The latest gadgets in technology like wireless reading devices allow busy people to bring along their favorite books and magazines. Digital data format for sure is much lighter than the same amount in books. Further more, the ease of gaining access to the latest best seller or sought after readingmaterial while being mobile is unchallenged. Amazon’s Kindle design and Sony have the right of calling their wireless reading devices the most popular portable Ebook readers for now. Other good eBook Devices are HanLin, iRex and StarEbook.
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The exciting iPad 2 media event was finally brought to a close and Steve Jobs unveiled the specs for the upcoming iPad 2 – all-new design is what we get at a glance of it. Thinner, lighter, faster, FaceTime, smart cover, 10-hour battery, are what the new iPad 2 features. And most of the features are what iPad 2 rumors expected, the only things we are surprised is the addition of direct video output. Anyway, that's great.
Here's the main features the new iPad 2:
33% thinner than the first iPad at 0.34". It’s 9.5" high and 7.3" wide.
Up to 15% Lighter, at 1.33 pounds (601g) versus 1.6 pounds (723g) for the current iPad.
Dual-core A5 processors to improve speed - two powerful cores in one A5 chip mean iPad can do twice the work at once. Multitasking is smoother, apps load faster, and everything just works better. High-performance and low-power.
Superfast graphics - graphics will run up to 9x faster while using the same battery life, gameplay on iPad is even smoother and more realistic.
Twin cameras - Rear camera is 720p resolution, and the front one is "VGA quality" which is meant to be used for Facetime chat primarily.
Gyroscope for position-based apps, now the accelerometer, three-axis gyroscope, and compass all work together.
Smart Cover - iPad 2 and the iPad Smart Cover are made for each other.
Starts at the same price: $499. So it won't be dramatically cheaper as some had proposed. It also comes in the same models as the current version: Wi-Fi and 3G (Verizon or AT&T) in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB sizes.
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Amazon Kindle is a software and hardware platform developed by Amazon.com (Lab126) for the rendering and displaying of e-books and other digital media. Three hardware devices, known as "Kindle", "Kindle 2", and "Kindle DX" support this platform. Kindle software applications exist for Windows, iOS, BlackBerry, Mac OS X and Android. Amazon's first hardware device, the Kindle First Generation, was released only in the United States on November 19, 2007.
The Kindle hardware device uses an E Ink brand electronic paper display that features 16 shades of gray. It wirelessly downloads content over Amazon's Whispernet using the Sprint EVDO network in the USA. Newer Kindle 2 devices use AT&T's network and its roaming partners for international wireless access. The Kindle hardware device is used without a computer connection, and Amazon Whispernet is accessible without any monthly fee or wireless subscription. All Kindle models provide free access to the Internet in the U.S. over cellular networks.
On March 3, 2009, Amazon.com launched an application called Kindle for iPhone in the iTunes App Store, allowing iPhone and iPod Touch owners to read Kindle content on those devices. Through a technology called "Whispersync", customers can connect reading progress, bookmarks and other information across Kindle hardware devices and other mobile devices.
Amazon announced the Kindle DX on May 6, 2009. This device has a larger screen than its predecessors and supports simple PDF files. It also is the thinnest Kindle to date and offers an accelerometer, which enables the user to seamlessly rotate pages between landscape and portrait orientations when the Kindle DX is turned on its side. It is marketed as more suitable for displaying newspaper and textbook content.
Amazon released the Kindle for PC free of charge, allowing users to read Kindle books on a Windows PC. Amazon also released a version for the Macintosh.
