alex
Google said to be working on official support for Netflix within Chrome OS
Assuming we can believe these latest rumors, which seem to be doing a fairly good job of staying quite — then those using a Chrome OS device may soon get an official Netflix plugin. According to the details that we are seeing so far, the plugin has shown up on all Chrome OS devices except more »
Spring Design Alex eReader begins shipping today
The Alex eReader from Spring Design was made available for pre-order back in mid-March, and now it looks like those orders will begin shipping. The news comes by way of an official, albeit short press release that confirmed the good news. In short, anyone that was willing to place a pre-order should begin to keep more »
Spring Design’s Alex ereader available for pre-order as of today
It looks like those March 16 rumors were true, because Spring Design has announced that the Alex ereader is now available for pre-order. Of course, a quick visit to the website is still referring users to check back, but I am sure that will, or may have already changed. In terms of price, those interested more »
Rumor: Spring Design Alex to launch on March 16
Here we have yet another ebook reader and yet another rumored launch date. This time the rumor is in regards to the Alex ebook reader from Spring Design and suggests that it will soon be available. Well maybe soon is an understatement here, according to the rumor it will be available as of March 16 more »
Border books strikes deal with Alex E-Reader
Sprint Designs and Borders Group have struck a deal, well a deal in principle at least, that will bring the Border library (2 million titles) to the new Alex ereader. We told you about the Alex eReader earlier but the innovative ereader features a typical e-ink screen as well as a color smaller screen that more »
Google partnership gives Alex e-reader access to over 1 million books
The new Alex eReader by Spring Design will have access to over 1 million books thanks to their partnership with Google. Users can browse the collection via the Android browser built into the device. “Our agreement and strategic alliance with Google opens the doors to more readers around the world,” said Dr. Priscilla Lu, CEO more »
CES: Android e-Reader Alex unveiled
Today, Spring Design will unveil a new ereader based on Android with a 6: e-ink screen and a 3.5″ LCD color screen. The device, named Alex will sell for $399 and be available in late February, 2010. The finished device looks to have changed from the prototype we saw back in October. “Alex’s network connections more »
Analysts predict eReaders to be the next big gadget
The Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and the Sony Reader all had impressive showings during the holiday rush. Many devices were purchased and a lot of revenue was generated. While there are already a few notable big players in the market, many analysts predict that CES 2010 will unveil multiple other eReaders that look more »
Dual-screen ebook reader reads books and browses the web
The ebook reader market certainly looks to be heating up quite a bit as of late. There’s the new international version of the Kindle 2, Plastic Logic teasing us with a new reader, Sony’s new readers and tomorrow’s Barnes & Noble announcement among others. Today, we can add another name to that list: Spring Design. more »















