Barnes and Noble released a software update for its popular Nook
Color eReader on Tuesday that expands magazine offerings and features, while also adding parental controls to the device's web browser.
I think it will still be a number of years before we sell only full
color ereaders on the market...
Not exact matches
This aggressive approach is about getting all those millions who are now caught between their old
ereader (or no
ereader at all) and a new
color device to either switch from Amazon or choose one of Barnes & Noble's devices as their first
ereader (one study shows that 15 % of those without an
ereader plan
on buying one within the next six months).
Even at $ 249, the Nook
Color is one of the best values for an LCD
ereader / tablet
on the market.
Jumping ahead of its biggest competitor, Toronto - based Kobo announced that it will ship its new
color eReader, the Vox,
on October 28.
THE KOBO VOX — AMAZING PRICE of # 149.99 STARTING TODAY Perfect for families
on the go and those who want to blend tablet functionality with their
eReading experience, the Kobo Vox offers a seven - inch, FFS + multimedia touchscreen for a dynamic reading experience in vivid
color.
Check my Nook
Color review for the skinny
on the device as a regular
ereader and as an Android tablet running Android 3.0 Honeycomb.
I don't know how smoothly one can go from Android apps to the Nook
ereader on a Nook
Color... but I have a rooted Nook Touch, and the process is clumsy.
It's a little pricier than we'd first heard, but Hanvon's
color e-ink
ereader (the first - ever
color one) will go
on sale in February in China for the equivalent of $ 530 — and may launch in the US at a later date.
It is a shame, as so far this was the most promising
ereader for academic papers, where the focus is mostly
on text but the possibility to display figures in
color is essential.
One of the best uses of a
color tablet /
ereader hybrid is being able to read graphic novels, manga, and comic books
on the device.
«We invite developers across all platforms to join us in growing our
eReading ecosystem by creating engaging content and reading - centric applications for our millions of customers to enjoy
on NOOK
Color and beyond.»
LAS VEGAS —
Color LCD eReaders may be on the rise, but that's not stopping companies from trying to introduce back - light - free color alternat
Color LCD
eReaders may be
on the rise, but that's not stopping companies from trying to introduce back - light - free
color alternat
color alternatives.
With the success experienced in Eastern Europe, we've decided to release the jetBook
Color worldwide so everyone can enjoy an
eReading device with tons of functionality and a non-backlit display that's safe
on the eyes.
Reading ebooks
on the Nook
Color is a lot different than reading
on a monochrome E Ink
ereader, there's no doubt about it.
In addition, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus makes it quick and easy to browse rich Web content with support for Adobe ® Flash ® Player and read books and magazines though services like Zinio ®, which offers more than 5,000 full
color magazines to browse, and Blio ®
eReader, which shows eBooks in full
color on the brilliant 7 - inch screen.
Zinio app offers more than 5,000 full
color magazines to browse, and Blio
eReader lets you read eBooks
on the go.
Which strongly suggests there's a larger
eReader company working
on color eReaders using Mirasol screens.
Ematic 7 ″
Color eReader — The Ematic ereader is on sale at Walmart fo
eReader — The Ematic
ereader is on sale at Walmart fo
ereader is
on sale at Walmart for $ 59.
Designed and conceptualized in part by futurist / engineer / inventor Ray Kurzweil, Blio diverges from traditional
ereaders in a couple of ways: first, it's software, intended to be loaded
on a variety of devices, from tablets to iPhones to laptops; and second, it's full -
color, animated and interactive.
If you are looking to nab a budget tablet or
color ereader this holiday season
on the cheap, Walmart has the Cruz Tablet T301 online for $ 99.98, and it comes with an AC adapter, sleeve, stand, and 4 GB SD card.
The same goes for the E Ink screen used
on the new Hanvon
color ereader.
Many dedicated
ereaders and all
ereader apps used
on computers, tablets, or smart phones display in three
colors (red, green, and blue — RGB).
Elonex is a UK electronics company that has had a few different
ereaders on the market over the past 2 years, and they just released another one, the Elonex 500EB, a
color ereader and multimedia player rolled into one.
Not everyone can afford a
color ereader (I can, I just also have a netbook and read items that NEED
color on there).
At present, the
eReader market is dominated by two screen technologies: the grayscale eInk displays found
on the Kindle and a few others and the
color LCD panels you'll see on devices like the Nook C
color LCD panels you'll see
on devices like the Nook
ColorColor.
