Lessons From a Mac OS Switcher
I used to be a total Macintosh user; however, over time, various places I worked depended on Microsoft Windows and other MSFT technologies so that I was forced to use Windows for much of what I do. I...
View ArticleEntourage eDGe dualbook combines netbook, notepad, and eReader in one cool...
I am a big fan of convergence, within reason. I don’t care fro say a camera on my iPod; I don’t see much use for that personally. I would like to see a usable converged device for surfing the net and...
View ArticleSlashGear Week in Review – Week 43 2009
Weeks are flying by and it’s time for another week in review. Monday we learned that a new hack was available from the iPhone Dev Team that adds MMS to first generation iPhones and tethering to 3.1.2...
View ArticleSpring Design Alex gets hands-on; shows off new Marvell ARMADA 166E ebook SoC
Whether or not Barnes and Noble liked it enough to copy it, Spring Design’s Alex prototype dual-display ebook reader is certainly nifty enough to capture our interest. MaximumPC had a chance to go...
View ArticleEntourage eDGe dual-screen Android ebook reader gets video hands-on
The Barnes & Noble nook will – when it finally starts shipping – be the first dual-display ebook reader that we’re aware of, but over in Taipei Entourage have been showing off their own version of...
View ArticleHearst’s Skiff digital media service announced; 3G e-reader coming in 2010
We can’t say we think much of the name, but Hearst Corporation’s new Skiff electronic content distribution service will likely be seen as a lifeboat for beleaguered publishers. Combining an “enhanced...
View ArticleEntourage eDGe gets software demo [Video]
One of the questions we still had after seeing the Entourage eDGe prototype demonstrated earlier this week was just how integrated the two halves – e-ink display and netbook LCD – were. NetbookNews...
View ArticleSlashGear Week in Review – Week 49 2009
It’s been a long week here at SlashGear with the build up to Christmas and Cyber Monday shopping and deals. We learned this week that the DoD had ordered 2,200 PS3 consoles to beef up their PS3 powered...
View ArticleLast Gadget Standing needs the People’s Vote
The problem with “Best Product” run-downs – as the iPhone 3GS/DROID arguments proved – is that just a few people are left to decide what are the stand-out devices of the moment. If you’d prefer to...
View ArticleAstri MID mini dual-display Android ebook reader [Video]
The Entourage eDGe dual-display clamshell netbook is great, if you don’t mind toting a rucksack all the time, but what if you’d prefer something a little more pocket-friendly? Tucked away at CES 2010...
View ArticleAstri MyID dual-display ebook reader gets video demo; $130-$150 price predicted
Astri’s MyID dual-screen ebook reader made a discrete debut at CES 2010 last month, offering the E Ink/LCD touchscreen flexibility of an Entourage eDGe only in a far smaller form-factor. Ebook reader...
View ArticleEntourage eDGe early preorders shipping now; everyone else can wait until March
Entourage’s dual-display eDGe ereader went up for pre-order a while back, but if you didn’t get in there early you shouldn’t expect to see your device until sometime in March 2010. According to the...
View ArticleNext-gen Chipsets: next-gen convergence
Even before you leave an event like Mobile World Congress 2010 you get used to people asking you what the most interesting or exciting thing you’ve seen at the show has been. This year, while there was...
View Article1Cross B’ook ereader: Entourage eDGe on a budget? [Video]
Trade shows always bring out some unusual hardware, and the 1Cross B’ook is perhaps one of the odder we’ve seen from CeBIT 2010 so far this week. Borrowing from the design of both the Entourage eDGe...
View ArticleEntourage eDGe gets reviewed: double-displays but half-baked?
As a distinctive dual-display device (running Android no less) there’s been plenty of attention on the Entourage eDGe e-reader since it was announced late last year. Packing a separate E Ink panel...
View ArticleNintendo DS2 details leak: bigger, higher-res screens, accelerometer,...
Nintendo’s DSi XL isn’t even on US shelves yet, and already gamers are prodding developers to find out details about the next-gen handheld. News on the Nintendo DS2 was top of the list for RPad.TV...
View ArticleVerizon “Entourage” ereader duo due September
Here’s an odd one. Verizon are already tipped to be offering at least one 10.1-inch tablet later in 2010, and are name-checked as the potential carrier of choice for Sharp’s upcoming duo of LCD ebook...
View ArticleVerizon Pocket eDGe dual-display ereader caught in wild
Verizon’s upcoming Entourage eDGe ereader has been spotted in the wild, with chipset manufacturer Marvell accidentally allowing the dual-screen clamshell to be caught on camera during a visit by Arnold...
View ArticleVerizon’s Pocket eDGe gets detailed: WiFi-only version confirmed
After Verizon’s EnTourage Pocket eDGe was spotted making its first, unofficial debut, the company has relented on its prolonged silence and spilled the details. The Digital Reader met up with...
View ArticleEntourage Pocket eDGe gets official for $400
It’s been available to pre-order for a short while now on Amazon, but Entourage has finally got around to officially announcing the dual-display Entourage Pocket eDGe. A smaller version of the original...
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