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iPad has already had competitor before its launch, it comes from MSI. Based on Nvidia Tegra processor, the 10″ tablet is scheduled to be launched in the second half of 2010. Its known features include a 10-inch color touchscreen, wireless support, and it will run operating systems designed for smartphones – Android OS. And just like iPad, the …

This is the Lenovo’s first eBook reader with codename of Tianji iBook EB-605. Powered by a 400Mhz Samsung ARM CPU, the device equipped with 6-inch e-paper display packed in a 178mm x 128.4mm x 9.9mm body. Priced at around $300, it can read DF, CHM, EPUB, TXT, HTM, HTML, RTF, PDF、DJVU, MOBI, PRC ebooks in multi-laguages.

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Coming with paper-like display for easy and natural reading, the Sony’s new Reader Pocket Edition aka PRS300BC is capable of carrying up to 350 of your favorite books. The device features elegant, lightweight design with 5″ display and allows users to access to millions of books at the Reader Store.

No doubt, it seems everyone starts joining eBook reader battle. And this year, Asus planned to offer three new models including DR-950, DR-570, and DR-750. The biggest one, DR950 features 9-inch E Ink touchscreen with 768 x 1024 resolution and 16 shades of grey. The DR-570 and DR-750 share the same screen size at 5.7-inch, but one is full color and another is monochrome. All models features text-to-speech functionality, web browser, handwriting recognition, and dictionary. Regarding connectivity, it suppprts both 3.5G and WiFi 802.11g. It also has a 4GB built-in memory plus a SD memory card slot for storage expansion. No words yet about the pricing, but it should be available in Q4 this year (DR-570). And last but not least the devices boast up to 4 days of battery life.

Do you like to read books in the bathtub? then you need to protect your kindle from damage because of water splash. Starting next Spring 2010, you can buy the Guardian Case from M-Edge. Made of molded plastic, the Guardian is mentioned as the world’s first fully waterproof and floating case for Amazon Kindle.

One reason that I’ve never bought an extrenal hardrive is the speed rate of USB 2.0. But as the USB 3.0 comes to the world with up to 10 times faster than the current USB 2.0 I could change my mind. To take the benefit of the technology, Seagate unveiled BlackArmor PS110 USB 3.0 portable external hard drive, but in real world testing it still offers only up to three times faster than its USB 2.0 predecessor. The BlackArmor PS110 is an all-in-one USB 3.0 toolkit that packages a 500GB 7200RPM 2.5–inch portable hard drive, power cable and PC express card.

Aimed to deliver social reading experience, DMC Worldwide introduced suite of COPIA E-Readers: OCEAN and TIDAL. The devices will be available in monochrome and advanced color e-paper-based touchscreens and panels with robust Wi-Fi or 3G wireless connectivity that allow users to connect with the COPIA community to discover, enjoy, share and purchase digital content including books, newspapers and magazines. The COPIA e-readers will be available for purchase online in April 2010 and at retail by June 2010 with prices ranging from $199- $299 (MSRP).

Based on Andoroid, the Alex dual-display multimedia eReader will be on display at CES today but users can purchase the device starting February 22 for about $400. This eReader incorporates an open system that allows users to download any book or document that confomrs to the Adobe ePUB/PDF/DRM standard or .txt or HTML format. For connectivity, Alex supports WiFi, 3G, EVDO/CDMA and GSM.