Amazon Kindle

    UPDATE: The Kindle is now available for a cheaper price and in different colour options. Click here for all specifications. Things have not changed much though, although the Kindle now boosts 50% better resolution and comes in shiny graphite colour for everyone who is not crazy about the old white. The Kindle 1 has already been a big success for the company, being a first mover product and thus collecting lots of profit. So, how does the Kindle review compare to the first model and what are the actual… Read the full review

 

22 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 29 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.524.524.524.524.52

Barnes & Noble NOOK Reader

  Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest bookseller, announced the launch of nook, the Barnes & Noble eBook reader, which marries innovative technology and sleek minimalist design with access to the company’s digital store of over one million eBooks, newspapers and magazines. Nook features many industry firsts as it is the first Android™-based eBook reader and the first to offer a color touch screen for navigation along with a best-in-class E Ink display for an immersive, enjoyable e-reading experience. For… Read the full review

 

9 Positive Reviews 1 Negative Reviews 27 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.34.34.34.34.3

Amazon Kindle DX

    UPDATE: KINDLE DX NOW AVAILABLE IN BLACK, WITH BETTER RESOLUTION AND WITH GLOBAL WIRELESS! WORKS AROUND THE WORLD! Anyone who owns or is considering buying a Kindle E-Reader has no doubt heard of the recent launch of the Amazon Kindle DX. If you are the former, this could be a great time to upgrade and if you are the latter, it could be a tough decision you have to make. When you are looking to spend the kind of money the Kindle E-Book Reader costs, you don’t want to leap without looking. But if you do your research… Read the full review

 

10 Positive Reviews 1 Negative Reviews 11 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.274.274.274.274.27

Sony PRS-505

      The Sony PRS-505 is Sony’s second-generation e-book reader. It uses the popular electronic paper display format made by E Ink Corporation, displaying an image in 166 dpi resolution, creating a real paper look. The device reads both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF text files, and can play MP3 format sound files as well as display JPEG image files.The PRS-505 has been set up to go against the Amazon Kindle from the beginning and is said by many to have a little bit more features than its competitor. But let’s see for… Read the full review

 

9 Positive Reviews 1 Negative Reviews 12 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.83.83.83.83.8

Apple IPad (incl. Video)

  The Apple IPad tries to be a bit of everything, which is why we also regard it as an E-Reader, even though of course it is much more than that. Depending on where you stand in your opinion about Apple you were either counting the days to the official announcement OR you were tired of the hype about yet another Apple product, however one thing you cannot deny is the fact that the Ipad is just beautiful to look at. However (And this is the first however, followed by some more below), as it tries to be everything at the… Read the full review

 

5 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 5 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.24.24.24.24.2

Spring Design ALEX Reader

   Spring Design announced Alex™, the first e-book based on Google Android featuring full browser capabilities and patented dual screen interaction technology, the Duet Navigator™. The Alex livens up text with multimedia links, adding a new dimension to the reading experience and potentially creating a whole new industry for secondary publications that supplement and enhance original text. Alex’s dual-screen display design brings together the efficiency of reading on a monochrome EPD (electronic paper display) screen… Read the full review

 

3 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 4 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.674.674.674.674.67

Kobo E-Reader

  Kobo have announced that they’ll be taking on Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s nook and the eventually-linked-to-Borders Spring Design Alex with their own dedicated device, the Kobo eReader. The Kobo device – which will be sold “for a limited time” at $149 – measures 0.1-inches thick and weighs 200g. It has a 6-inch E Ink display, 5 selectable font sizes and a 4-way D-pad for navigation, and Kobo have given it a quilted vinyl back-cover for more comfortable carrying. Onboard storage is 1GB – plus… Read the full review

 

15 Positive Reviews 7 Negative Reviews 29 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.453.453.453.453.45

Skiff Reader

  The Skiff Reader has been the big head turner at the CES 2010, and rightly so. It’s flexible, great to look at and probably has the most intuative user handling we have ever seen. Just think interactive newspaper and you get the picture. Here is a review, mostly from engadget, which gives you an idea about just how beautiful it is. We had a chance to sit down with the team to go hands-on with the 11.5-inch e-Reader. As a device, the near final prototype was big pushing an impressive 1,600 x 1,200 resolution — enough to… Read the full review

 

4 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 6 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.254.254.254.254.25

