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The eReader pricing shakeup spells doom for everyone but the big three

The eReader pricing shakeup spells doom for everyone but the big three

Barnes & Noble struck first with a brilliantly thrown sucker punch followed up by a groin shot to hit Amazon where it hurt — right in the bottom line. Less than three weeks ago the eReader market was a familiar place with established price points. We were eeking down to the $99 eReader with the [...]

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That was fast. Amazon drops their Kindle 2 to $189. Gives raspberry to Nook

That was fast. Amazon drops their Kindle 2 to $189. Gives raspberry to Nook

Only twelve hours after Barnes & Noble announced that their Nook eReader would drop to the sub-$200 category Amazon has now started selling the Kindle for $189 — $10 less than their major competitor. This represents a major blitzkrieg in the eReader field, as this time yesterday (and don’t think that delaying these cuts until [...]

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The 3G-less Nook eReader to sell for $149?

The 3G-less Nook eReader to sell for $149?

It looks like Engadget has broken the new price and sell date on the previously mentioned WiFi-only Nook (or Nook Lite as we referred to it before). Showing a screenshot from the Barnes & Noble internal system sent to them from an anonymous tipster, it appears the Nook WiFi will sell for $149 and be [...]

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Barnes & Noble working on a Nook 2 and Nook Lite eReader

Barnes & Noble working on a Nook 2 and Nook Lite eReader

Gizmodo is reporting that Barnes & Noble will be releasing two new versions of the popular Nook eReader by year’s end. This rumor follows on the heals of the Nook being sold in its second retail location — with popular electronics store Best Buy. Apparently B&N is looking to come out with the Nook 2 [...]

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It’s the season for tablet product launches: Spring Design Alex, Best Buy Nook, Telstra T-Hub, International iPad

It’s the season for tablet product launches: Spring Design Alex, Best Buy Nook, Telstra T-Hub, International iPad

The tablets are in bloom. After a long fall and winter of talk and rumor and speculation, the fruits have finally ripened on the vine and are falling into our open hands. Quite a few tablet products are set to launch either today or in the next few days. Of course, for every season (turn, [...]

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Confirmed: Nook coming to Best Buy on April 18th

Confirmed: Nook coming to Best Buy on April 18th

As those who follow us on Twitter know, on the 8th we reported that the Nook would be coming to Best Buy (and if you’re not following us on Twitter yet, go here to do so). Well today we’ve received confirmation (via press release) that the Nook is indeed coming to Best Buy. While the [...]

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Twelve tablets make the T3 Hot 100 Best Gadgets List

Twelve tablets make the T3 Hot 100 Best Gadgets List

Think tablets haven’t arrived yet? Well 12, count ‘em 12, have landed on the T3 Hot 100 “World’s Greatest Gadgets” list including a tablet at the number one spot. Pretty impressive for a form factor some said would never make it. There shouldn’t be any real surprise that #1 was given to the Apple iPad. [...]

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The Teclast K9 dual-screened eReader is familiar somehow.

The Teclast K9 dual-screened eReader is familiar somehow.

Hmmm, where have we seen this before? An eReader with two, count ‘em, two screens. One a 6-inch E-Ink screen and the other a smaller 3.6-inch LCD touchscreen. Oy, we got it! This is a clone of the Spring Design Alex. While not the first clone of the Alex (that would be the Nook – [...]

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Spring Design Alex eReader goes on pre-order today for $399

Spring Design Alex eReader goes on pre-order today for $399

After a long development and sorted drama with Barnes & Noble, Spring Design is ready to release their much anticipated dual-screened eReader in mid-April. Later today they will open the Alex to pre-orders for $399. The Spring Design Alex seems to have experienced a $40 price bump since we last reported on it which places [...]

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Preorders on the Spring Design Alex eReader open first week of March

Preorders on the Spring Design Alex eReader open first week of March

The Spring Design Alex, also known as “a nook that works,” had a slight push back in their original release date of February 22nd. Now Spring Design says that the highly anticipated Alex will be available for preorder starting next week so get those 359 smackaroos ready. All the hands-ons on talk says that the [...]

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