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The Kindle DX Graphite is now shipping

Amazon's new Graphite Kindle DX is now shipping for $379. The Graphite DX has a new E Ink display (9.7") with 50% improved contast. It also has free US 3G access (Sprint 3G) and 4GB of internal memory.

Graphite Kindle DX photo

Buy the Amazon Kindle DX Graphite now for $379.

B&N announces a $149 WiFi-only Nook, and drops the 3G Nook price to $199

Barnes & Noble has officially announced a cheaper Nook - that does not have 3G connectivity, and costs $149. They also lowered the price of the 3G version to $199 (down from $259).

Barnes and Noble Nook photo

Both Nook versions are now available from B&N's site.

Acer shows their upcoming LumiRead e-reader at Computex 2010

Acer's Lumiread is a 6" E Ink display e-reader with a physical QWERTY keyboard, 2GB of internal storage, ISBN scanner, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. It'll launch in 3Q 2010. Acer is showing this reader at Computex 2010:

EliteGroup (ECS) shows a new E-reader

EliteGroup (ECS) is showing a new 9.7" E Ink e-reader that uses Marvell's CPU and an E Ink display. It supports 3G, Wi-Fi and Wimax. We don't have any pricing information or release date, but we do have this short video showing the device:

The Spring Design Alex is now shipping

Spring Design has announced that the Alex e-reader is now shipping for $399. The Alex has two displays (a 6" E Ink and a 3.5" touch LCD), it runs on the Android OS and has Wi-Fi or 3G.

Spring Designs Alex photo

Are Nokia working on an e-reader?

There reports that Nokia are working on a tablet/e-reader. We don't know much, not even the display type, but it's expected to support 3G networks, which isn't a bit surprise really.

Daza Electronics announce a couple of 6" E-Readers

Daza Electronics announce the E-002, a 6" (800x600) E Ink e-reader that supports PDF and ePub formats, and also the E-003 which adds a QWERTY keyboard and WiFi or 3G:


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