Portable Digital Devices

• B&N Nook e-Reader Sells Out

  Amy Gilroy, November 20, 2009
  New York - Barnes & Noble said it sold out of its new 3G dual-screen Nook e-reader for Christmas and is now taking orders for Jan. 4 and later, according to its Web site.  More

• TomTom To Sell iPod Touch GPS Kit

  By Amy Gilroy, November 19, 2009
  Concord, Mass. - TomTom said it will offer a new GPS kit just for the iPod Touch, to be available in the U.S. shortly, and said it updated its GPS app to work with both the iPod Touch and all iPhone models.  More

• SonyEricsson Consolidating In U.S.

  By Joseph Palenchar, November 18, 2009
  Research Triangle Park, N.C. - SonyEricsson's North American headquarters here is one of several sites that the handset maker is closing around the world.  More

• Sony Style Selling Activated Cellphones

  By Joseph Palenchar, November 18, 2009
  San Diego - Sony Style stores will for the first time sell activated SonyEricsson cellphones with the announcement that the stores will offer two handsets activated on the AT&T network. Sales begin Nov. 19.  More

• Sony Wireless e-Reader Available For Pre-Order

  By Amy Gilroy, November 18, 2009
  San Diego - Sony announced it's first 3G wireless e-reader is available for pre-order at Buybuy.com and SonyStyle.com; however, it is not clear that the unit will ship prior to Christmas, as planned.  More

• Entourage Opens e-Book Store

  By Amy Gilroy, November 18, 2009
  Mclean, Va. - Entourage announced today the opening of an e-book store to complement the device.  More

• In-Stat: Embedded Cellular To Grow In CE, Portable Computing

  By Joseph Palenchar, November 18, 2009
  Scottsdale, Ariz. - The percentage of netbooks, notebook PCs, mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and other consumer electronics products sold with a 3G or 4G cellular contract will grow significantly in the U.S. and throughout the world during the next few years, an In-Stat study concluded.  More

• Saygus Phone To Offer 2-Way Video Calls

  By Joseph Palenchar, November 17, 2009
  Salt Lake City - Saygus, a video-calling technology developer, has developed what it calls the first U.S. cellphone to offer two-way video calling.  More

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