We found ourselves impressed with the 6 - inch
eReader's light weight, which at just.24 pounds (3.84 ounces) is lighter than most smartphones and its attractive rubberized chassis, which is black
on the front but has backs that come in a variety of
colors, including dark blue, light blue, pink, gray, purple, black and white.
«We've also made additional reading and device performance enhancements including improved page turn speed, faster access to previously opened e-books, enhanced
color touch - screen navigation and more,» Paul Hochman, manager of Content and Social Media at BarnesandNoble.com, wrote in an April 23 posting
on the Nook and BN
eReader blog.
PocketBook releasing a
color eReader, based
on Qualcomm Mirasol, in Q3, 2011.
My Sony PRS - T1 has the «whitest» background I have ever seen
on an
eReader; if they could combine sharp, high - definition text with a lighter -
colored background, they would have a beautiful HD E Ink display.
If we are forced to rely solely
on the Barnes and Noble Nook appstore, which only has about 1500 apps with very few free apps, the Nook Tablet is more of an expensive
color ereader than a tablet.
«We've also made additional reading and device performance enhancements, including improved page turn speed, faster access to previously opened ebooks, enhanced
color touch - screen navigation and more,» Paul Hochman, manager of Content and Social Media at BarnesandNoble.com, wrote April 23
on the Nook and BN
eReader blog.
Hanvon, a company primarily focused
on handwriting recognition and OCR software, known in the
eReader marketplace for their WISEreader line of
eReading devices, had a demo model for their new 9.7 ″
color eReader.
For a long while I had two
eReaders (Kindle second generation and Nook
Color) and an iPad — not to mention Kindle and BN apps
on my Android cell phone.
On top of that, until
color screens come into fashion in the
eReading world there will always be some question of whether enough is being done to hold student attention.
Regardless of who the client is, a
color Mirasol
ereader is
on the way, but likely not until 2012, unless Qualcomm's existing production plant starts churning them out sooner.
However, NOOKFriends, Barnes & Noble's Nook
Color - based social network, is still only available
on the
eReader and not via the mobile apps.
I came across a new touchscreen - equipped Ematic
ereader on Walmart, model EB103, that shares a similar design to Sony's eBook Readers, although it has a
color LCD screen instead of E Ink.
My daughter has bought me the Ematic 7 ″
color for christmas, I've downloaded Adobe Digital Editions & the Kobo app, synced all books to the
ereader however, when I try to open any of the books
on the
ereader, I get the error message, «file open fail» — Does anyone know how to fix this?
Kindle
eReader with eInk screen — 6 ″ screen, eInk (with Touch if you get Kindle Touch), no
color, no backlight, readable in sunlight, easier
on the eyes, optimized for reading.
There isn't much information
on the existing joint venture production plant and whether it could produce enough 5.7 ″
color Mirasol displays for a full release of a
color eReader in 2010 or 2011.
Nook
Color is a great device that misses out
on the two things that most make
eReaders like books — eInk and a lack of distractions.
Any notations you make
on the
ereader columns will be transferred to the tablet side for storage, and if the book contains pictures, you can choose to view them
on the
color tablet half.
I'd still recommend the $ 79 Kindle 4, $ 79 refurbished Nook Touch, and $ 149 Nook
Color refurb over most
ereaders that will go «
on sale» in the coming weeks.
At these price points, the
Color Book comes as an interesting alternative to all the other color eReaders available out there, although you will have to go pretty low on features if you choose Energy Sistem's offe
Color Book comes as an interesting alternative to all the other
color eReaders available out there, although you will have to go pretty low on features if you choose Energy Sistem's offe
color eReaders available out there, although you will have to go pretty low
on features if you choose Energy Sistem's offering.
You have totally hit the nail
on the head with your characterization of the new Nook
Color — a $ 250 iPad Lite, NOT an
eReader.
Most everyone is focused
on tablets and
color ereaders this year.
While Nook
Color by itself is a really nice
eReader, it will really shine once you get CyanogenMod 7 to run
on it and convert it into a full featured tablet.
The only
eReader currently available with a
color e-Ink screen is the ECTACO JetBook Color, but that is a 9.7» form factor, perfect for text books and newspapers, but a bit big for reading normal novel
color e-Ink screen is the ECTACO JetBook
Color, but that is a 9.7» form factor, perfect for text books and newspapers, but a bit big for reading normal novel
Color, but that is a 9.7» form factor, perfect for text books and newspapers, but a bit big for reading normal novels
on.
When Amazon releases their first
color Kindle
eReader, let's hope that they take it seriously and make it a serious product rather than just jumping to get something
on the market to prove to customers that they haven't completely given up
on reading in favor of tablet sales.