

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Nextbook Next6 Android Tablet

Nextbook launches the Next6 Android tablet. Like its brother Next5, the Next6 also sports a 7-inch 800×480 touchscreen but comes without the digital pen. The tablet runs Android 2.1. It has 4GB internal memory and a microSD/MMC card slot for expansion.

The Nextbook Next6 supports WiFi and comes preloaded with Ebook Store and 25 free ebooks. The tablet is priced at $279.99. It comes with a protective case and a stylus.

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Coby Kyros MID1024 Android Tablet

Coby USAS is going to release its 10-inch Kyros MID1024 touchscreen internet tablet. Powered by Samsun’s 1GHz S5PV210 Cortex A8 processor, the MID1024 has 4GB internal memory. It features a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen with 1024×600 resolution and offers HDMI output allowing users to enjoy 1080p HD video in HDTV.

The Kyros MID1024 supports WiFi 802.11b/g connectivity. It is equipped with built-in speaker and microphone as well as a microSD/SDHC card slot. The tablet runs Android 2.2 OS. You can get the Kyros MID1024 at Amazon for $266.99.

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Fujitsu Lifebook TH40/D Sliding Tablet PC

Fujitsu is going to release in late June its Lifebook TH40/D sliding tablet PC. Sharing the same form factor as Samsung’s Sliding PC 7, the TH40/D has a slide-out keyboard. Powered by Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz Oak Trail processor, the sliding Lifebook has 1GB of memory, 120GB hard drive and integrated graphics.

The Lifebook TH40/D has a 10.1-inch touchscreen. It comes with a 0.3 Megapixel webcam, a SD card slot and HDMI output. You can expect Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. The sliding tablet PC measures 274×188×17.4mm and weighs just 1.1kg. It will be available for about 80,000 Yen.

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Dell Streak Pro Tablet Image Leaked

Here are leaked shots of Dell’s Streak Pro tablet running Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The Pro tablet is powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra T25 dual-core 1.2GHz processor and will include 3D support. It has a 10.1-inch touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel main camera, a 2 Megapixel front camera. The Streak Pro will be available with 16GB, 32GB or 64GB storage options.

Dell is also planning to add the Stage UI to the Streak Pro. LTE 4G support will be an option. The tablet will come in blue, pink, red and black.

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Elonex eTouch Blade 3G 1043ET Android Tablet

Elonex introduces a slim Android tablet, the eTouch Blade 3G 1043ET with a 10-inch touchscreen. Powered by a 800MHz ARM8 processor, the device gets 512MB RAM and 4GB onboard storage space. It is just 11mm thick.

The eTouch Blade 3G comes with embedded 3G movie network support and WiFi connecitity. It offers microSD/SDHC slot, and built-in speakers as well as a front-facing camera. There is also mini HDMI output for you to bring media content to HDTV easily.

The Elonex 1043ET uns Android 2.2 OS. Its internal 3400mAh battery offers up to 5 hours of use.

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