The Inquirer are reporting: With 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch versions the reader can also play audio and video as well as show words and pictures. The multimedia reader is referred to as an Next Generation XMDF device because it is an advance on the 2001 original XMDF that was sold for Japanese novels and manga comics. [...]
Entries from August 24th, 2010
Sharp to demo their XMDF format e-reader at IFA-Berlin
August 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Nuance Vocalizer Brings Voice to Blio
August 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · press release
From the press release: Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) and K-NFB Reading Technology Inc., today announced that the Nuance Vocalizer text-to-speech technology will be available as part of the Blio eReader Software when it launches next month. …Blio will be making Nuance’s text-to-speech available as a downloadable accessory on Blio eBook Stores, enabling customers to further [...]
iTunes U hits 300m downloads
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
TBH, this is the first that I’ve heard of iTunes U. At first it sounded like a neat idea, but now that I’ve gotten into it it’s really just another source of podcasts. Still, 300m downloads is impressive. From the press release:
B&N released their 1Q finance report today
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: B&N today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2011 first quarter ended July 31, 2010. The company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share payable on September 30, 2010 to stockholders of record on September 9, 2010. … FIRST QUARTER [...]
Samsung E60 e-reader now available at WHSmith
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
It’s been available in Europe for some time now, but with the announcement this morning that Samsung are canceling development of epaper screens I thought this was worth another post. They just canceled their new screens, not the e-readers already on the market. This is the 6″ slider model with a Wacom touch screen 2GB [...]
Samsung to stop developing epaper screens
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
From Trading Markets: Samsung Electronics Co., Asia’s largest maker of mobile phones and memory chips, said Monday that it has recently decided to withdraw from the electronic paper (e-paper) business due to cost issues. The company, however, will not completely leave the market for electronic book (e-book) readers, and plans to launch next year an [...]
Tags:developing·epaper·samsung·screens·stop
Review: Laser EB-101 e-reader
August 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware reviews
by Clytie Siddell A new Australian ebook-reader has suddenly appeared. The Laser EB101 E-Book Reader was released yesterday. The only reason we know this, is that my husband saw it in the Dick Smith shop attached to his workplace, and brought it home for me to examine. (History does not give enough credit to gadget-spotters. [...]
Teen literacy nose-diving? Don’t bet your socks
August 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · opinion
by Neil Marr There’s been the drone of contstant chatter and natter in the press, on TV and radio, on readers’ and writers’ forums, no doubt in pubs and parlours around the world and certainly in the blogasphere of late lamenting the passing of teenage literacy and sustained reading interest.
Tags:bet·literacy·nosediving·socks·teen
Kindle for iPhone updated
August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · iPhone app, software news
A new version of the Kindle iOS app was uploaded to the App Store a few hours ago. Improvements in v2.2.1 include: Improved highlight sensitivity to reduce inadvertent highlights when turning pages Fixed a crash some customers experience when highlighting a word Corrected a problem where the most recent page is not saved when returning [...]
New Sony Library hints at PRS-950
August 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
Igorsk posted over at MobileRead that the new version of the Soy Reader Library s now available for download. Some of the improvements listed on the download page include: Support for PRS-350 / PRS-650 Support for new languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese) Support for new regions (Australia, Spain, Italy) PRS Device registration without Adobe ID He [...]
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