Alex Android ereader can be pre-ordered, but has its time already passed?
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All morning I watched everyone talk about the Alex ereader going on sale today but whenever I went to the site, it wasn’t on sale. It was the same “coming soon” page that we’ve seen for several weeks. After several checks throughout the day, I finally see a revamped SpringDesign.com that includes an order page. My
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Android Entelligence: A Rebuttal
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An iPhone-owner friend of mine recently sent me an article by Michael Gartenberg, author of the Entelligence column on Engadget. Mr. Gartenberg’s article, “Entelligence: Will Android fragmentation destroy the platform?”, presents some interesting things to consider, but is surprisingly inaccurate on a number of critical details. I thought it would be useful to summarize his
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Android gets an ereader and a phone in the 1Cross Tech MIDHybrid
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The army of Android-based ereaders has a new recruit, the 1Cross Tech MIDHybrid. The MIDHybrid is a dual-screen reader with a 6-inch e-ink screen on the left and a 3.2-inch TFT LCD screen and keyboard on the right. The device is designed to resemble a book and can be folded in half for ebook reading,
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DSP announces Android Multimedia Handset for home phone use
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DSP, the “cordless technology leader for over two decades” announced that they are bringing Android to the home phone (people still have those?) as a Multimedia Handset. The device will run a flavor of Android OS and be able to be used in such cases as a home phone, multimedia controller/remote, or a home automation
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Need a tablet? Android based iLet Mini HAL shipping March 1 for $199
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It looks like the company Haleron thinks we need a tablet in our lives and decided to enter the game with their 7″ Android 1.6 based iLet Mini HAL.
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Philips shows off GoGear Connect PMP with Android 2.1
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Philips showed off their latest project that will enter into the ranks of Android devices. The GoGear Connect is considered a PMP (personal media player) that runs the latest Android 2.1 OS and is marketed as media and VoIP device.
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Barnes & Noble Nook ereader available in-stores and online this week
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The general theme of CES 2010 was that the only company not making an ereader is IKEA. Barnes & Noble’s Nook ereader could lose some of its luster thanks to several new competing products, but the company is hoping that finally getting more Nooks in-store will provide a jolt in sales. The Nook will be available
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Barnes & Noble pushing update to Nook ereaders starting now
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Nook owners should see an update to their ereader in the coming days (if not moments). According to Gizmodo and reports from a few users, Barnes & Noble is pushing a firmware update with several new enhancements fixes. Among the changes include a new way of loading pages that fades rather than turns on and
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Watch out Android tablets: iPad may have a secret…
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A recent Apple Insider post states that a repair company has discovered that the default iPad housing contains a space for a front-facing camera that has exactly the same dimensions as the iSight found on many Apple laptops. Pictures and the story can be found here. This is big news for Android tablet fans. My co-writers
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Dell Mini 5: Take that, iPad?
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A video posted by TechCrunch on YouTube shows Michael Dell using the Dell Mini 5 Android tablet. He swipes the home screen a few times and says simply that it will be coming out “in a few months.” Notably, the device on the video is extremely responsive, has a 5MP camera, 3G, and of course,
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