Hanvon made a slew of startling announcements at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year, wowing the book buying public and German Parliament at the same time. In fact, Hanvon made such a great demonstration of its multilingual e-readers that the German Government has decided to buy the devices in bulk for its Members of Parliament. Nobody...

The eDGe is more than just an e-reader. It is “the world’s first dualbook.” It is a dual-screen ereader with a 9.7-inch e-ink screen and a 10.1-inch color screen. enTourage even bills it as a “netbook, notepad, and audio/video recorder and player in one.” Users can also write by hand, type notes, add notes to...

With its 5-inch screen, the Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro is more compact than most e-readers and fits comfortably in one hand when reading. Although it is a low cost e-reader, there is no support for Wi-Fi or cellular wireless

The 8.1-inch IREX DR 800SG has wireless connectivity from Verizon in the US and Qualcomm’s Gobi multi-mode 3G for switching it up in the rest of the world (no wireless contract is required). There’s also 2GB of built-in storage, memory card expansion and stylus input , and IREX claims to have the fastest page refreshes of...