I’m sure you recall that Skiff, a digital magazine platform and e-reader, were sold to Newscorp about a month ago. One curious detail about the sale was that the e-reader wasn’t sold; just the company and platform that supported it. Most people assumed that the e-reader was dead. That was a pretty safe assumption, but [...]
Entries from July 29th, 2010
Winston Churchill archive goes digital
July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · digitization projects
From the NYTimes: CAMBRIDGE, England — You’re a high school or college student, or a journalist, psychologist or historian, and you have a paper to write on Winston Churchill’s “finest hour” speech on June 18, 1940, arguably his most stirring moment in World War II. But you want to go beyond the famous lyric of [...]
Whitcoulls, Borders owner talking to their banker
July 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ebookstore news
TVNZ are reporting: REDgroup Retail, operator of bookstore chains Whitcoulls and Borders, is talking to its financiers in a bid to get a waiver from an expected breach of banking covenants in August. The company said that following consideration of its most recent management accounts, the board has formed the view that the company is [...]
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Kobo killed their own e-reader
July 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · opinion
So I was sitting last night, pondering the Kindle announcement, when I realized that the e-reader price war was over and the company who started the war shot themselves in the foot. You see, unlike most people I don’t date the beginning of the e-reader price war to when B&N announced the Nook Wifi. No, [...]
RIM just bought Blackpad.com – Is this their new tablet?
July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware rumors
TechCrunch are reporting that Research In Motion (makers of the Blackberry) have bought the rights to www.blackpad.com. Unless someone at Research In Motion is taking the time to screw with all of us, it looks like we might have an official name for their long-rumored BlackBerry tablet project: BlackPad. Word of the name comes not [...]
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Elsewhere on the Web 29 July 2010
July 28th, 2010 · No Comments · links post
Kindle3 w\Wifi up for pre-order tomorrow!
July 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Amazon, hardware news
The Wall Street Journal broke the story. They’re reporting that the new Kindle will have Wifi and cost $139. The current Kindle with 3G will stay at $189. They alos said it will be smaller with a better screen and longer battery life. It will ship on 27 August. Wall Street Journal
A Milestone & an Anniversary
July 28th, 2010 · No Comments · blog maintenance
Four days ago was the 6 month anniversary for this blog. I’m not normally an introspective person (not in public, at least), but I was planning to post something. But then I realized that I was about to hit a milestone, and I decided to wait. I want to share some of my blog’s traffic [...]
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Augen Gentouch tablet not in stock
July 28th, 2010 · 10 Comments · hardware news
I’ve just gotten back from my local Kmart store. They didn’t get any Augen tablets on the truck today. What’s worse is that the electronics manager checked with distribution, and it’s not going to be carried on the entire eastern seaboard. I’ve checked a couple dozen stores, and he appears to be correct. Boy was [...]
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