The “Readius eReader”, the first pocket-size e-reader with a rollable e-paper display larger than the device itself, was invented by Polymer Vision, a spin-off of an electronics company that wanted state-of-the-art technology to be able to reach the marketplace more quickly. A financial mess led the fledgling company to bankruptcy in July 2009, but its knight in shining armor was an Asian technology firm that has since shepherded the project to safety. It will make its debut in 2010.

Polymer Vision was hatched in 2003 in an infant-technology incubator developed by Royal Philips Electronics NV and eventually spun off. Four years later, Technology Capital SA of Luxemburg purchased the majority of the stock previously help by Philips and turned Polymer Vision loose to go forward and do great things.

As a result, Polymer Vision is the proud papa of the Readius, an e-reader the size of a credit card whose prototype made its debut in late 2006 at the IFA consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin. Polymer Vision’s Dutch executive team had high hopes for the mobile device with a rollable display that was larger than the device itself. But the firm became mired in financial difficulties by July 2009, at which time it declared bankruptcy, putting the brainchild with so much promise in limbo.

However, Asian technology firm Wistron – itself a spin-off of Acer – came to the rescue in late 2009 and resuscitated Polymer Vision’s baby. Wistron has confirmed that in 2010 it will release a 5-inch device based on Polymer Vision technology that features a fold-out display similar to the prototype device they took to the IFA exhibition in 2006. With the current contract of sale, PV will be able to keep approximately 80% of its stuff. The Polymer Vision team makes up part of the Wistron’s Mobile Business Group.

The Readius uses E Ink Corp.’s Vizplex ink-imaging film called “EPD” – electronic paper display, or, alternately, electrophoretic display – which was originally developed at MIT in the 1990s. EPD has higher resolution than LCD and allows pages to appear very similar to newspaper. It also eliminates the poor visibility and eyestrain caused by glare from the sun, and can be read from almost any angle, just like paper. As it was described in the article “E-Readers: their Past, Present and Future“, e-inc consists of a microencapsulated suspension in a clear medium containing particles which are white one half and black the other, the white being positively charged, and the black with a negative charge (Digital Book Readers). When planning production of the foldable screens, developed by Stanford University, PV had invested $4.9m in manufacturing facilities.

Touted by Wistron as the world’s “first pocket eReader,” the new Readius is not only smaller but weighs less than other e-readers, making it a no-brainer to use on the go without a bag or briefcase. Although the Amazon Kindle, the Sony Reader and some other e-readers also use EPD, known casually as e-paper, the Readius is the only pocket-size version. Rather than having a correspondingly smaller screen, the Readius offers a unique expandable display.

Its rolling display technology was 15 years in the making. The challenge to its makers was its extra mechanical requirements: While the device needed to be thin, lightweight and small enough to fit in the back pocket of jeans, the flexible display had to be unbreakable and capable of rolling and unrolling repeatedly for a period of years while offering increased battery life and the readability of the larger e-readers on the market. Polymer Vision is confident it has met its goals with the new 2010 Readius.

The Readius applies its mobile device talents mainly to eBooks, eNews, emails (POP3 and IMAP supported) and RSS feeds (text and audio). Here are a few of the device’s most attractive features:
- 3.5G data connection
- Global wireless connectivity
- GSM, GPRS, EDGE – tri-band
- UMTS, HSDPA – dual-band
- 5-inch diagonal display with 16 grayscales (Kindle’s smallest, 6-inch)
- Weight 4 ounces (compare to Kindle’s smallest, 10.2 ounces)
- Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity for accessories
- Dimensions 4.5” by 2.2” (Kindle’s smallest, 8” by 5.3”)
- Battery life up to 30 hours
- USB port-rechargeable battery
- Up to 8GB storage
- Audio player for MP3, AAC, WMA

As of late November 2009, Polymer Vision had not established a price point, so users eager to purchase an e-reader must either wait or make an alternate choice. Because the Sony Reader is being pre-sold since the company cannot promise immediate shipping at this time, the Kindle and other e-readers that are readily available may stand to benefit from strong e-reader demand over the next few months.

