Right on schedule, according to months of rumor and speculation, Amazon will begin shipping a new 6″ Kindle e-reader in August. While Amazon isn’t referring to the new model as the Kindle 3, it is indeed a third generation product. Unlike prior editions, the new Kindle will be offered in a graphite color, as seen on the … Read more
I noticed the 6″ Amazon’s Kindle is out of stock on Amazon.com with no indication of when it might return. Put on your rosy-colored speculation glasses and you might expect to see a Kindle 3 refresh in the coming days. Rumors of an August announcement have been swirling around the net for a while now, suggesting … Read more
The Popbox ($130) media streamer has finally arrived… amidst reports of firmware issues. And we’ve got one. Tom, who reviewed the WDTV Live for ZNF, kept his pre-order in play despite these early reports and despite Syabas conceding there’s no imminent Netflix playback. Over the next few weeks he’ll put the box through its paces … Read more
The good news is that Android users now have a choice of buying and reading eBooks with apps from Amazon, Borders, Kobo, or Barnes & Noble (not to mention free eBook apps such as Aldiko). That’s because Barnes & Noble is the latest major US booksellers to launch an Android app, with today’s introduction of Nook for Android. The … Read more
I doubt we’ll ever see a single, universal cable or connector to power each and every single mobile gadget… However, given the various devices that pass through my home and auto, it appears like we’ve settled on a solid trio of options. Of course, there’s the iEcosystem’s dock connector. Yeah, it’s mostly proprietary. But given … Read more
The GeekTonic home has seen it’s share of eReaders including the Kindle, Nook and iPad. But when it comes to reading books, the Kindle is our all around favorite – especially with Amazon’s price drop (down to $189). Now, CEO Jeff Bezos tells us that Kindle books are now outselling Hardcover books on Amazon. For … Read more
Boxee Chief Product Officer, Zach Klein gives a low-fi un-Boxee-ing intro video (recorded via iPhone) of the first D-Link Boxee box in its final production hardware. My favorite aspect of Boxee hardware continues to be the IR/RF remote control with QWERTY keyboard on the backside. The Boxee Box is slated for arrival in late October or … Read more
The Popbox ($130) media streamer from Syabas has been one of the more anticipated media players for 2010 and it seems to have arrived a few days ahead of schedule (yet still late). As a matter of fact Syabas, the company that brings us Popbox says they were “surprised” by the early availability on Amazon. Unfortunately, … Read more