Sony Daily Edition PRS 900

  The new Sony daily edition surely is the logical next step in E-Reader development. Considering the size of the Reader, it is definitely suitable to read whole Newspapers on it without losing too much of the “Real Experience”, which of course impacts the portability at the same time. Sony took a page from Amazon on Tuesday in the intensifying competition to dominate the fast-growing e-book market, and it added a few chapters of its own. The electronics giant introduced the Reader Daily Edition, its first portable… Read the full review

 

5 Positive Reviews 1 Negative Reviews 7 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.753.753.753.753.75

Hanvon N518

    (Pre-Announcement) This Hanvon E-Reader enables you to read books in English, Chinese, and any other languages. N518 is the only e-reader device with handwriting technology to let you make notes, comments, and highlights the same way you do when read paper books. It supports PDF, DOC, EPUB, TXT, etc. In addition for reading books, you can use it to listen to audio books and MP3 music. It has pre-loaded tens of English books and many Chinese books, so it is really a portable library. In addition to reading English… Read the full review

 

3 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 4 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.753.753.753.753.75

Bookeen Cybook Opus

    French company Bookeen introduces their fourth-generation electronic book reader, the Cybook Opus. It has a foot print of 4.2″ x 6″ x 0.4″ inches and weighs 5.3 oz (150g), which puts it 0.5 oz more than an iPhone 3GS. It features E Ink electronic ink with 12 font sizes, 4-level greyscale and a 200 dpi display. It has an accelerometer that allows it to switch from portrait to landscape mode automatically, which will appeal equally to left and right-handed readers. It ships with 75 classics free of charge; stores up… Read the full review

 

2 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 2 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.134.134.134.134.13

Samsung Papyrus

    The A5 paper-size Papyrus features a stylus and 512MB of memory, and comes in a range of colors, including white, black, and a retro sea-foamy green. The e-book reader also includes handy applications: a memo pad, scheduler, calendar, world clock, calculator, and contact list. Samsung’s announcement that it plans to release an e-book reader called Papyrus means it is at least the seventh company to hop on the digital-book bandwagon. With touchscreen capability and an e-ink screen, the Papyrus will cost just $300,… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 4 Reviews Overall Rating: 4.254.254.254.254.25

BeBook Neo

  From Endless Ideas in the Netherlands comes the new edition of their BeBook device, which is called Neo and is supposed to be the binding factor between the Kobo and the Kindle. Visually very much alike, there are some important differences between the three E-Readers, which you can already read from the press release. After our successful models ‘BeBook One’ and the pocket sized ‘BeBook Mini’ we collected suggestions from our customers and packed them into a new attractive eReader. The BeBook Neo is using the latest… Read the full review

 

2 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 3 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.883.883.883.883.88

Sony Pocket Edition PRS 300

  The Sony E-Reader Pocket edition (or PRS 300) is the first Reader to come out in a totally new line of Sony’s successful line of E-Readers. With it’s small size, functional design and colourful line-up it appeals to the non-daily-users of E-Readers. Intro The new generation mobiles provide us with umpteen options through which we can reach out to anything that arises with need, with modern day change in lifestyle the demands for products are also changing. One such demand that people can breathe easy with is the… Read the full review

 

2 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 5 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.633.633.633.633.63

Sony Touch Edition PRS-600

    The Sony Touch Edition (or PRS 600) sure is a nice gadget to look at. Positioned right between the Pocket and the Daily edition, it comes with an extensive array of functions and is targeted to the price-conscious but quality minded costumer who does want the little extra something from his/her E-Reader.   Music, Communication, Internet, Games, organizers, and Movies are enjoyed through portable devices called mobiles. Now, you can add another activity to the list that will be accessible just when you want it!!… Read the full review

 

5 Positive Reviews 4 Negative Reviews 10 Reviews Overall Rating: 2.782.782.782.782.78

Ectaco Jetbook E-Book Reader

    With all of the hullabaloo over the Amazon Kindle 2’s recent release, one might think that there were no other eBook readers on the market; not so! Those who eschew DRM protection and who can do without the convenience of an online content store (I’m thinking of Amazon’s and Sony’s, specifically) should pay particular attention to the Ectaco jetBook, a reading device capable of handling .txt, .pdf, .fb2, .jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp, and MP3 file formats. The jetBook measures approximately 6″ tall x 4.3″ wide x… Read the full review

 

2 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 2 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.753.753.753.753.75

EnTourage eDGe

  Yes, that is really how they want you to write it: The enTourage eDGe™ (hm…) is the world’s first dualbook, combining the functions of an e-reader, netbook, notepad, and audio/video recorder and player in one. It’s a comprehensive device that lets you read e-books, surf the Internet, take digital notes, send emails and instant messages, watch movies and listen to music anywhere, at any time. This is nothing you’ve ever seen before!  However, we have to say the usability does not really come close to the Kindle. At… Read the full review

