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There's a short review of the Novel here with some additional details and a short video: http://www.techlicious.com/blog/pandigital-novel-a-color-ebook-reader-that-run-android-apps/.]]>May 24th 2010 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/
Finally a colored one, when I just started to give up hope. ]]>May 24th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/
Real color e-ink will be out by next year though, so if you want color, keep waiting and don't be tricked by a giant PDA in all its 2003-era screen technology glory.]]>May 24th 2010 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 25th 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/
The Problem is, that a lot of tech blogs do not point out how stupid it is to use a LCD for an e-reader. Instead of "Because of it's LCD-Screen this device fails if you really try to use it as an e-reade." you read stuff like "The Libary-App looks wonderfull, like an filled bookshelve (wow... lets patent it...) and if you flip a page it looks like flipping a page (wow... already a patent), wonderfull, let me taste your a**h**e..."]]>May 24th 2010 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/I hate it when people keep saying that LCDs on these tablet is bad for your eyes. Hell, we're all doing this on a computer and spend most of our days looking at computer monitors!
Plus, there is a super low brightness setting on the iPad, so stop complaining.]]>May 24th 2010 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/I think the issue isn't so much the clarity of the screen, there's no doubt that LCD screens look good and clear. The issue is that e-ink is popular in e-readers for 2 reasons: gentle on the eyes for prolonged reading and excellent battery life. An LCD based device is going to fall down on both of those criteria.

As for the Novel, it's really more like the iPad than it is like the Kindle, IMHO. Marketing it as an e-reader may be missing the point a bit. With a capacitive screen (or just a more responsive resistive one), it might actually be worth a look.]]>May 24th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/We use them all day, but not to read long passages of text. Reading a book on an LCD screen is not a pleasurable experience, and doing it on a bus is worse. E-ink is a limited technology, but it does have that advantage.

Where the hell is Pixel Qi already btw?]]>May 24th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/And one day, there might just be *one* device that's excellent as both an indoor and outdoor e-reader...sigh.]]>May 24th 2010 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/thanks for the reminder but she'll be using it mainly indoors. OR maybe just get a kindle or nook]]>May 24th 2010 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/Yes I work on LCD for 8 hours a day, but only if I can take my eyes out every 10 - 15 minute for 2-3 minute away. Otherwise they hurt like !@#%@#. I don't want to do it while reading book. So yeah it's possible to read on LCD, but many people don't like to.]]>May 24th 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 25th 2010 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/The only reason the iPad is an acceptable e reader is...well actually it's NOT an acceptable e reader, it's only worth it for the bevy of apps and non book media consumption, it CAN read books, but only because well why not?

I would be fuming if someone got me this as a gift...]]>May 24th 2010 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/
Not to mention, as soon as someone hacks it to run plain android 2.2, then you've got an apps running tablet that is certainly MUCH cheaper then an iPad. Not to mention weighs less.]]>May 24th 2010 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/
Thank you Pandigital.]]>May 24th 2010 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/
I'll wait for e-color ink.]]>May 24th 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/24/pandigital-intros-7-inch-novel-e-reader-nabs-access-to-bandn-eboo/May 24th 2010 8:48PM