The Bookeen Opus came out in the Fall of 2009. I tried one in October and was so dissatisfied that I sent it back. There were any number of things the Opus couldn’t do (then) that I required in an e-reader: Mobipocket support, instant on, dictionary support. I decided to do this review because I [...]
Entries from June 30th, 2010
Kobo e-reader firmware update coming very soon
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, kobo
Kobo are going to be rolling out the firmware update over the next couple weeks. There are a couple ways you can get it. Bring your Kobo e-reader in to a Indigo, Chapters or Coles store you purchased your e-reader from and have the Indigo staff do the upgrade for you. Only good after 5 [...]
Amazon to launch Kindle preview today – ebooks in your browser
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
How would you like to open a sample ebook in your browser (no other app required)? Amazon just announced this new feature: You can already buy your Kindle books once and read them anywhere: Kindle, Kindle DX, Android, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, PC, and Mac. Soon, with the new “Kindle Previewer for HTML 5″ that we [...]
Pandigital Novel has been rooted
June 30th, 2010 · 8 Comments · hardware news
A member of the SlateDroid tablet forum has just announced that he has rooted the Novel. I don’t have any details yet on how he did it, but I’ve seen enough pictures to believe him. source P.S. I still have my Novel, and I’m trying to get him to help me root it. I’ll post [...]
Tags:pandigital·rooted
Amazon’s 70% royalty program now live
June 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Amazon, ebookstore news
Amazon have finally followed through on the new royalty option they first mentioned back in January. Before I continue, I want to point out the time that Amazon posted this release (about 9AM EST). That’s very unusual. I’ve been getting Amazon press releases for the past couple years now, and they usually post a release [...]
Nemoptic demo their epaper tech (video)
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, video
Nemoptic are a French tech startup who have been working on a low power bistable LCD for the past 3 years. This is the first demo video I’ve seen in that time, and that’s not a good thing. The screen tech market is incredibly crowded this year (Liquvista, Bridgestone, Sipix/AUO, E-ink, Fujitsu, Pixel Qi).This company [...]
Indus ScanRobot (video)
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows, digitization projects
This is the first of 2 automated scanners I found at the ALA conference. This one is made by Indus. You might want to check out their product page; they make a number of specialized scanners for various media. They had several other scanners on display, but I was distracted by TEH SHINY robotic scanner.
Irex release new firmware for DR800, DR1000
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
The company may be dead, but the software development continues. From the Irex blog: Today we announce the availability of Release Candidate 3 of DR800S(G)/DR1000 2.0 software. This release addresses various issues in the document viewer. Note that the translations of the GUI texts are not yet complete, so you may see English messages even [...]
Foxit Reader v4.0 now out
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
This was actually announced yesterday, and I was planning to try it before I posted on it. Unfortunately, the download page on Foxit’s website is broken. From the press release: Now enabling users to populate, submit and save PDF forms, and annotate PDF files at no cost, Foxit Corporation, a leader in PDF software solutions, [...]
Qualcomm announce app store for Brew
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the press release: Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced the availability of an application store to bring Brew® apps and services to consumers in open markets. The first application store will be managed by SINA, the largest infotainment Web portal in China, whose strong brand awareness in China will provide both local and global [...]
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