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Author: Jeremiah Bostick

  • Spring Design’s Alex eReader Coming to Borders

    Borders Group and Spring Design have come to an “agreement in principle” for Borders to sell the Android based Alex eReader. The Alex eReader will feature Borders’ upcoming eBook store. Borders announced back in December that they were in a partnership with Kobo, Inc and would be developing an eBook store powered by Kobo.

    Kobo’s business mantra is “Any book on any device” and Borders has embraced that mantra.  Kobo sells eBooks in the ePub format. While Borders’ new eBook store will feature the Alex eReader, customers should be able to read Borders’ eBooks on any device the supports the ePub format. Kobo currently offers eReader software for both PC and Mac as well as smartphone apps for Android, Palm Pre, BlackBerry, and iPhone.

    Source: PRNewswire


  • Next Generation Tegra Showcased in Android Tablet

    NVIDIA Next Generation TegraAt CES 2010, NVIDIA displayed a 7-inch Android tablet by Compal. This tablet is a concept design featuring NVIDIA’s new, Next Generation Tegra processor. The tablet features Android 2.1, WiFi, a SIM slot, an HDMI-out port and plays full HD video.

    Both Engadget and Gizmodo got a hands-on with the device. In both cases the take-away is that the tablet in this early prototype form has some usability issues but excels at playing HD video.

    This concept design is less about the tablet than it is about NVIDIA showcasing the possibilities of the Next Generation Tegra chip. Click on through to Engadget for a video of the HD-displaying tablet in action.

    Sources: NVIDIA | Engadget | Gizmodo