The machines.
Feb 11
Uclick.com has an app that turns your iPhone into a perfect platform for frame by frame comic book viewing. And offering the comics at .99 per download will assure that this idea is going to make a SPLASH! With all the digitizing going on, this is one of those moments where anyone can see the …
Feb 09
All the eBook news today will be about the rumored launch of Amazon’s Kindle 2. The word at Engadget.com here is that Stephen King is sending a horror story with a Kindle-twist along for the ride. The world will be watching!
Feb 08
I tell you this much. If I sold newsprint for a living I’d be thinking of changing careers. Check this out. Here we’ve got 24-inch eReader, displaying with e-ink, one in black and white, one in color. I’m blown away by this one. This is absolutely incredible! Forget video books! This is the kind of …
Feb 07
Ok. You’ve all noticed my undertone of skepticism about old Amazon, but even I’m getting caught up in the promotional campaign that never was. They’re letting geekdom do it for them, yah? Ok. Amazon Kindle 2 is coming this Monday, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. EST. At least that’s the rumor and scuttlebutt. Get more …
Feb 04
Well, love em or hate em, you’ve got to admire Amazon’s handling of the Kindle. They’ve been notorious for their sphinx-like response to questions about the actual numbers of Kindles sold. They don’t say anything! Anyone ever curious about Kindle has by now visited the Amazon Kindle page to see that it’s been listed as …
Feb 03
We’re all going to have to learn about Mobipocket sooner or later, and since I’ve referenced them a couple times, I’ll provide a link to the whole backstory here. Amazon bought Mobipocket in March 2005. The company produces a catchall reader for PDA’s called Mobipocket Reader software. The package is free and provides digital publishing …
Jan 30
So the fancy footwork before they get up in each other’s grills… In May 2008 Mobipocket president and CEO Martin Gorner said Mobipocket would release updated readers for the various platforms, as well as release a new reader for the Apple iPhone by the end of the year. iPhone and iPod Touch owners cannot read …
Jan 28
Ok… why aren’t we hearing more about this little gem? The Foxit eSlick Reader is calling itself: “this generation’s way of reading textbooks, favorite novels, magazines and pretty much any…etc.”  With an introductory price of $229.99 (MSRP) $259.99 they might be right. Like I said, why haven’t we heard more about this? While it’s still …
Jan 27
A five to seven week wait for Amazon’s Kindle eBook Reader might be hurting the leader of the pack. Resupply and availability issues have opened the door to Kindle’s competitors. And after they went to the trouble of creating such a buzz about eBooks. Yah? The frontrunner in late 2007, Amazon claims they’re gearing up for …
Jan 22
Say hello to the Hanlin eReader V3 with Vizplex. (Vizplex is the latest generation of E Ink’s microencapsulated ink imaging film. More on that here.)   The Hanlin eReader uses a 6 inch e-ink display, has familiar lines, function buttons and retails for $299. Seems to me that the Hanlin designers have tricked out a nice piece of …