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Below is a 2011 ebook reader comparison chart of the latest models of the Apple iPad,
Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle DX, Barnes & Noble Nook, Sony Reader Daily. | Model: | Amazon Kindle 3
| Amazon Kindle DX
| Barnes Noble Nook 2
| Sony Reader Daily | Apple iPad 2
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| Unit Image |  |  |  |  |  | | Size | 7.5" x 4.8" x 0.335" | 10.4" x 7.2" x 0.38" | 6.5" x 5.0" x 0.47" | 7" x 5.04" x 19/32" | 9.5" x 7.31" x 0.34" | | Diagonal Display | 6" | 9" | 6" | 7" | 9" | | Pixel Resolution | 600x800, Now with 50% better contrast than any other e-reader. The clearest text and sharpest images. Uses latest Pearl E-Ink Technology
| 1200 x 824 | 800x600 | 600 x 1024 | 1024x768 | | Gray Scale | 16-Level | 16-Level | 16-Level, Also Nook Color edition
| 16-Level | Color IPS LCD LED-backlit glossy | | 3G Wireless | Global (100+ Countries) HSDPA modem (3G) with a fallback to EDGE/GPRS; utilizes Amazon Whispernet to provide Free wireless coverage via AT&T's 3G high-speed data network in the U.S. and partner networks outside of the U.S. | Global (100+ Countries) HSDPA modem (3G) with a fallback to EDGE/GPRS; utilizes Amazon Whispernet to provide Free wireless coverage via AT&T's 3G high-speed data network in the U.S. and partner networks outside of the U.S. | Free U.S. AT&T | Free Powered by Gobi? connectivity technology by Qualcomm. | Extra Monthly Plan Fee for 3G; US-Only connectivity via GSM/EDGE & UMTS/HSDPA | | Wi-Fi | NEW, Built-In Wi-Fi! ? Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b or 802.11g standard; does not connect to enterprise or peer-to-peer Wi-Fi networks.
| Amazon Whispernet to provide only currently wireless coverage.
| Wi-Fi/802.11b/g 1st Wi-Fi eReader/Free in all Barnes & Noble Stores | Wi-Fi : Supports HSPA, UMTS, Edge, and GPRS data services with two bands (850 and 1900 MHz) | Wi-Fi/802.11b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR | | Web Browser | Yes | Yes | No
| No | Yes
| | Storage Capacity | 4GB internal, 3,500 books | 4GB internal, 3,500 books | 2GB Internal memory/storage (up to 1,000 eBooks) | 2GB memory (up to 1,200 of books)
| 16GB - 64GB | | Expansion Slots | No | No | Micro SD expansion slot; a 32GB card
| Dual Memory Card Expansion Slots for Memory Stick Duo? and SD Card up to 32 GB. Up to 50,000 books | No | | Supported Media Formats | Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion. | Kindle (AZW), PDF, TXT, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion | EPUB and eReader Formats, PDFs, MP3s, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP | * DRM Text : ePub (Adobe DRM protected), PDF (Adobe DRM protected)
* Image : JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
* Unsecured Audio : MP3 (Non encrypted), AAC (Non encrypted)
* Unsecured Text : ePub, PDF, TXT, RTF, Micrsoft® Word, (Conversion to the Reader requires Word installed on your PC) | ePub, pdf, mp3, jpeg, gif, tiff, doc, docx, htm, html, key, numbers, pages, ppt, pptx, txt, rtf, vcf, xls, xlsx | | Touch Screen | No | No | 1st color touch screen for navigation | The Reader Daily Edition? features simple, easy-to-use touch screen navigation. | Yes | | Text To Speech | Read-To-Me feature can read English newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you | Read-To-Me feature can read English newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you | No | No | No | | Sharing Capability | No | No | 1st eReader with digital lending; between nook?, iPhone?, iPod touch®, BlackBerry®, PC, Mac OS® | No | No | | Battery Type | Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery | Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery | Rechargeable-
Replaceable Lithium Polymer battery | Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery | Rechargeable
Replaceable Lithium Polymer battery | | Battery Life | Up to 1 month with wireless off, 10 days with wireless on
| Up to 14 days with wireless off, 4 days with wireless on | Up to 10 days with wireless off, 2 days with wireless on | 10 days with wireless; 22 days with wireless off | Up to 10 hours with wireless on | | Weight | 8.7 ounces | 18.9 ounces | 7.48 ounces | 9.6 ounces | 1.33 lbs. Wi-Fi Model 1.34 lbs. Wi-Fi + 3G model | Price
| $114 WiFi w/ ads
$139 WiFi
$164 WiFi + 3G w/ads
$189 WiFi+3G | $379 | Nook 1st Edition: $119 WiFi Only
$169 WiFi+3G
Nook 2: WiFi (no 3G version available): $139
Nook Color (no 3G available): $249
| $299 | $499-$829 depending upon storage (16-64GB) & Wi-Fi vs Wi-Fi + 3G |
| 6 " READER DEVICES COMPARISON TABLE |
| Brandname
| HanLin eBook
| Sony Portable Reader
| Amazon Kindle
| Bookeen
| COOL-ER
| Pocketbook
| txtr reader
| NUUTbook
| iriver
| Onyx
| Barnes and Noble
| Spring Design
| ViewSonic
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| Model
| V3
| Touch Edition PRS-600
| Kindle 2
| Cybook Gen3
| Cool-er Classic
| 301 Plus
| 302 (unreleased)
| txtr reader (unreleased)
| NUUT2
| iriver Story
| Boox60
| Nook
| Alex (unreleased)
| Viewsonic VEB612
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| Manufacturer
| Jinke Electronics
| Sony
| Hon Hai Precision Industries
| Netronix
| txtr GmbH
| Neolux Corporation
| iriver
| Onyx
| Barnes & Noble
| Spring Design
| ViewSonic
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| Display Size
| (90 × 120mm) 6" 600 × 800 pixels, 167 ppi
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| Grey Levels
| 4
| 8
| 16
| 4
| 4
| 4(16 soft)
| 16
| 16
| 8
| 8
| 8
| 16
| 16?
