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Entries from May 29th, 2010
Pandigital Novel hits the FCC
May 29th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Engadget has found the FCC documentation for the Novel, B&N’s newest e-reader. One of the attached files is the user manual, and there’s a lot of new info there. It’s also nice to finally get a real look at the device. FCC
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About those new, thinner Kindle rumors
May 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Amazon, hardware rumors
Everyone’s been talking about this Bloomberg story: Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, plans to introduce the next version of its Kindle electronic-book reader in August, according to two people familiar with its plans.The device will be thinner and have a more responsive screen with a sharper picture, the people said, who didn’t want [...]
Calibre adds support for Nokia E71X
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The latest version of calibre (0.6.55) is available for download. Here’s a summary of the changes: New Features Support for the Nokia E71X EPUB Output: Generate a default one entry TOC if no TOC is present. This allows the EPUB to pass epubcheck and work on the Kobo Kobo driver: Add support for storage card [...]
New Nook found at FCC
May 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · bn, hardware news
Do you remember that rumor we heard a couple weeks back about a Wifi only Nook Lite? It looks like Engadget has found FCC filings for what might be the Nook Lite. I think that’s what it is, myself. Look at signature block on the letters. I’d say that pretty much clinches it. FCC
Video: Guinness World Records iPad app
May 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · ipad app, software news, video
This is one of the reasons that I stay at a convention until they kick me out. Guinness World Records only announced their app Thursday morning, and I found out about it because of a story in the Wall Street Journal that same day. This app is just a sampler, but it does look interesting. [...]
New e-reader concept
May 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I came across this new e-reader from Yanko Designs. As you can see, it’s a flexible screen e-reader that rolls up into a tube when not in use. I’m not sure it qualifies as a new design, though. I’ve seen a similar design used as a prop in an SF movie. I’m pretty sure that [...]
Viewsonic e-readers hands on videos
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, video
Viewsonic had a press event yesterday in Taipei where they announced 2 new e-reader models that they are going to sell in Taiwan.. The tech blog Tweaktown was there, and they shot these videos. The first video is the VEB620, which I’ve covered before. Retail price is about $217. The second video shows the VEB [...]
BEA2010: Sideways (demo videos)
May 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · conferences & trade shows, ipad app, video
I tend to ignore apps (especially ones that run on Apple hardware), so I almost missed this company. I’m glad I caught the, because Sideways had a couple iPad app demos that are worth seeing. The first was what they’re calling an author app. This app would be made for an author (or his publisher) [...]
2.6m people use Opera Mini on the iPhone & other details
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
From the press release: More than 2.6 million people used Opera Mini on their iPhones, in the two weeks following April’s mid-month launch. This surge in new Opera Mini users reshaped both the top 10 countries and the top handsets for mobile Web usage, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report, issued today. [...]
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