Eighteen months have passed since German ebook startup txtr declared bankruptcy, and just over a year since the company was taken over by Saturn, a media retailer and one...
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Txtr is Bankrupt, Administrator Appointed
Hard on the heels of Tesco pulling out of the UK ebook market comes troubling news from Germany. A German startup blog reported on Wednesday that txtr is insolvent. The future...
Continue readingTxtr Beagle Gets Second Lease on Life – Launched in Japan as the Honto Pocket
Here's a story I'm only catching about a month late. ITMedia reported close to a month ago that Dai Nippon Publishing, one of Japan's larger publishers, has officially launched the...
Continue readingAlcatel’s 3.5″ eReader Made an Appearance at Computex, Now Known as the e-Card
The Alcatel Magic Flip was one of the high points of CES 2014, and I have just learned that this smartphone accessory slash ebook reader showed up at Computex...
Continue readingThe Alcatel MagicFlip is Probably the Lightest eBook Reader I’ve Ever Handled
Alcatel OneTouch had a 4" ereader / smartphone accessory which was the talk of CES 2014, and today I finally managed to get my hands on it. This prototype,...
Continue readingThe Txtr Beagle Hits the Market in Hungary, Will Cost 30 Euros
It's been well over a year since txtr first unveiled the beagle (and about 3 months since I incorrectly proclaimed its death) and txtr has found a telecom willing...
Continue readingTxtr Beagle Scheduled to Ship Before Christmas
Remember last year when txtr unveiled their smartphone accessory, the beagle? It may have taken well over a year but this faux ereader with a 5" E-ink screen might...
Continue readingReview: Gajah InkCase Smartphone Case – 4.3″ ePaper Screen, Bluetooth
Over the past year a number of gadget makers ranging from Alcatel to Pocketbook have debuted smartphone cases that added a secondary E-ink screen to a smartphone (there's even...
Continue readingTxtr Beagle is Now On Sale – €19.99
If you were thinking about getting one of txtr's beleaguered 5" beagle ereader, now might be your chance. The German ereader maker txtr is sending out emails this morning,...
Continue readingTxtr beagle Now Available in Europe for 59 Euros
The much hyped and much delayed txtr beagle is now available in Europe. txtr is selling the smartphone companion on their website. Retail is 59€ and includes a 10€...
Continue readingDoes Anyone Have a txtr beagle?
Tech blogs report on the launch of new gadgets all the time, but one thing we tend to forget is to check back and make sure the launch actually...
Continue readingTxtr beagle Officially No Longer World’s Cheapest eReader – Will Retail in Germany for 59 Euros
When the txtr beagle launched last Fall I hated the device because it had been intentionally hobbled by txtr (I never did understand why). Txtr insisted at the time...
Continue readingThe $13 txtr beagle eReader is Coming Soon, Will Cost the Same as the Kindle
When txtr announced the beagle last October they promised that this smartphone accessory/ ereader would be available at the super-low price of 10 euros. Much media hay was made...
Continue readingThe Txtr Beagle Could Have Been a Real eReader
I have long said that txtr made a mistake when they introduced the beagle, their glorified picture viewer pretending to be an ereader, because for a small increase in...
Continue readingTxtr beagle Clears the FCC
The formerly World's Smallest eReader showed up on the FCC website yesterday, raising the hopes of smartphone owners everywhere that they might be able to overspend on their next...
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