All morning I watched everyone talk about the Alex ereader going on sale today but whenever I went to the site, it wasn’t on sale. It was the same “coming soon” page that we’ve seen for several weeks. After several checks throughout the day, I finally see a revamped SpringDesign.com that includes an order page. My [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 8, 2010
Nook who? Spring Design finally took the wraps off its Android-powered “Alex” ereader yesterday and early signs point towards impressive. The Alex features a dual-screen set-up for navigation and reading, and will support the Android Market according to an SD employee I spoke to. Big news that also emerged yesterday was that Borders would supply [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 4, 2009
On Monday it was announced that Spring Design had filed suit against Barnes & Noble over the similarities of their Android-based e-readers. According to the lawsuit, those similarities are no coincidence – it’s theft. Spring alleges that Barnes & Noble requested previews of its Alex ereader and hinted at possible partnerships, never revealing that their company [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 19, 2009
Barnes & Noble may have much of the tech world waiting on its rumored Android-based e-reader, but it may be beaten to the punch by another company. Spring Design has announced Alex, a dual-screen e-book reader with web browsing capabilities. The dual-screen “Duet Navigator” features an EPD display for reading e-ink and an LCD screen [...]
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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