What with the hype over Android tablets lately I thought I’d get an early start on the next frenzy. This beauty is being sold by a German company called Smartbook.It retails for 249€, and is available now. 800×480 LCD touch screen Android v2.1 720MHz CPU 2GB Flash Wifi GPS HDMI out 2 USB ports microSD [...]
Entries from July 31st, 2010
Augen Gentouch Android tablet – what we know so far
July 31st, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, links post
It’s been a week since this tablet first appeared in the Kmart circular, and I still haven’t been able to get my hands on it. But after thinking about all that has happened in the past week, I realized that just collecting links to all the tidbits might make a worthwhile blog post. So it’s [...]
Inside the Augen Gentouch tablet
July 31st, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, video
I was digging through Youtube, looking for videos on the Gentouch78 when I found this one. Someone’s already taken the cover off their tablet. It’s interesting. There has been some debate over at Slatedroid about whether the Gentouch78 really had the 800MHz CPU in the specs. Now we know that the stock speed of the [...]
NewsCorp to launch tablet focused news organization – FAIL
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
Financial Times are reporting: News Corp is nearing a decision on whether to start a news organisation to provide content for a subscription application on digital tablet devices such as Apple’s iPad, according to people close to the plans. … If News Corp gives the green light to the tablet-centric news organisation plans, it will [...]
Rumor: RIM to relase 10″ BlackPad in November
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
Bloomberg are reporting: Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc’s iPad, according to two people familiar with the company’s plans. The device will have roughly the same dimensions as the iPad, which has a 9.7-inch diagonal screen, said the two [...]
An impressivie ebook library (cartoon)
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · humor
via Mike Cane
Tags:cartoon·ebook·impressivie·library
Kindle for iPhone updated
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Amazon, kindle app, software news
I’m trying it right now on my iTouch, and I can’t see any major change in the reading experience. But on the upside, they did add the ability to lookup a word in a dictionary, Google, or Wikipedia. (My iTouch is frozen at the moment while the dictionary is downloaded.) Some of the other improvements [...]
B&N planning sales push for Nook
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
The NYTimes has the story: In September, the chain will begin an aggressive promotion of its Nook e-readers by building 1,000-square-foot boutiques in all of its stores, with sample Nooks, demonstration tables, video screens and employees who will give customers advice and operating instructions. … Barnes & Noble has already installed small counters in its [...]
Sometimes paper is better, II
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
A couple days ago I posted on WorldReader.org and their Kindle pilot program. They’re working to create rural literacy programs in third world countries. I took the position that paper would be a better solution, and I still think that. Yesterday I came across a post on the OLPC News blog about the efforts needed [...]
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