| 8
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| Touch Screen
| no
| yes (finger or stylus)
| n.a.
| no
| n.a.
| n.a.
| yes (finger or stylus)
| n.a.
| n.a.
| n.a.
| yes (Wacom)
| Separate color LCD touchscreen, 480 x 144 pixels
| Separate 3.5" color LCD touchscreen
| no
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| OS
| Linux
| Linux 2.6.23
| Linux 2.6.22
| Linux 2.6.18
| Linux
| Linux
| Linux
| Linux
| Linux
| Linux
| Linux
| Android 1.5, Linux 2.6.27
| Android 1.5
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| Boot Time
| 16s
| 15s
| ?
| 20s
| 30s
| 9s
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
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| CPU
| Samsung® S3C2410 (ARM920T core, 200MHz)
| Freescale i.MX31L (ARM1136JF-S core, 532MHz)
| Freescale i.MX31L (ARM1136JF-S core, 532MHz)
| V1, V2: Samsung® S3C2410 (ARM920T core, 200MHz)
V3, Gold: Samsung® S3C2440 (ARM920T core, 400MHz)
| Samsung® S3C2440 (ARM920T core, 400MHz)
| Samsung® S3C2440 (ARM920T core, 400MHz)
| Samsung® S3C2440 (ARM920T core, 400MHz)
| Freescale i.MX31L (ARM1136JF-S core, 532MHz)
| ARM compatible (300MHz)
| ARM11 (533MHz)
| Freescale i.MX31L (ARM1136JF-S core, 532MHz)
| Samsung S3C6410 (ARM1176JZF-S core, 667MHz)
| Marvell’s ARMADA 166E
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| Memory
| 512MB, Internal 2M NOR Flash, 512MB SD Card included
| 128MB RAM, 512MB(NAND) Flash (~420MB user accessible)
| 128MB RAM, 2GB Flash (1.4GB user accessible)
| V1: 16MB RAM, 64MB Flash
V2: 16MB RAM, 512 Flash
V3: 32MB RAM, 512MB Flash
Gold: ??MB RAM, 1GB Flash
| 128MB RAM, 1GB Flash
| 64MB RAM, 512MB Flash
| 64MB RAM, 512MB Flash
| 64MB RAM
| ?MB RAM, 1GB Flash (512MB user accessible)
| ?MB RAM, 2 GB Flash
| 32MB RAM, 512MB Flash
| ?MB RAM, 2 GB Flash
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| 512MB Internal
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| Expansion Slots
| SD/MMC up to 4GB
| MMC/SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo
| none
| SD/SDHC
| SD up to 4GB
| SD/SDHC
| MicroSD/SDHC, USB Host
| MicroSD/microSDHC - 8GB microSD included
| SD/SDHC, USB host
| SD/SDHC
| SD/SDHC, USB OTG
| MicroSD/SDHC
| SD/SDHC
| SD card up to 4GB
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| Other Interfaces
| USB 1.1 (charging), headphone
| USB 2.0, headphone
| USB 2.0 (charging), headphone, EVDO/CDMA
| USB 2.0 (charging), 2.5mm stereo
| USB 2.0 (charging), 2.5mm stereo
| USB 2.0 (charging), 2.5mm stereo
| USB 2.0 (charging), 3.5mm stereo, Bluetooth, WiFi
| USB 2.0 (charging), Bluetooth, 3G/GPRS
| USB 2.0 (charging), 24-pin cell charger, 3.5mm stereo, WiFi,
| USB 2.0 (charging)?, headphone, microphone
| USB 2.0 (charging), 3.5mm stereo, WiFi
| Micro USB 2.0 (charging), 3.5mm stereo, WiFi, 3G/GPRS
| Micro USB 2.0 (charging), 3.5mm stereo, WiFi, 3G/GPRS?
