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CES 2010 proved to be the half-week that ereaders tried to dominate the stage, with E Ink devices you can buy now or imminently vying for attention with next-gen screen technologies that will be video and/or color capable together with just as frugal.  

Ande we might have anohter iPad killer in the market. Neonode is gearing up to release their new zForce Pad color touchscreen panel, ranging from 5- to 13-inches in width, set to be paired with computer and mobile internet devices.

Has anybody been keeping count of the iPad rivals?  No, us neither, but how about another to add to the list.  The Digitalrise X9 is a multitouch slate with both finger- and stylus-controlled touchscreen, running Windows 7 with integrated WiFi, GPS and 3G; it first breached headlines back in mid-January, accompanied by a seriously iPhone-resembling [...]

There are eInk eBook readers and there are tablet PCs, but as yet they’re pretty much separate gadgets. The Entourage Edge promises to shake things up a bit by wearing two hats, possibly more. It’s an eBook reader, tablet or netbook PC, media player and video capable VoIP device. It’s designed to be used in [...]

Oh, biomimetic desigin. Is there anything you can’t do? Well, at any rate, you’re doing this, which is cool enough for now. Qualcomm is putting out a new display technology they call “Mirasol,” which uses reflective bits of color to display an image, much like the way the iridescent scales on butterfly wings do. They [...]

Remember that Notion Ink Adam tablet that we first reported as possible vaporware? Well, we were clearly wrong, and the Interwebs are buzzing with glee over the impressive specs and hands-on demos that have been making the rounds at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.