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JDX a Chinese manufacture has just producing their new tablet device based PMP called the Venus A30 that was originally showcased in January along with all the newcomer “low end” models.  The Venus A30 comes with a 7 inch touchscreen display, support for 768p video playback (available via HDMI out) that supports file formats including [...]

At a recent press event in the United Arab Emirates, Acer Chairman and CEO Gianfranco Lanci demonstrated a few forthcoming Acer gadgets including e-reader called LumiRead and a tablet running Android, according to reports.  Those who saw it described it as Kindle-like.
The LumiRead will weigh about 300 Grams and will have a 6-inch E Ink [...]

May/10

25

Living with the iPad

Not quite a month with my 3G iPad and what have I learned?
For one, it’s a great way to meet new people. The mere sight of an iPad will cause strangers to strike up a conversation with you and ask all kinds of questions. Which is certainly OK.
Another thing… it did get me to start [...]

    Chinese manufacturer Aigo is working on two new Android MID’s to come out next month.  Aigo has built UMPC’s and MID’s in the past like the P8860 and the Maemo-powered N500.  Their two new models will be the E500 5-inch and E700 7-inch tablet-style MID and will run on Android 1.6.  Both of these [...]

     Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) the maker of mobile computer chips has created an innovated device to help out our troubled school system. With the rising costs of school districts all over the country, the laying off of our teachers and slashing school budgets, this is truly a great netbook that can help in many ways. [...]

     Newport Beach, Ca. company Camangi Corp has released a updated version of the their WebStation Tablet.  The original version of the WebStation Tablet hit the market last December. It was the first 7-inch Android tablet. Camangi has released a new WebStation version that provides firmware updates and more superior applications. The company released their [...]

Fremont, California company Spring Design’s much anticipated patented “Duet Navigator” dual-screen Android based Alex e-reader is due to ship April 14, 2010.  The Alex e-Reader features a 6″ EPD (e-ink) screen and a full color 3.5″ Android-based touchscreen LCD. The 6” EPD screen displays like a printed page and text is adjustable for easy on [...]

Apr/10

8

Apple working on iPad Mini for 2011. WHAT?

            It been less than one week since the iPad debuted and there are already rumors that Apple is planning a smaller version of the iPad that could arrive as soon as the first quarter of 2011.
According to DigiTimes, citing its own research arm, says Apple is scheduling a 5-inch to 7-inch version of the [...]

Two months after Samsung first showcased their E6 e-reader at the 2010 CES in January, has released more details.  Although Samsung did not commit to a formal launch date for the e-reader line it did  narrow the launch date from “early 2010″ to “this spring,” and says the E6 will run for $299.  Samsung has [...]

Mar/10

21

Kindle 3 may get Color with PVI E-Ink Screen

Prime View International (PVI) who makes the e-ink displays for Amazon’s Kindle showed 6 and 9.7-inch color E-ink prototypes at a trade show in China this week
        Taiwan-based Prime View International (PVI) , the company who makes the displays for Amazon’s Kindle, is now showing off its 6-inch and 9.7-inch color e-ink displays for eBook [...]

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            Dell previewed their newest device at the Consumer Electronic Show in January.  They displayed their 5-inch tablet concept.
Their newest device the Dell Slate, Mini 5, M01M are now being called the Dell Streak, it is a 5-inch, touch-screen device, with 800×480 pixel resolution, running the Android 2.0 OS system, with Wi-Fi, [...]

Mar/10

13

Netbook Navigator Releases Nav 9 Slate

Story contributed by http://www.islate-hacks.com/?p=285

The NAV 9  Slate is an 8.9-inch, multitouch enabled LCD display with 1024 x 600 resolution, that runs off an Intel Atom N270 processor.  It features 16GB of SSD storage, 2GB of RAM, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth and optional 3G.  It runs Windows 7 Home Premium and has 3 USB ports, a [...]

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