Video review of the iRex DR800SG Digital eBook Reader by Mobile Tech Review

Video review of the iRex DR800SG Digital eBook Reader by Mobile Tech Review

As we reported last week, the iRex DR800SG Digital eBook Reader has gone on sale at Best Buy for $399. Talk about the iRex has been leaking out for months now so its refreshing to finally see such a detailed video review on the eReader. MobileTechReview turned in nearly 20 detailed minutes of video review [...]

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The Mastone Prowave tablet features Freescale chipset and Android OS

The Mastone Prowave tablet features Freescale chipset and Android OS

Slashgear uncovered an Android tablet at Freescale’s booth at MWC made by Chinese company Mastone that runs off a Freescale i.MX515 processor.
The Mastone Prowave tablet features a resistive touchscreen (which looks to be between 5 to 7-inches judging by the pictures) and runs off a customized Android interface that includes apps and widgets. The reviewer [...]

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Texas Instruments and Liquavista partnership yields color screen eReader demo

Texas Instruments and Liquavista partnership yields color screen eReader demo

Last month Liquavista announced their new color “LCD 2.0″ screen shortly before CES. Word came shortly after that they had partnered with Texas Instruments to produce a few products based on their displays. Now the fruition of that partnership is being shown.
This new eBook reader demo unit from Texas Instruments shows the LiquavistaColor screen encased [...]

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The BYD Snaptop tablet prototype gets some hands-on time with Slashgear

The BYD Snaptop tablet prototype gets some hands-on time with Slashgear

Slashgear grabbed a little hands-on time with the BYD Snaptop tablet which uses a resistive touchscreen, runs Android Donut and is meant to be used as a combination tablet/desktop/digital frame. It has a very decent kick-stand in the back that lays flat to the back unless popped down to prop up the tablet for table [...]

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Wacom introduces HD interactive pen displays for professionals

Wacom introduces HD interactive pen displays for professionals

It looks like our Wacom graphics tablet is all growd up. Sure, it was in that hip, arty phase for a while, but finally decided it had to move out of the parent’s house and get a real job. Now we have the DTU-1631 and DTU-2231 which focuses on providing large format, high definition displays [...]

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Another Windows 7 tablet PC hits with the iiView Vpad

Another Windows 7 tablet PC hits with the iiView Vpad

They’re officially popping out of the woodwork now. iiView has announced their Vpad which will start at $499 and climb to $699 depending on whether you want a larger hard drive or 3G.
The Vpad tablet PC features an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, runs Windows 7 Starter Edition (like the much-loathed Archos 9), has an [...]

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The iRex DR800SG eReader is now for sale at BestBuy.com

The iRex DR800SG eReader is now for sale at BestBuy.com

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but the iRex DR800SG is now up for sale on BestBuy.com. Sure, Best Buy briefly had it listed for sale months ago but pulled it down. Now it’s for realsies — if you have four Benjamins to blow on it, that is.
The iRex DR800SG is a quality [...]

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The PocketBook 360 eReader gets a review

The PocketBook 360 eReader gets a review

The PocketBook 360 went on sale in November but we’ve only now just come across our first review of the eReader. Thanks to the Lewis Four, who posted a very detailed review, we now know a little more about this mid-$200 eBook reader.
Let’s start with a brief summary of the pros. The PocketBook 360 seems [...]

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Review and unboxing of the Genius G-Pen M712X graphics tablet

Review and unboxing of the Genius G-Pen M712X graphics tablet

We’ve seen quite a few Genius tablets floating around for a while now and we’ve always wondered how they compared to the giant Wacom-sized elephant in the room. Thankfully Genius has allowed us to answer that question as they were kind enough to send us their G-Pen M712X for review. After spending quite a [...]

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Energy Sistem releases info on the Energy Book 1060 and 2061 eReaders

Energy Sistem releases info on the Energy Book 1060 and 2061 eReaders

Energy Sistems has recently launched two new eBook readers under their Energy Book lineup. Both feature 6-inch 600 x 800 resolution Vizplex E-Ink displays, a European market focus and above average price tags when compared to other eReaders.
The Energy Book 1060 is the lesser priced of the two, which starts at 214,66 € (around $295) [...]

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