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iRex Technologies files for bankruptcy, partly due to US problems
Last Updated on Thursday, 10 June 2010 03:08 Written by Donald Melanson Thursday, 10 June 2010 03:08
It isn’t throwing in the towel just yet, but things don’t seem to be looking good for Netherlands-based iRex Technologies — CEO Hans Brons has just announced that the company has been forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid a string of problems that’s led to “financial difficulties.” While details are otherwise still pretty light, at least some of those problems seem to be related to the company’s operations in the United States and, in particular, a delay in its DR 800 e-reader receiving FCC approval that caused iRex to miss out the holiday shopping season and fully take advantage of its deal with Best Buy. As bleak as things might be, however, Brons still seems to be keeping his chin up, saying that the “expectations are still positive.” iRex Technologies files for bankruptcy, partly due to US problems originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink SlashGear | fd.nl | Email this | Comments
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iRex Technologies files for bankruptcy, partly due to US problems
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Cynergy’s magazine stand concept serves up digital content a la carte (video)
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 06:21 Written by Vladislav Savov Tuesday, 16 March 2010 06:21
Not that we’ve never seen Surface -like touch tables interacting with mobile devices before, but now that the whole thing is being repackaged as “the magazine stand of the future” and those trendy tablets are involved, we might as well have a look. Cynergy is demonstrating a seamless method for purchasing digital content from one of these kiosks using your e-reader or tablet pc. It’s just a matter of plopping your device — which already knows your identity and available credit — atop the display table and then flicking the particular magazine or newspaper you want onto your storage. It looks effortless and all, but it also requires that you have the “custom designed and built” software from Cynergy, which you’ll have to pump funds into in order to get the seamlessness going
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Cynergy’s magazine stand concept serves up digital content a la carte (video)
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Interead COOL-ER 3G e-reader announced, adds wireless to the mix
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 December 2009 12:02 Written by Joseph L. Flatley Wednesday, 9 December 2009 12:02
We are already fans of the COOL-ER e-reader : if anything, its playful look and decent price point has brought a smile to our embittered faces. But still, the lack of WiFi and a Whispernet equivalent is something of a buzzkill — who wants to rely on a USB cable or SD card in this day and age? Good news, digital book fans: Interead has big changes in store for next year, including the aforementioned WiFi and deals with AT&T for bandwidth and NewspaperDirect for access to over 1,300 newspapers and magazines. Not bad, eh? If all goes according to plan, we can expect to see the COOL-ER 3G sometime in mid-2010. Hopefully, they can set the MSRP low enough to keep consumers’ interest.
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Interead COOL-ER 3G e-reader announced, adds wireless to the mix
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