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- The new Asus e-reader looks a lot like the OLPC XO 2.0
- RE: The new Asus e-reader looks a lot like the OLPC XO 2.0I have a Kindle 1, even though I think they got many things right I still have a long list of things they could improve upon. If book readers are going to be used for school or...
- Tags: Memory, ASUS, OLPC XO 2.0, OLPC XO, book reader, e-reader
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- While I'm away...Kindlenomics and OLPC revisited
- While I'm away...Kindlenomics and OLPC revisitedit will soon be herethe forthcoming apple tablet will deliver all you wish for and imagine that: it will even come with a colour screen! and you will all not like it here at zdnet because it is not open!RE: While I'm away...Kindlenomics and OLPC...
- Tags: Notebooks, Kindlenomics, One Laptop Per Child project
- Discussion threads 2009-07-30
- Kindle 2.0: Give me a Classmate instead
- Kindle 2.0: Give me a Classmate insteadIf you're more of a reader than a computer geekthe Kindle makes sense. There are advantages to electronic paper over LCD as long as you do not need the LCD's superior graphics, such as battery life several days in fact and size and weight....
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Monitors & displays, Classmate, Kindle 2.0
- Discussion threads 2009-02-10
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- Barnes & Noble Nook to make debut November 30?
- Release date wasn't my problem...I was in the market for an ebook reader. I really wanted to purchase the Nook, and I didn't care that I would have a little bit of a wait. I liked the features, and I like Barnes and Noble. I ended up...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, B&N, Barnes & Noble Inc., Nook, Nov, Sony Corp., Christmas
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Barnes & Noble Nook to make debut November 30?
- It's not definite yet, but several tech sites are reporting that the Barnes & Noble e-book reader, Nook, could start shipping as early as November 30. A release during the biggest shopping time of the year is sure to throw the eReader market into a frenzy....
- Tags: Barnes & Noble Inc., E-books, Sales Strategy, Personal Technology, Sales, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- Calibre 0.6.24 (Windows)
- Calibre is program to manage your e-book collection. It acts as an e-library and also allows for format conversion, news feeds to e-book conversion, as well as e-book reader sync features and an integrated e-book viewer. Calibre's features include: library management; format conversion all major ebook formats; syncing to e-book...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Kovid Goyal, Calibre, E-books, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-16
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1.0 (Mobile)
- Quotes from the ebook: Preface and beginning of first chapter.PREFACE I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses...
- Tags: Mobile, Scrooge, Keyboards, E-books, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components
- Software downloads 2009-11-16
- Calibre 0.6.23 (Mac)
- Calibre is a one stop solution to your e-book needs. It is free, open source and cross-platform in design. Calibre is meant to be a complete e-library solution and thus includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to e-book conversion, as well as e-book reader sync features and an integrated...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Kovid Goyal, Calibre, E-books, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-13
- Intel announces a digital camera that can read to you
- Electronic book readers like the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook may be poised to take the holiday shopping season by storm, but the new Intel Reader announced earlier this week promises to give the gift of reading to those with vision- or reading-related disabilities. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Digital Camera, Camera, Intel Corp., Digital Cameras, E-books, Digital Photography, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Sales, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, E-book Reader, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Intel e-reader combines Atom processor and accessibility
- Intel announced an innovative e-reader today that wants nothing to do with being a Kindle-killer. This e-reader, in fact, arguably has more educational implications than the current generation of e-readers. Intel's product, demonstrated below, is designed to turn written text into spoken words and can convert either text...
- Tags: E-reader, Processor, Intel Corp., Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Intel Reader combines camera and text-to-speech functions
- Intel is giving gadgets another go with the debut of their portable text-to-speech reader, the Intel Reader. But do not confuse this for an e-book reader alternative. Besides the fact it has $1,500 price tag (everyone's still complaining that they won't pay $200 for...
- Tags: Camera, Intel Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Human Resources, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Gartner: 2010 will be the year e-book readers take off
- While 2009 marked the first growth spurts of the e-book reader segment, 2010 will be the year the niche segment takes off, according to a new report by research firm Gartner. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Gartner Inc., E-book Reader, E-books, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download
- Open formatYou say the Kindle is less open than the Sony or B&N readers. Are you saying that a Sony book can be read on the Nook? Or that a Nook book can be read on a Sony reader? I think you're pretty well mistaken on...
- Tags: E-books, Cellular phones, iSlate, e-book, ebook reader, PC App, Amazon Kindle, handy download, Amazon.com Inc., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device (U.S. & International Wireless, Latest Generation)
- On October 22, 2009, Amazon discontinued the U.S.-only version of the Kindle and replaced it with the international Kindle model and set the price at $259. This new model--now called the "U.S. and International Kindle"--runs on AT&T's network and can access content on cellular networks inside and outside of the...
- Tags: wireless, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Sprint Communications
- Product reviews 2009-11-07
- Hands-on photos of Spring Design's Alex Android-based e-reader appear
- Spring Design's Google Android-based Alex e-book reader was announced at the same time as the Barnes & Noble Nook. Now it's appeared in the flesh. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: E-reader, Photograph, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?
- I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook
- I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...
- Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- New Marvell e-book reader platform promises faster product, lower price tag
- Vaguely disappointed.When I read the headline, I thought Batman was coming to an e-book near me.Of course, Batman is DC not Marvel... [nt][nt]Touch?. NTLike the look of that enTourage unitThe dual screen folding idea has a lot of appeal, BUT...I won't buy an ereader until I can use any book...
- Tags: E-books, BOM, Batman, e-book Reader, Marvell
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
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