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Shane McGlaun (Blog) - October 14, 2009 10:39 AM
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Barnes & Noble eReader Front  (Source: Gizmodo)

Barnes & Noble eReader Back  (Source: Gizmodo)
eReader rumored to be announced next week

Rumors have been flying this week that Barnes & Noble was working on a new eReader to challenge the Amazon Kindle. The rumors first pegged the device to be built by Plastic Logic and feature a color touchscreen.

That fact was flat denied by Plastic Logic. Gizmodo reports today that it has been supplied with leaked images of what the Barnes & Noble eReader will look like. It seems that the rumors were correct and Plastic Logic was being truthful as well.

If the leaked images are to be believed, the device has the typical black and white eReader screen with a touch sensitive color screen underneath along the lines of the iPhone. The device looks very cool. Only images were leaked, there is still no word on pricing but from the looks of it, the thing won’t be cheap. The device is rumored to get an official unveil next week.

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Holding out...
By therealnickdanger on 10/16/2009 3:27:44 PM , Rating: 2
I think these devices are rad, but I think I'm going to hold out until I can have a color e-reader with some sort of hybrid display that can actively switch between color e-paper and OLED for video/web content. Then I think we can say goodbye to netbooks, perhaps even most laptops if they could open/edit Office docs...

Pie in the sky. Let me dream.




Pocket Library
By alphadog on 10/25/2009 10:43:56 AM , Rating: 2
What's the memory capacity and how many books does that translate into?

(Just wondering if we are still on track for Moore's Law indicating the entire National Library of Congress fitting on a device the size of an iPod by, I think, 2020?)




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