Staci D. Kramer
Dec 17, 2009 8:00 PM
The Nook can’t be bought to go in stores or ordered for December delivery any more but at least Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is fulfilling orders. Sony (NYSE: SNE) promises the wireless Daily Edition will be shipping for Christmas. PlasticLogic never promised Que for the 2009 holiday season. But…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 16, 2009 5:50 PM
When Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) introduced the second-gen Kindle earlier this year, it had no competition in the wireless e-reader category. By the holidays, it will be competing head on for consumers with the Daily Edition from Sony (NYSE: SNE), the unfortunately named DR8000SG from IREX Technologies, and a surprise entrant,…
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Staci D. Kramer
Oct 19, 2009 12:30 AM
To hear Kevin Hamilton, the North American CEO for IREX Technologies, his company is talking to just about everybody about every possible scenario for the new iRex Digital Reader 800SG. Still, I was surprised during an interview from Germany (where he was attending the Frankfurt Book Fair) when he told…
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Staci D. Kramer
Sep 23, 2009 1:24 AM
*Sprint* has the Kindle. *AT&T* has *Sony* and still-to-launch PlasticLogic. Now Verizon (NYSE: VZ) gets the iRex DR800SG—and the wireless U.S. e-reader market gets a bit more crowded. The $399 touchscreen device from iRex Technologies, the spinoff of *Royal Philips Electronics*, will be in selected Best Buy stores by next…
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Tricia Duryee
Sep 26, 2008 11:53 AM
This week, iRex Technologies started selling its first device—the iRex Digital Reader 1000S—but at $749 it is a disappointment and doesn’t stack up to rivals, including the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Kindle or the Sony (NYSE: SNE) Reader, reports USA Today. The devices are increasingly trying to target the business segment,…
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