| USB 2.0 Slave Card Reader SD Slot Earphone Jack 2.5mm Phone Jack 2.5mm - 3.5mm for audio
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| Supported Formats
| PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, LIT, PPT, WOLF, DOC, CHM, FB2, PRC/MOBI, HTML, DJVU, MP3, TIFF, JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, RAR, ZIP
| BBeB (LRF/LRX), PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, MP3, AAC
| Kindle (AZW and TOPAZ), PRC/MOBI (non DRM), PDF (non DRM), TXT, MP3, Audible (format 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3;
| Mobi firmware: OEB-XHTML, TXT, HTML, PDF (non DRM), PRC/MOBI, JPG, GIF, PNG, MP3
ePub firmware: ePub, OEB-XHTML, TXT, HTML, PDF, JPG, GIF, PNG, MP3
| PDF, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT, HTML, PRC, JPG AND MP3
| FB2, TXT, PDF, DJVU, RTF, HTML, PRC, CHM, EPUB, DOC, TCR, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, MP3, ZIP
| PDF, EPUB, HTML, RTF, Powerpoint
| PDF, EPUB, TXT, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, WAV
| PDF, EPUB, TXT, PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS, JPG, BMP, GIF, MP3, WMA, OGG
| PDF, EPUB, MOBI, FB2, TXT, PDB, HTML, CHM, DJVU, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
| PDF, EPUB, eReader, PDB, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3
| ?
| PDF, TXT, ePub, HTML, PRC, MP3
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| Supported DRM Formats
| Wolf and MobiPocket or Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| Marlin DRM (BBeB), Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| AZW and TOPAZ (Kindle only)
| MobiPocket
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| eReader (EPUB/eReader), Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
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| EPUB
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| Software
| WOLF Maker, WOLF Printer
| eBook Library, Adobe Digital Editions
| NetFront web browser & MobiPocket Java Reader
| Bookeen® Multi-format eBook reader
| Adobe Digital Editions
| Adobe Digital Editions, PocketBook News Reader, 3d party applications (open API)
| Adobe Digital Editions
| Adobe Digital Editions
| Adobe Digital Editions
| Adobe Digital Editions
| Adobe Digital Editions
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| Content Partners
| MobiPocket
| Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Libri.de, Thalia.de, Thalia.ch, stauffacher.ch
| Amazon
| MobiPocket, Ubibooks, Cluster21
| Cooler Books
| ?
| online portal txtr.com
| ?
| ?
| ?
| B&N eBooks
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| LARGER READER DEVICES COMPARISON TABLE |
| Brandname
| Sony Portable Reader
| iRex
| Amazon Kindle
| Astak Mentor
| Pocketbook
| Plastic Logic
| enTourage Systems
| Fujitsu FLEPia
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| Daily Edition PRS-900
| DR800SG
| iLiad
| Digital Reader 1000
| Kindle DX
| Mentor Electra
| PocketBook 901
| QUE
| enTourage eDGe
| FLEPia
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| Manufacturer
| Sony
| iRex Technologies
| Hon Hai Precision Industries
| Netronix
| Plastic Logic
| ?
| Fujitsu
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| Screen Technology
| E Ink Vizplex
| E Ink Vizplex
| E Ink Vizplex
| E Ink Vizplex
| E Ink Vizplex
| E Ink Vizplex FlexiScreen
| E Ink Vizplex flexible plastic display
| E Ink Vizplex
| color epaper ?
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| Display Size
| (90 × 154mm) 7.1" 600 × 1024 pixels, 167 ppi
| (122 × 163mm) 8.1" 768x1024 pixels, 158 ppi
| (122 x 163mm) 8.1" 768x1024 pixels, 158 ppi
| (163 × 203mm) 10.2" 1024x1280 pixels, 160 ppi
| (140 × 203mm) 9.7" 825×1200 pixels, 150 ppi
| (160 × 214mm) 10.5" 944x1264 pixels, 150 ppi
| (140 × 203mm) 9.7" 825x1200 pixels, 150 ppi
| (124 × 165mm) 8" 768x1024 pixels, ?ppi
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| Grey Levels
| 16
| 16
| 16
| 16
| 16
| 16
| 16
| 8
| 16
| 260,000 colors (3 Scans); 4,096 (2 Scans); 64 colors (1 Scan)
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| Touch Screen
| yes (finger or stylus)
| yes (WaCom Pen)
| yes (WaCom Pen)
| yes (WaCom Pen, DR1000S & DR1000SW editions)
| no
| yes (finger or stylus)
| no
| yes (finger)
| yes (WaCom Pen)
| yes (finger or stylus)
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| OS
| Linux
| Linux
| Linux
| Linux 2.6.24
| Linux 2.6.22.19
| Linux
| Linux
| Microsoft Windows CE?