The largest online bookstore spearheading the resurgence of ebooks with its own kingpin ebook reader, isn’t that the perfect union? That was the original Kindle 2 eBook Reader which took the world of reading by storm and we generally agreed that that was the peak of perfection. But no, not quite, we now have the Kindle plus-plus. Yes, the Kindle 2 has arrived, looking better and bringing more.

As with most things modern, eBook Reader is inevitably trending towards being e-based. It starts with the shopping, ordering and then receiving (downloading) of the books. All this is accomplished in one go online in a matter of minutes. Even the reading proper is hi-tech. It is reading made easy by technology and if it could ‘change Oprah’s life’, it will change yours too.

Plenty of new-brand Electronic Book Readers are coming onto the bandwagon fast and furious but the safest bet is still placed with the long established top two players: the Amazon Kindle and Sony PRS respectively. Between them they dominate the market and deservedly so. With the launch of the Kindle 2, the talk in reading circles is that Amazon has put itself in a league solely of its own drawing away even from the Sony PRS.

If you’re in the market for an e-book reader, you must act fast especially if it’s a Kindle 2 you’re after. Quoted delivery lead-time averaged 10 weeks during the holiday season although you can also buy Kindle 2 ex-stock on eBay but that would likely involve a price premium. People are packing away their hard copy books and they are going digital with their reading. That seems to be both fashion and function these days.

The Kindle may come in an off-white color but it’s really green at its core. Given that it’s going to revolutionize the way people read and the scale of its impact based on the its projected sales volume, it’s not difficult to imagine the number of trees that would be spared from being turned into paper for books which in turn benefits the environment and then ultimately us all, readers and non-readers alike.

Most of all, Buy Kindle 2 e-books make economic sense too. They averagely cost half that of their hard-paper counterpart. On top of it, e-readers save on the conventional travel and logistic costs as the whole process of shopping, purchasing and receiving can all be done online free-of-charge through Amazon wireless Whispernet network anywhere in the US. Readers can also sample the beginning of titles free of charge before deciding to place order.

The world is constantly changing and innovation is inevitable. We’ve recently changed the way that books are being read and purchased with the eBook readers. For those who are new to the subject there are various styles and brands of the electronic eBook reader. The most dominant being the amazon kindle. Some prefer the Sony PRS-505 but the Kindle has taken over the market and continue to grow.

Pros of the Kindle

*Wireless- Its 3G wireless features allow you to download books directly to the device anywhere at anytime without fees or contracts.

*Speedy Downloads-Its speedy downloads allow you to download an entire book in under 60 seconds without using a PC.

*Lengthy Battery Life-Allows you to go numerous days without charging.

*Read to Me-Has a function which allows any book, magazine, PDF, Web page or blog to be read aloud by the kindle unless disabled by the book’s rights holder.

Cons of the Kindle Electronic eBook Reader

*Fragile Design-Although its sleek design is appealing beware if dropped its display may be ruined.

*Poor Screen Contrast-There has been complaints of its poor screen contrast and inability to adjust the contrast. There are also complaints of its poor display of pictures which ties in with poor contrast.

*Poor Battery Life Indicator-Although the Kindle Electronic eBook reader can last for days without being charged you can barely see the battery life indicator making it difficult to know when it needs to be charged.

Overall i insist that the Kindle eBook reader is a great product. When you think about how much space and money is being saved from purchasing eBooks the pros outweigh the cons. I would recommend this product to anyone who is in search of an electronic eBook reader.

Would you consider buying an eBook Reader? You might think about the fact that they are very convenient and that you would have an inventory of books to read that would make a small library embarrassed. At any given moment, you have from up to 1500 books to choose from in the latest releases of Electronic Book Readers available on today’s market.

An ebook reader, an ebook device or ereader, is a device used for the reading of ebooks. It could be specifically designed for that purpose, or also intended for other purposes as well. The number one reason for these devices is that they are portable, and also the fact that their screens are readable in bright sunlight, and they have very long battery life.

The Amazon Kindle is fast replacing the printed book because it is wireless, portable and forces us to increase our reading habit. Previously, users could not avoid using the desktop PCs to read e-books. It is not convenient to curl up with a bulky laptop in bed to finish that good e-book. The Amazon Kindle makes it all better.

