Tech Kritik

Lenovo, HP, Dell Integrating SDXC Readers

The new SDXC  announced earlier this year will begin to replace SDHC in 2010. The new memory cards will be able to support speeds as high as 300MB/s and capacities as large as 2TB.  The new SDXC readers will also be backwards compatible. This means that SDXC readers will be able to read SDHC, SD, [...]

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Barnes & Noble ‘Nook’ e-book reader out Tuesday

Dubbed the Nook, the Barnes & Noble e-book reader has been confirmed by The Wall Street Journal. The reader is rumored to feature an e-ink display on top with a multitouch screen on the bottom and will also allow lending of e-books to friends. According to the article, the e-book reader will become available Tuesday [...]

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Kindle DX to go international next year

Two days ago, Amazon took the Kindle international with availability in over 100 countries starting October 19. Today, Amazon spokesman, Drew Herdener, confirmed that the Kindle DX will also be available internationally. He doesn’t mention a specific date or price, but does say it will come out “sometime next year.”

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Barnes and Noble confirms e-book reader

At the CTIA show, a Barnes & Noble representative, Daniel Joresson, slipped some info about a color Plastic Logic e-book reader launching in Spring 2010. According to Daniel, the e-reader will include a color screen and run the “Barnes & Noble e-book reader application.” Similar to the Kindle app, the Barnes & Noble app might [...]

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Courier: Microsoft’s new take on the tablet

We’ve all heard the rumors of the long overdue Apple tablet. However, until recently, rumors have been going crazy about a Microsoft tablet. Microsoft has always been a big fan of tablets, supporting them heavily with Windows versions for such devices. The new tablet project has only been deep inside Microsoft, until now. Codenamed Courier, [...]

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