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  1. Kindle Touch review

    Kindle Touch review

    8 Last reviewed

    Amazon's touchscreen ebook reader offers tablet-style control with the same great E Ink screen, so is it worth the extra £20?

    Bookeen Cybook Odyssey review

    Bookeen Cybook Odyssey review

    7 Last reviewed

    An ebook reader with a touch-screen interface and Wi-Fi connectivity aimed to compete directly with the Kindle.

    Elonex 705EB review

    Elonex 705EB review

    4 Last reviewed

    Elonex's latest LCD device falls uncomfortably between ereader and tablet

    Kobo eReader Touch review

    Kobo eReader Touch review

    7 Last reviewed

    A real Kindle Touch rival - and this one's on sale in the UK

    View Quest Bookbox review

    View Quest Bookbox review

    4 Last reviewed

    A useful little video player that just happens to read ebooks too

    Amazon Kindle review

    Amazon Kindle review

    8 Last reviewed

    The cheapest Kindle yet lacks a physical keyboard, but can the ereader get away with it?

    Elonex 500B eBook review

    Elonex 500B eBook review

    6 Last reviewed

    Can this LCD based eBook reader challenge the Amazon Kindle?

    Samsung Galaxy Player 50 review

    Samsung Galaxy Player 50 review

    3 Last reviewed

    With the Samsung Galaxy Player 50, we seem to finally be seeing a household name come out with major competition to the iPod touch. Now that the Galaxy brand is strong, the time seems right for this Android media player.

    Sony PRS-650 Reader Touch review

    Sony PRS-650 Reader Touch review

    8 Last reviewed

    The tablet market may be casting a dark shadow over the future of the ebook reader, but there are still two big-name manufacturers out there who believe that a dedicated reading device is what consumers want.

    Archos 9 review

    Archos 9 review

    3 Last reviewed

    The media player specialist turns its hand to tablet computing

    Chumby Classic review

    Chumby Classic review

    4 Last reviewed

    The Chumby Classic is everything you don't need

    Amazon Kindle 2 review

    Amazon Kindle 2 review

    7 Last reviewed

    US version of the popular ebook reader starts shipping internationally

    Elonex ebook reader review

    Elonex ebook reader review

    7 Last reviewed

    Can Elonex and Borders sew up the UK ebook market before Amazon arrives?

    Amazon Kindle DX review

    Amazon Kindle DX review

    8 Last reviewed

    Amazon's e-book reader gets pumped up to tackle newspapers and textbooks

    Interead Cool-er ebook reader review

    Interead Cool-er ebook reader review

    7 Last reviewed

    There a few gadgets that divide opinion in the TechRadar office and none more so in recent months than electronic readers, or ebooks as we now affectionately (or sneeringly) refer to them. This new category really does seem to engender strong reactions in readers – veering between vehement hatred through to cannot-live-without adoration. The latest ebook on the block, the Cool-er, launches this month courtesy of British start-up Interead, with the company's MD claiming to usher in the 'iPod moment' for electronic reading.

    Endless Ideas BeBook review

    Endless Ideas BeBook review

    6 Last reviewed

    Can this new ebook reader outperform the current cream of the crop?

    iRiver Lplayer review

    iRiver Lplayer review

    7 Last reviewed

    iRiver's Lplayer is by far the lightest player on test, bizarrely resembling a miniature television set. With only a sprinkling of buttons running along the sides, you could be fooled into thinking operation comes via the touch-sensitive 2-inch screen

    New iPod touch 32GB (2nd Gen) review

    New iPod touch 32GB (2nd Gen) review

    9 Last reviewed

    The new touch packs more technology into a wafer-thin, contoured, sliver of stainless steel and glass than NASA used in building Apollo 13, and we love it

    iPod nano 8GB (4th Gen) review

    iPod nano 8GB (4th Gen) review

    9 Last reviewed

    We're considering starting a petition to officially designate September as Apple iPod month, since it seems the first month of autumn has been graced with new iPods for as long as we can remember. This year is no exception either, with Apple launching a brand new range of whisper-thin iPod nanos in nine exciting colours as well as a refined iPod touch.

    Plextor Portable Media Player (MediaX PMP) review

    Plextor Portable Media Player (MediaX PMP) review

    8 Last reviewed

    Movietime! Everyone loves movies, and computers, and televisions as big as billboards. But unless you've got some media streaming gubbins like a PS3 or a decent DVD player, there's a bit of a data chasm in getting your (possibly illicitly) downloaded movies onto your telly box.

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