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Amazon Unveiled Kindle Textbook Rental……..So What Next?
After a long silence Amazon unveiled something related to Kindle: Kindle textbook rental service. According to Amazon,
- Great savings: Save up to 80% off the list price of the print textbook
- Pay only for the time you need: Choose a rental length between 30 and 360 days and pay only for the exact time you need a book. Extend your rental for as little as one day or convert to purchase
- Rent once, read everywhere: Rent and read tens of thousands of textbooks on PC, Mac, Kindle, or your mobile device
- Keep your annotations: Access your notes and highlights anytime, even after the rental expires, More >
WSJ Reports Amazon Tablet is Coming in October…What About Kindle?
WSJ reports that Amazon will release a tablet in October. The detail as follows:
Better yet, the WSJ’s insider offers some spec details. Previously we heard that two different devices were on the way, codenamed Hollywood and Coyote. Coyote, the less expensive of the two, was rumored to be based on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform, while Hollywood would use the new Kal-El quad-core processor.
While it’s uncertain if there are truly two tablets on the way from Amazon, the source says at least one device will have a nine-inch screen, run Android, and will not include a camera.
After reading all More >
Tablet or Kindle: What's Amazon's Priority?
There are some remors floating for some time that Amazon is going to release an Android Tablet soon. The speculation is based on the Amazon’s decision to open android app store.
Recently, ZatzNotFunny reports that Amazon is coming up with android-powered dual screen tablet:
Most notably that it features two displays: e-Ink on one side, color LCD on the other. And he seemed quite clear that this is front and back, versus the stacked displays seen on the original Barnes & Noble Nook or a dual mode screen, à la Pixel Qi. Which sounds pretty far fetched… How thick would the device have to be to More >
Comparison Between iPad and SamSung Galaxy Tab by PCWorld
Here is the the excellent comparison chart from PCWorld:
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Apple iPad Mini MD544LL/A (32GB, Wi-Fi + Verizon 4G, White)by Apple (516) Buy new: $620.00 5 used & new from $599.00
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (16GB, Deep Grey)by Samsung (800) Buy new: $549.99 Click to see price 52 used & new from $330.00
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (16GB, White)by Samsung (800) Buy new: $549.99 Click to see price 35 used & new from More >
Samsung Galaxy Tab as an eReader
SlashGear got it’s hand on Samsung Galaxy Tab – a 7″ touch screen tablet which runs Android 2.2. According to SlashGear:
The 1024 x 600 touchscreen is bright, colorful and responsive, while the TouchWiz 3.0 UI is familiar for anyone that has used the latest Galaxy S family of smartphones……..Samsung has tweaked various parts of the native Froyo experience to better suit the Tab’s display and form-factor.
The device will have access to official Google Market as well as Samsung’s own Android market. The applications installed:
- Calendar
- 3-megapixel camera
- Front-facing video camera
- 3G, More >
Video Review: Viewsonic ViewPad 7
This is probably first video review of the device. It’s not available in the market yet.
Apple iPad Mini MD544LL/A (32GB, Wi-Fi + Verizon 4G, White)by Apple (516) Buy new: $620.00 5 used & new from $599.00
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (16GB, Deep Grey)by Samsung (800) Buy new: $549.99 Click to see price 52 used & new from $330.00
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (16GB, White)by Samsung (800) Buy new: $549.99 Click to see price 35 used & new from More >
So Many Android Tablet PCs, So Little to Buy
There are a lot of Android tablet PCs promised to come by the end of the year. Already you can find different China market websites within the price range $100-$200. However, most of them are running either Android 1.5 or Android 1.6. All of these devices have problems since they are optimized and customized with Android OS. Moreover, the old versions of android OS are buggy. These devices don’t have even access to Google Android Market. You have already heard about Pandigital Novel, which doesn’t run Android OS 2.1, and it even doesn’t have market access. The other device which runs android More >
Elonex 710EB: U.K.'s Pandigital Novel
With its 7-inch color LCD screen, the Elonex 710EB is now available in store for buyer in the U.K. I’ve found it’s in pre-order on Amazon UK store at £139.99. You can pre-order it from hmv.com at £119.99 which is £20 cheaper. Its screen resolution is 800 x 480, which may make images and text less sharp and vivid than the Apple tablet’s. You might say this U.S. Panfigital Novel. However, we’re not sure whether it has partnered with ebook store like Pandigital Novel did with B&N.
Specs and features of the Elonex 710EB are still sketchy. What’s known is that the device can support ePub, RTF, More >
Elonex 710EB: U.K.’s Pandigital Novel
With its 7-inch color LCD screen, the Elonex 710EB is now available in store for buyer in the U.K. I’ve found it’s in pre-order on Amazon UK store at £139.99. You can pre-order it from hmv.com at £119.99 which is £20 cheaper. Its screen resolution is 800 x 480, which may make images and text less sharp and vivid than the Apple tablet’s. You might say this U.S. Panfigital Novel. However, we’re not sure whether it has partnered with ebook store like Pandigital Novel did with B&N.
Specs and features of the Elonex 710EB are still sketchy. What’s known is that the device can support ePub, RTF, More >
Android Flood is on its Way: The eBook Angle
After Apple’s success with iPad, a lot of mainstream companies are has lined up to release Tablet PCs with Android OS. Already we have few names those are supposed to come to market later this year:Dell Streak, ICD Ultra, NEC Life Touch, Acer Tablet, LG Tablet, Notion Ink Adam, Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000, Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet, Cisco Cius, much-rumored Google Tablet, and finally Archos 7, which is already in the market and available at $199. Most of them will have 7″ – 15″ traditional LCD screen except the Notion Ink Adam which is the first tablet to use Pixel Qi LCD screen. From ereader More >
