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KlearKase joins booming Kindle waterproof enclosure market
You know a product’s taking off in popularity when new cases for it start dropping on a daily basis. So here we are, two Kindle cases in two days, only this one is klearly the feistier one. The KlearKase press release wastes no time in slamming yesterday’s M-Edge Guardian for being twice as expensive, three times as heavy, and presumably nowhere near as cool
Kindle gets waterproof case from M-Edge, begins its life acquatic
Check this slice of molded plastic out. The Guardian case from M-Edge claims to be the world’s first waterproof flotation device for the Kindle , allowing users a “hands-free” reading experience whether they’re in the bathtub or the pool. Resisting aquatic incursions to a depth of one meter, the Guardian comes with three internal buoyancy chambers, a dual hinge, a four-latch closing system, and flexible button cutouts to keep the keyboard useful.
Pandigital Novel goes on sale, hopes you’ll take a look
It may not be the color e-reader that turns Amazon’s Kindle and the B&N Nook into relics, but Pandigital’s Novel is actually one of the more interesting me-toos to surface. Boasting a 7-inch LCD, 1GB of storage space (not to mention an SD / MMC card slot), integrated WiFi and access to the Barnes & Noble eBookstore, the Novel is now on sale in at least a couple of places
Acer LumiRead L600 shows up under glass at Computex
Acer didn’t make any sweeping announcements at Computex like it has in previous years , but it did show up with its new LumiRead L600 e-reader . While it was under glass for the entirety of the trade show, we were able to snag a peek at the ultrathin reader, which looks strikingly similar to the Kindle with its 6-inch, 800 x 600-resolution E Ink display, joystick and 37 key QWERTY keyboard.
Kindle 2.5 update pushed back a few weeks for some ‘small adjustments’
Well, it looks like you should count yourself lucky if you were among the first few to get the Kindle 2.5 firmware update — Amazon has now announced that it’s pushing back the update for everyone else in order to make some “small adjustments” based on user feedback.
ASUS Eee Tablet preview
Alright, stick with us here. For some reason, ASUS decided it best to name its freshest e-reader the Eee Tablet , while its downright magical tablet goes by Eee Pad . Got all that?
