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Best cases and covers for Kindle 4 and Kindle Touch

Now that the whole madness surrounding the new line of Amazon Kindles has finally come to an end, it is time for you to decide which one of the new e-book readers you want and you need to find ways of making them more fashionable and also protect them from scratches or bumps.

In the following lines we will therefore talk about the best protective cases and covers available right now for the new Kindle 4 and Kindle Touch.

Before getting down to the actual list, you should know that there are many cases and covers that actually fit both e-book readers, giving that they have roughly the same product dimensions, but there also a couple of accessories that only work on one of the two.

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Best Kindle Fire cases – cool top covers for Amazon Kindle Fire

After talking a bit about the upcoming Amazon Kindle Fire slate and how it should revolutionize the entire tablet market, we thought necessary to dedicate an article to accessories designed to protect and to add functionality to the 7-incher from Amazon.

While there is still some time before the Fire will actually start shipping, there are probably many of you who have already pre-ordered the tablet and think about how to ‘’treat’’ it. In the following lines we will take a look at some of the most interesting covers, sleeves and folios especially designed to make your precious Kindle Fire more fashionable, but also safer against scratches or bumps. Continue reading →

Amazon Kindle 4 vs Kindle 3 ebook readers- comparison, with video

Even though they are still not as popular as high-end tablets, e-book readers have significantly increased in popularity in the last couple of years, especially due to the Amazon Kindle family.

Lacking most of the features that make tablets so great, but impressing in terms of portability and price, it is no wonder that so many technology enthusiasts right now own or plan to own an e-reader.

And after the latest generation Kindle’s release, it is no longer a problem of whether to get an e-reader or not, but rather which one to choose. You have the old Kindle 3, which has been discounted and is still extremely functional, the new Kindle 4, the cheapest and lightest e-reader right now, and the Kindle Touch, with an exciting new interface. Continue reading →

Amazon Kindle Keyboard- details, features and prices(video)

Usually, when a tablet, a smartphone or an e-reader is upgraded, the older version of the device is pulled out of the market to leave room for the new gadget. That is what most of you would have probably expected to happen with the old Amazon Kindle recently, especially considering the fact that the e-reader is now available in not one, but two upgraded versions.

However, the old Amazon Kindle is still available for sale and is actually expected to continue selling, being rebranded as the Kindle Keyboard. The third generation e-reader should still appeal to some of you technology enthusiasts for a couple of reasons I am going to detail in the following lines.

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2011 Kindle readers: Kindle Classic, Touch and Keyboard

While when it comes to tablets nowadays the competition is extremely close, with a very wide range of top notch products, the e-book reader market is still pretty far from being overcrowded. Having that in mind, the people at Amazon, the most important e-reader producer for a while now, have decided to throw not one, but two new products on the market.

The new Kindle and Kindle Touch joined the old Kindle, renamed ‘’ Kindle Keyboard’’, and together they form a very strong, united and interesting family of e-book readers. All three products have their strong and weak points, but considering the competition you will probably be pretty satisfied with any of the three devices right now. Continue reading →

Amazon Kindle Fire- the cheap 7 inch multimedia tablet- prices and features

If you are in the market for a powerful, good-looking and fast tablet and you have a decent budget on your hands, your possibilities are countless, including such devices as the Apple iPad 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Asus Eee Pad Transformer or Toshiba Thrive.

However, if you want a decent slate, with good technical specs, a nice look, but you are on a tighter budget, you almost can’t find anything satisfying on the market right now. This status quo is set to change in less than two months, though, after Amazon has officially announced a couple of days ago the release of their first-ever high-end tablet, the Kindle Fire.

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Amazon Kindle Reader 4 vs Nook 2 vs Sony Reader – thorough comparison

Digital ebook readers have become a part of our lives in the last years, allowing us to keep in touch with our favorite books, magazines and newspapers in a new way, being easier and more comfortable to use. There are a couple of different devices in this class available on the market right now, but 3 brands manage to outperform all the others:

• Amazon’s Kindles – most popular digital readers in the entire world, the Kindle’s come with good features, excellent prices and access to a vast collection of content. They are available in a couple of different versions, with different screen sizes.
• Sony’s eBook readers – some of the pioneers in this domain and available in a couple of different forms, they do not offer the features or the build quality of the Kindle’s, but compensate with more affordable prices
• Barnes and Nobble’s Nook – a popular device in the US, is sold via the B&N libraries and also offers access to tons of content. Comes with a very good price and some extra features over the other readers, like a small touchscreen.

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Asus N55SF reviewed- proper blend of multimedia and gaming

The Asus N55SF is the latest addition to the Asus N53SN line of powerful and reliable 15-inch laptops. The new notebook comes with a different design than its predecessors and with a few tweaks concerning features and technical specifications and could possibly become a very successful multimedia and gaming laptop. Continue reading →

Asus G74 gaming notebook reviewed and adored

If into gaming, I’m pretty sure you guys are familiar with Asus’s line of gaming notebooks called ROG – Republic of Gamers. It consists of 15.6 and 17.3 inch gaming laptops with an aggressive design and powerful hardware, enough to run the latest title while offering a pretty decent price tag.

A new ROG member

The Asus G74 is the latest addition to this family, a new 17.3 inch monster meant to replace the popular G73 series and fix some of the problems users complaint about on it.

This laptop is yet to be available on the market, but early review units already started popping out, just enough to see if this new laptop is worthy of out attention or not. And based on them, it really seems so.

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Kindle 3 covers – best leather cases for Kindle 3 reader

With the Kindle 3, Amazon managed to put together an amazing device, perhaps the best ebook digital reader available right now on the market. The new Kindle is not a revolution, but an evolution of the previous generation. Its producers managed to make it better than before by adding a couple of interesting features, redesigning it and making it more affordable.

You can read more about this reader in my Kindle 3 review post, also here on this site. We’re not going to get into too many details about the device in this post, because we’re going to talk about Kindle 3 covers, cases and protection accessories. Continue reading →