We all know that Barnes and Noble has its own eBook Reader the Nook. What we didn’t know was that the Nook will soon share shelf space with Samsung’s E60 eReader. eWeek.com has the story here. That’s right, Samsung is going to partner with B&N for the upcoming E60’s release so the new device can access …
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The machines.
Mar 10
iPad perfect for 55+?
Jorgen sent along a link to a Betanews story that suggests the Apple iPad is perfect for baby boomers (55+ years) and older adopters. The author, Joe Wilcox, suspects the device’s multi-functionality yet relative ease-of-use, makes it a perfect fit. It’s a web browser and shopper, movie, music, email and reading device that doesn’t ask a lot …
Mar 09
Microsoft Stirs the Pot with Courier
Microsoft is releasing a sweet little dual-tablet called “Courier” that comes with a unique design as well as reading and writing features that are sure to get sabers rattling over at Apple’s iPad headquarters. Engadget’s got the story here with pictures and video. The device (Microsoft refers it as a “digital journal”) opens from a 5″ x 7″ profile into …
Mar 08
Duet Navigator – That has a nice ring to it…
Jorgen sent us a link to an ubergizmo.com post highlighting Spring Design’s Alex making its way to the mainstream by way of a visit to the FCC. We’ve mentioned it before, the device is Android-powered with full browser capability offering the juice to compete in the iPad multi-function market. And don’t forget the Duet Navigator, the …
Mar 06
Apple iPad Available April 3, 2010
Get the full story about the iPad’s release at CNN.com. Pre-Ordering starts March 12, and the devices will be available in the U.S. on April 3. It will be interesting to see how big an impact this machine has on the eBook Revolution. I still think it’s a greater threat to laptops and netbooks. The …
Mar 05
Penguin Shows off Mega-Apps for iPad
Obviously, this video speaks volumes. Check out Penguin’s “Digital Books” for iPad below. It’s the kind of eBook Reader that Mr. Spock might carry around with him. It’s like having Encarta/Atlas/Video Game/iPhone App/Facebook Reading Circle/Email all in one touch-screen device. (Can anyone say Netbook?) Great for many, and it’s easy to see there will be a big …
Mar 04
Moving the Look from Book to eBook.
Jorgen dropped off a link to a Publishers Weekly post with highlights from a second discussion panel: From Book to E- Book: Aesthetics, Design and the Digital in their Think Future series. Panel guests included Matteo Bologna, founder and creative director of Mucca Design, a branding agency responsible for delivering “many, many book jackets” to clients like Penguin …
Mar 03
Looks like a March 3rd eBook Revolution Grab Bag
As the eBook Revolution continues its charge into 2010, we find ourselves with a varied but unexciting news day. So I’ve got a grab bag of links. First of all, thanks to Jorgen for a link to this Reuters story that has Rupert Murdoch seriously insulting the Mexican people and predicting the demise of the Kindle …
Feb 26
A Word from the Penguin Boss on the eBook Revolution…
Thanks Jorgen for a link to a post at IT.TMCNET.COM where Penguin Publishing boss John Makinson waxes poetic about the coming digital age. An interesting read, if it does continue to have the paternalistic tone that we so often hear from fat cats of the ‘bricks and mortar’ days. (You know the fat cats who are …
Feb 25
Infibeam Pi Calculates that there is E Ink life after iPad
And I thought we’d have to worry about them cloning people. Infibeam Pi is a new eBook Reader with a familiar look for the burgeoning eBook Marketplace. (Come on, it’s a Kindle right down to the smile…) Announced in January, as India’s first eBook Reader it has a familiar list of functions as well.  (Not …
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