Skiff Reader

By martin January 11

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Skiff Reader

The e-reader market is hotting up, with Amazon’s trail-blazing Kindle being challenged by e-reader after e-reader. CES this year was awash with e-readers, but only one truly stood out – the Skiff Reader. It sports the highest resolution on an e-reader yet, at a stunning 1200×1600 on a large 11.5″ screen with full touch control. As if that wasn’t enough it is based on LG’s revolutionary metal foil e-paper technology, meaning its not just less delicate than its glass screened competitors, but actually bendable.

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Barnes&Noble Nook

By martin October 22

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Barnes&Noble Nook

The e-reader space is heating up and the latest and greatest entrant is Barnes & Noble’s new Nook. With a much slicker design than its chief rival the Kindle it looks very promising indeed.

The first thing that jumps out at you is the dual screens – one full colour touch screen LCD that lets you scroll through the books on the Nook, and the main E Ink display for reading. The Nook also has built in 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity to download or purchase books on the go, and 2GB of memory – the equivalent of 1,500 books – and extendable storage through the use of a memory card.

My only question is – when do we get it in the UK?

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