| Android 1.6
| Microsoft Windows CE5.0
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| Boot Time
| ?
| ?
| 44s
| 50s
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
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| CPU
| Freescale i.MX31L (ARM1136JF-S core, 532MHz)
| Freescale i.MX31L
| Intel X-Scale 400MHz
| Freescale i.MX31L 400MHz?
| Freescale i.MX31L (ARM1136JF-S core, 532MHz)
| Samsung S3C2443 400MHz
| ?
| Marvell ARMADA 166E 800MHz
| Marvell ARMADA 166E 800MHz
| Intel XScale RISC CPU
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| Memory
| 128MB Ram + 2GB (NAND) Flash (~1.6GB user accessible)
| 128MB Ram + 2GB SD
| 64MB Ram + 128MB free Flash
| 128MB Ram + 1GB SD
| 128MB Ram + 8MB NOR Flash + 4GB NAND Flash (~3.3GB user accessible)
| 64MB Ram + 512MB NAND Flash
| ?
| ??MB Ram + 8GB (~7.6GB user accessible)
| ?Ram + 4GB (~3GB user accessible)
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| Expansion Slots
| MMC/SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo
| SD/SDHC
| MMC, CF Type II, USB Memory
| SD/SDHC
| none
| SD/SDHC
| SD/SDHC
| none
| SD
| SD
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| Other Interfaces
| USB 2.0, headphone, 3G (AT&T)
| USB 2.0 (charging); 3G (Verizon)
| USB 1.1, headphone, WiFi 802.11b (NOT for Book Edition), 10/100 LAN
| USB 2.0 (charging); 1000SW only: WiFi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth
| USB 2.0, headphone, EVDO/CDMA
| 2 × USB 2.0 (one charging), headphone, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11g, SD3G
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| USB 2.0 (charging), Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11g, 3G (US: AT&T)
| 2 x USB, headphone, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, 3G (optional), 1.3 Megapixel camera, internal microphone and speakers
| USB 2.0 mini-B connector × 1, Bluetooth Ver2.0+EDR, Stereo speakers, headphone, WiFi 802.11b/g
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| BBeB (LRF/LRX), PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, MP3, AAC
| eReader, ePub, PDF, TXT, JPG, BMP, PNG (via FBReader: fb2, CHM, Plucker, zTxt, TCR, RTF, OEB, PRC)
| PDF, HTML, TXT, JPG, BMP, PNG, PRC/MOBI, DJVU (via FBReader: fb2, CHM, Plucker, zTxt, TCR, RTF, OEB, EPUB)
| PDF, HTML, TXT, JPG, BMP, PNG, PRC/MOBI (via FBReader: fb2, CHM, Plucker, zTxt, TCR, RTF, OEB, EPUB, via evice: DJVU)
| Kindle (AZW and TOPAZ), PRC/MOBI (non DRM), TXT, PDF, Audible (format 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3;
| eReader, PDF, EPUB, HTML/CHM, TXT, RTF, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, AAC
| FB2, TXT, PDF, DJVU, RTF, HTML, PRC, CHM, EPUB, DOC, TCR, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, MP3, ZIP
| PDF, ePub, TXT, GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP
| ePub, PDF
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| Supported DRM Formats
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| eReader, Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| MobiPocket
| MobiPocket
| AZW and TOPAZ (USA only)
| eReader, Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
| Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF)
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| Services
| Sony CONNECT via 3G
| Barnes&Noble ebook store via 3G
| iRex Technologies Delivery Service (iDS)
| Amazon Kindle Whispernet. E-mail conversion of DOC, HTML, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and PDF
| ?
| ?
| Barnes&Noble ebook store via wiFi and 3G
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| Content Partners
| Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Libri.de, Thalia.de, Thalia.ch, stauffacher.ch
| Barnes&Noble
| De Tijd, IFRA, Les Echos, NRC Handelsblad, MobiPocket
| Amazon
| FictionWise
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| Barnes&Noble
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| "PAPYLESS CO.,Ltd." on "FLEPia World" website
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