It is also no larger than a magazine, such as sports illustrated or Time, and is also no heavier and just about the same thickness. It is also just like reading paper pages, but with a lot more clarity.

There are a lot of advantages to ereaders from the Readers point of view and also the view of the Author/Publishers.

1. You can automatically search for text and cross reference it using hyperlinks, this makes the format ideal for works that would benefit from the functions.

2. Less actual space is needed to store an electronic book, and untold numbers of books may be stored on the same device.

3. A reader with several books on it is easier to take care of than several books in print.

4. Because they take no space, ebooks can be offered indefinitely, with no date of going out of print, therefore, authors too can earn royalties indefinitely.

5. You can read ereaders in very little light or even no light by means of a back light.

6. Although a small amount of electricity is needed to read them, producing electronic books does not need paper, ink, and other resources that are needed in print books.

Imagine getting on a long flight and not being able to stop at the newsstand or convenience store to pick up some reading material to use to pass the time. Just pull out your reader and log in to Amazon or one of the other online bookstores or newspapers and download your choice in seconds. Or what if you’re hung up in the waiting area for hours or, perish the thought, days.

Ebook readers will be a hot gift this holiday season since a group of new media devices are set to join iPods and other music medium as must-have tech accessories.

As of now, the light, thin devices appeal to book lovers mainly, but most customers look at them as the first step in a made to order gadget that society will use to watch movies and surf the Web, anywhere and everywhere they get the urge to do so, as well as use them to scan books and newspapers.

ISuppli expects worldwide sales of ereaders to be more than 5 million this year up from over 1 million last year. We don’t know yet, whether the current crop of readers will evolve into products with more and better features, or tablets swoop in to claim the market for their own.

The ereader is claiming a larger market share day by day. A study by Retrevo, a website specializing in consumer electronics, discovered that ereaders beat out the MP3 player on the holiday wish list this year, with over 20 percent of people who responded to the survey saying they planned to buy one this year.

i just got a new hot iPad last weekend. Here is my several points bout my first experience of using it.

1. Vibrant color on the big-size touchscreen.

iPad is all about its screen, it has a 9.7-inch, 1024 x 768, capacitive, multitouch LED-backlit display which makes you comfortable whenever you browse web, handle with email, read book or see videos. Clolors on the screen are vibrant and saturated. The pictures show beautiful and HD videos play vivid. The viewing angles are ermarkably broad，you can aslo set the brightness value to fit your eyes when you’re reading book or seeing movies. 

2. Lack of USB port and webcam.

iPad don’t have a USB port or SD card reader.Apple offers both of these as an accessory as a means to transfer photos and video onto the device. Besides, we can’t find webcam on iPad. It’s a bit of pity that we can’t see a friend or a family memeber when we carry on a video chat.

3. Fluid Safari doesn’t support flash.

iPad web browsing is smooth, fast and fluid when you browse webs. The screen displays beautifully in landscape and portrait and the touch response is particularly fast. You can pinch-to-zoom  every place you want without a hiccup. It’s really an amazing experience you’ve ever had, like Jobs says that. But the only deficit of iPad browser is it doesn’t support flsh. That means you can’t see certarin elements of Hulu, HBO, NBc or many others.

4. The truely iBooks.

Because of it’s large size screen, iPad was supposed to be a wonderful e-book reader at first. In fact, The iBooks app doesn’t let these people down. The iBooks’layout is quite simple, there is a button you can flip to your library. Also, you can choose chapter, brightness control, font size and face options. It allows you copy and paste some segments of book, consult a dictionary and add book mark for your chapter. It’s a pleasure reading experience with iBooks.

5. Powerful A4 SOC processor plays HD Video smoothly.

I converted a piece of 720p HD video with iSharesoft iPad Video Covnerter and play it on iPad. The high resolution video playing was particularly smoothly and beautifully, it didn’t miss a  frame. The photo application also runs pretty good，the high resolution pictures scrolls fast without any hiccup. And the rotation and zooming works good with no resistance and hesitation.

I’ll update my reviews if i have new explorations on my iPad!