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Samsung eReader News no comments
Bloomberg Businessweek has a report that seems to indicate Samsung’s ereaders may have gone a bit Apple-shy:
This month, days before the eReader was to hit stores, Samsung delayed the launch and called the device back for retooling, said a company employee who asked not to be named. Samsung may add a color screen, 3G wireless capability, and a better battery, this person says. "Samsung is revisiting its approach to the e-reader market in the U.S.," spokeswoman Katie Seifert said in a statement.
This is referring to the ereader with the 10-inch screen – Samsung had four different models on display at CES. A 10-inch e-ink display does seem something of a hard sell post-iPad.
Samsung’s 6-inch E6 ereader was supposed to be available soon in the US and connect with Barnes & Noble for content. The E6 promises to be a feature-rich ebook reader. Samsung is also said to be launching at least one of its ereader models (dubbed the SNE-60) in the UK within the next few months.
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Samsung to Bring Its eReaders to Australia; Samsung Working on a Tablet as Well no comments
APCmag.com reports that Samsung will be introducing their ereaders to the Australian market in the latter part of this year. Samsung is still working on partnerships with publishers and content providers that serve the Australian market.
Apparently all four of Samsung ereaders that were shown at CES will be sold in Australia:
- E50 – Has a 5-inch screen and has an announced price of $299.
- E60 – Has a 6-inch screen.
- E65 – Adds Wi-Fi, chiclet keyboard and slider control panel.
- E100 – Has a 10-inch screen.
APCmag also reports that Samsung is working on their own tablet to go head to head with the iPad. Philip Newton, director of Samsung Australia’s IT division is quoted as saying “A lot of companies have played in the MID (mobile Internet device) market and done a very average job and the iPad, which is a glorified MID, just takes that to the next level.”
Samsung plans to release their own tablet by the end of this year. Early reports indicate that it may have an Atom processor, IO ports and much more functionality than the iPad.
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Samsung eReader to Connect with Barnes & Noble eBookstore no comments
In a press release today Samsung announced the “ imminent availability” of its first ereader for the US market. Samsung has partnered with Barnes & Noble which will provide the ebook storefront.
This would be Samsung’s E6 ereader. Some of the features include a 6-inch 
e-ink screen with a Wacom digitizer with note taking and annotating abilities. Productivity tools include a voice recorder as well as a journal and a calendar that can sync with Outlook.
Connectivity includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. EmoLink technology allows users of Samsung ereaders to share content. The E6 is also compatible with B&N’s LendMe feature, so sharing should work between this ereader and devices using B&N’s eReader software as well as the nook ereader.
The E6 ereader comes with 2GB of internal memory and has a Micro SD card slot.
One feature that will not be much of a crowd pleaser is the previously announced price tag of $399, although it is always possible that the price will be lower once the E6 hits the streets. I saw Samsung’s ereaders at CES and there was not much that would make me want to jump up and run out to buy one at $399. Update: The price on the E6 has reportedly dropped to $299.
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