According to Good E-Reader the Kyobo Mirasol ereader has just been discontinued due to lack of interest and its inability to compete with the proliferation of LCD tablets. I don't know what this means for the future of Mirasol displays, but I'm sure glad I picked one up when I had the chance. I use it outdoors in bright sunlight all the time as a reader and a full-fledged android tablet.
Qualcomm's reflective, power-saving color display technology will enter volume production this year in a version suitable for tablet PCs and e-readers, says the Taiwanese publication DigiTimes. The 5.7-inch Mirasol displays will offer XGA (1024 x 768 pixel) resolution, video at up to 30 frames per second, and extremely low power consumption, says Qualcomm....
Need some advice.
I currently have a Nook Color, rooted to CM7 on sdcard. I don't use it much other than to read because it is too slow.
My requirements:
Cost - $299 or less
Apps: Andriod Market or Amazon (must have apps: Kindle, B&N, Moon+Reader, Adilko)
Storage: ability to sideload my epub books so I can read them with Moon+reader; 8MB at least
Processor: 1GB??
If you own a Kobo Vox eReader, you’ve just received an awesome upgrade: the ability to access the 500,000+ apps available from the Google Play digital media and app store, turning your eReader into a fully proper tablet.
{loadposition alex08}With the most advanced eReaders and tablets now effectively the same thing, the artificial limitations of Android-powered eReaders that could easily be fully
I can live with slow refresh rates. My cheapo Android has them anyway!
Snag is that it is useless in the sunlight.
Can anyone point me to an Andriod tablet with, say, a 7 inch screen, that uses e ink rather than one of these (in the sunlight anyway) ineffective lit screens?
Tony
London UK
I'm looking for suggestions for Android reading apps that would be beginner friendly for my 86 year old father. He just wants to be able to read his bible and some westerns in larger font and save the weight of carrying so many books around. I chose a tablet over an e-ink reader so he can look at all his photos from our recent vacation and listen to episodes of Car Talk.
Hello,
Please excuse my ignorance, brand new to this world of ereader/tablets!
Just recently bought my daughter this tablet: Double Power (DOPO) - MD-702 - 7 inch Capacitive Screen Android 2.3 Tablet.
Great little tablet, works great! She loves it! The only thing we can't figure out is how to highlight text, or if its even possible.
I know it has the Kindle Reader installed.
One Laptop per Child (OLPC) demonstrated a & fully functional& version of its long-delayed XO 3.0 tablet, equipped with a 1GHz Marvell Armada PXA618 processor running Sugar Linux or Android 3.x.
PocketBook USA has launched both a $150 color e-reader tablet based on Android 2.0 and a $180, Linux-based monochrome e-reader tablet. The PocketBook IQ is a seven-inch, 800 x 600 tablet with Wi-Fi and 2GB of memory, while the PocketBook Pro 602 is a six-inch E Ink e-reader with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, says the company....
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