 

2 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 4 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.383.383.383.383.38

Sony PRS-700

   The Sony PRS-700 is probably the one reader which is perceived as being the most advanced and most stylish of them all, at least that is what we hear from users around us. Sony of course has some experience with E-Readers by now and had some time to come up with solutions to problems which were reported by the users of earlier versions of the PRS. Let’s have a look how they did with the 700.   The PRS-700 weighs just 10 ounces, so it’s a tad lighter than the Kindle. The six-inch display is exactly the same size as… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 1 Negative Reviews 5 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.253.253.253.253.25

IRex DR800SG

  IREX Technologies is trying to write a new chapter in digital reading, combining technology that provides a traditional reading experience with an open approach to buying and transferring content. The company unveiled the IREX DR800SG – a sleek, 8.1‐inch, touch‐screen eReader that offers multi‐mode 3G wireless capabilities, to be available later this year. Complementing the modern design of the device, users can purchase books, newspapers or magazines from a wide variety of sources. In addition, IREX… Read the full review

 

2 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 2 Reviews Overall Rating: 3.53.53.53.53.5

Viewsonic VEB 620

Viewsonic’s VEB E-Readers are up for graps now, of course over shadowed by the hype around the Apple IPad. This will make it extremely difficult for Viewsonic to get enough awareness out in order to make the new device a success, but if you are looking for a good E-Reader this might actually be the right device for you. ViewSonic’s latest eBook is a thin, light and versatile device measuring less than 11mm thin and weighting less than 0.26kg, that can be held comfortably in the palm of your hand. The ViewSonic eBook… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 1 Review Overall Rating: 44444

Textr E-Reader

    The Textr E-Reader is a product of the German, Berlin based start-up company Textr GmbH and is available as of December 2009. The specifications for this Reader read quite impressive, while the design of the device might be able to overtake the Kindle in simplicity and wow-factor. Here are the specifics for the new Reader, which will be available in the German speaking part of Europe for a start, before probably being roled out to the rest of Europe and other markets. eInk Vizplex 6″ display at 600×800 pixels 151mm… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 1 Review Overall Rating: 44444

IRiver Story

  While not exactly a household name, iRiver can usually be relied upon to cook up a quality product that’s a little different from the norm. Entering the e-book reader market with the Story, this all-white device looks a lot like Amazon’s Kindle. On more careful inspection its obvious the similarities are simply down to the colour and the presence of a full Qwerty keyboard below the 6in electronic paper screen, rather than any shared heritage. At 127 x 203.5 x 9.4mm and weighing 284g the Story is par for the e-book reader… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 1 Review Overall Rating: 3.753.753.753.753.75

QUE ProReader

  With its sleek 8.5 x 11 inch form factor, crisp large touchscreen display, intuitive user interface and powerful tools, QUE stands out in the crowd. “We are introducing two major advancements: the birth of a new market category, the proReader, and a milestone in the evolution of plastic electronics,” said Richard Archuleta, CEO of Plastic Logic. “The QUE proReader was built from the ground up for people who need to read. Starting today, mobile professionals can look forward to a paperless briefcase, a lighter load,… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 1 Negative Reviews 3 Reviews Overall Rating: 2.752.752.752.752.75

Endless Ideas BeBook

  The BeBook is a new generation of reader manufactured by Dutch company Endless Ideas. The initial testing was a bit tainted by the fact that there is no Wi-Fi or standing internet connection, but what the BeBook is missing in this area it more than makes up with a great design and long battery life. The newest generation ebook readers, like the BeBook, are based on electronic paper, or epaper, on which the text and pictures are displayed by electronic ink – eInk. E-Ink is the leading supplier of electronic paper display… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 0 Negative Reviews 1 Review Overall Rating: 3.53.53.53.53.5

Franklin EBM-911 eBookMan

  The eBookMan is a lesser known E-Reader in the market but it definitely has the advantage of being an E-Reader on the lower end of the price scale. We will have a short look on the specifications and the general performance of this gadget and show you some pictures so you can judge for yourself if this is maybe an alternative to the standard options in the market.   One of the main complaints about the first few generations of electronic book readers is their cost–who wants to pay several hundred dollars for the… Read the full review

 

1 Positive Reviews 1 Negative Reviews 2 Reviews Overall Rating: 2.752.752.752.752.75

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