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Two New Amazon Fire Tablets Have Cleared the FCC

1 May, 2017 // 13 Comments

Two new devices showed up on the FCC website today that almost certainly belong to Amazon. Neither device carries Amazon's name, but everything about the listings points to Amazon. One device is [Read More ...]

FCC Paperwork Confirms Kindle Oasis Has Bluetooth, But No Headphone Jack

15 October, 2016 // 0 Comments

it has been just over six months since Amazon launched the Oasis, and just under six months since I brought you the news that it might have Bluetooth. It took me a while, but I can now confirm that [Read More ...]

Kobo Aura One eReader to Feature 7.8″ Screen (or Is It Six Inch?)

24 June, 2016 // 38 Comments

Kobo has new FCC filings this week which are bound to set the ebook community buzzing. Most of the useful details are concealed, but according to one set of paperwork, the Kobo Aura One (model [Read More ...]

Kindle Oasis FCC Paperwork Show Bluetooth, Audio Support

17 April, 2016 // 23 Comments

When Amazon announced their latest ereader last week, they told us it had Wifi, page turn buttons to one side of the screen, and a ridiculously high price tag, but that's not all it can do. Newly [Read More ...]

Next-Gen Amazon Fire TV Remote and Game Controller Clear FCC

11 September, 2015 // 0 Comments

Over the course of the past month we've learned that Amazon has a tablet, a set top box, and a couple more tablets on the way. Now a couple new FCC filings have come across my desk that reveal that [Read More ...]

Amazon’s Next Couple Tablets Clear the FCC, Have Micro SD Card Slots

10 September, 2015 // 8 Comments

Earlier this week we learned that Amazon was planning to launch three new tablets this year, including a budget 6" model and 8" and 10" models. One of the three tablets went through the FCC late last [Read More ...]

Amazon’s Next Fire TV Box Has Cleared the FCC

9 September, 2015 // 1 Comment

Amazon is expected to update both of its TV products this fall, and it looks like at least one of those gadgets has shown up on the FCC website. A company by the name of Quill Royal LLC has filed [Read More ...]

New Fire Tablet Clears the FCC(?)

24 August, 2015 // 13 Comments

As summer turns to fall, a young techie's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of new gadgetry, and today Amazon is giving us something to think about. Dave Zatz has turned up a new FCC filing today for [Read More ...]

9th Circuit Gets it Wrong, Rules Netflix Isn’t Subject to the ADA

2 April, 2015 // 4 Comments

US courts have long disagreed on whether the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to websites, and this week the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals came down on the wrong side of the debate. I caught [Read More ...]

Did Amazon’s Next Gadget Clear the FCC?

30 March, 2015 // 10 Comments

While most tech companies send their new gadgets through the FCC under their own name with the important details embargoed, Amazon likes to make things a game. The secretive sultan of Seattle is in [Read More ...]

FCC Extends Accessibility Waiver for Kindle, Kobo eBook Readers

1 February, 2015 // 29 Comments

Just over a year ago the FCC granted US makers of ereader devices a limited exemption from complying with certain accessibility regulations, and this past week the FCC extended that waiver for [Read More ...]

The LM131 Android Pico Projector is Your Screenless Android Tablet

25 January, 2015 // 1 Comment

Palm-sized projectors are old hat, but ones running Android are still uncommon, and a new one just cleared the FCC. The Mego Optoelectronics LM131 is not the most powerful Android device to cross [Read More ...]

The Alcatel OneTouch RC20 Smart Control is a Joy Buzzer for Your Smartphone

24 January, 2015 // 0 Comments

Alcatel OneTouch has experimented with a number of ideas for its smartphones and tablets, including an accessory ereader, an upgradable Android tablet, and a smartphone case which adds a second E-ink [Read More ...]

Yotaphone 2 Shows up at the FCC, Spills its Guts

12 January, 2015 // 1 Comment

The Yotaphone 2 is an Android smartphone with a 5" AMOLED screen on the front and a 4.7" E-ink screen on the back. It launched in Europe a couple months ago, and just last week it showed up at the [Read More ...]

New Kobo Aura H2O eReader Clears the FCC, Has Wifi and a 6.8″ Screen

18 August, 2014 // 20 Comments

Meet the Aura HD The drought of news about new US ebook readers ended today with the discovery that Kobo's next ebook reader has made an appearance on the FCC website. Kobo (or rather their hardware [Read More ...]

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