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Txtr Has Closed, Customers Advised to Transfer Accounts to Juke

1 August, 201613 May, 2017Bankruptcy, eBookstoreOne Comment

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...

Txtr is Bankrupt, Administrator Appointed

28 January, 20151 August, 2016e-Reading Hardware, eBookstore8 Comments

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...

Txtr Beagle Gets Second Lease on Life – Launched in Japan as the Honto Pocket

4 January, 20151 August, 2016e-Reading Hardware3 Comments

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...

Alcatel’s 3.5″ eReader Made an Appearance at Computex, Now Known as the e-Card

3 July, 20141 August, 2016E-ink, e-Reading HardwareLeave a comment

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...

The Alcatel MagicFlip is Probably the Lightest eBook Reader I’ve Ever Handled

8 January, 20141 August, 2016E-ink, e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

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...

The Txtr Beagle Hits the Market in Hungary, Will Cost 30 Euros

18 December, 20131 August, 2016e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

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...

Txtr Beagle Scheduled to Ship Before Christmas

18 November, 20131 August, 2016e-Reading Hardware8 Comments

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″...

Review: Gajah InkCase Smartphone Case – 4.3″ ePaper Screen, Bluetooth

16 November, 201311 May, 2017Reviews14 Comments

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...

Txtr Beagle is Now On Sale – €19.99

9 July, 20137 May, 2017e-Reading Hardware7 Comments

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...

Txtr beagle Now Available in Europe for 59 Euros

24 April, 20137 May, 2017e-Reading Hardware6 Comments

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...

Does Anyone Have a txtr beagle?

14 April, 20137 May, 2017e-Reading Hardware8 Comments

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...

Txtr beagle Officially No Longer World’s Cheapest eReader – Will Retail in Germany for 59 Euros

11 March, 201313 May, 2017e-Reading HardwareOne Comment

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...

The $13 txtr beagle eReader is Coming Soon, Will Cost the Same as the Kindle

8 March, 201313 May, 2017e-Reading Hardware14 Comments

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...

The Txtr Beagle Could Have Been a Real eReader

10 February, 20131 August, 2016e-Reading Hardware6 Comments

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...

Txtr beagle Clears the FCC

31 January, 20137 May, 2017e-Reading Hardware7 Comments

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...