Kindle upgrades!

Amazon has announced that it would revamp Kindle’s features to the next level. This new update will not only enhance the battery timings but would also help support an added file structure of .”pdf format”. Kindle fans will particularly be happy for the most awaited file support of “pdf format”. The new update would increase the battery timing by up to 85% meaning 7 days of battery timing from 4 days previously. One can now copy .pdf files to usb and use them as they are. Additional convenience has been added by including a new feature that would enable you to convert a .pdf file into the kindle format to easily send through email. Lets see which batch of these Kindles would be loaded with the upgrades.

Samsung Papyrus

Samsung has announced to launch an e reader with the name of Papyrus. Samsung becomes one of the seven manufacturers diversifying into e reader segment. Samsung’s Papyrus has a touch screen and an e-ink screen priced at $ 300, competing both Sony Reader & Amazon Kindle. Already competing on the field brands include Kindle, Sony Reader, Hanlin E Reader, Foxit eSlick Reader, Fujitsu Flepia and about to release Plastic Logic Reader. With the exception of Flepia all of them use low priced electronic displays made by Cambridge Massachusetts company E ink. Papyrus is still months on its way to launch and is said to be first available in Korea in coming summer and will be available later in the US and the UK. Some of the key features include touch screen with stylus and a memory of 512 MB with no provision for extra storage capacity.

EnTourage Edge Ebook reader

The new e-reader has been took by market by a pinch of salt. $ 490 can get you a very reasonably featured e-reader. The main interest arousing factor is its dual screen making it one of its kind e-reader. Special drafting pad rescues the phone from the medieval device’s first impression making it a drafting note book as well as an e-book reader. A rare thing found these days in other e-readers.

Pocket Book 360 – By Dulin’s Books

E reader wars were suppose to be over or quiet for the time being. A new company has entered the scene with two of its E readers. The more mentionable of the two is Pocket Book 360. It features 5 inch vizex display, 512 MB ram, a slot for additional micro SD, Linux OS, with color options of either black or white and an extensive support to all formats for an e reading book. The other model Pocket Book 301 is loaded with same key features except for the screen measuring 6 inches.  Pocket Book 301 is tagged at $ 275 while Pocket Book 360 will cost around $ 240. Company is also promising to announce the availability of another stylus equipped model soon.