@glecharles tipped me to the chart above. You’re looking at data collected by Google. You can probably guess that the lines on this chart represent how often the search terms are entered into Google. Note the gi-normous spike in late December 2010 January 2011 and the similar spikes in 2008 and 2009. I’d say there’s [...]
Entries from May 27th, 2011
Yes, people did buy a heck of a lot of e-readers over Christmas
May 27th, 2011 · 5 Comments · statistics
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Kobo Touch clears the FCC
May 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · fcc, hardware news
Okay, it’s too early for this. the Nook Touch wasn’t the only e-reader to show up on the FCC website yesterday. The Kobo Touch also popped up, and it also has everything hidden. We’ll be able to see more in mid-august, so mark your calendar. They cut this one kinda close, didn’t they (both companies)? [...]
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Polymer Vision now showing off new rollable screen
May 27th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I showed you PV’s new concept design for their smartphone with a foldable screen. A couple days ago they uploaded a new video which show their latest working sample of a new 6″ rollable screen. It’s designed to last 25k uses and can be rolled around a dime. This screen has [...]
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Nook Touch hits the FCC
May 27th, 2011 · 4 Comments · fcc, hardware news
The new Nook Touch showed up on the FCC website yesterday. Like before, all the interesting details have been hidden. But we do have a couple details from the paperwork. For example, there’s a mention in one of the letters about beta radiation not being a problem because the battery is sealed. I wonder if [...]
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3M bought txtr – Could this be the new e-reader giant?
May 27th, 2011 · 10 Comments · hardware news
Last week I reported on the new 3M Cloud Library, a new digital library platform that’s due to be launched later this year. The 3M CL will have apps and integrated e-readers, and it will function much the same as Overdrive. This was a rather ambitious project for 3M, considering that the 3M Library Systems [...]
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Why I really went to BEA 2011
May 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · opinion
That is Margaret Atwood’s signature on one of my e-reader cases. It’s a good day.
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Ectaco will bring Hanvon’s 9.7″ color E-ink e-reader to US, China in the Fall
May 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news
Do you recall the Ectaco Jetbook Color i showed you on Tuesday? When i saw it I was told that it was only going to be available in Russia and the Ukraine, and apparently that was wrong. I just got the press release today and Ectaco will be selling it in the academic market in [...]
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New Android reading app launched at BEA
May 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · software news
Mobile Systems, a productivity app maker, are here at BEA with their new reading app,UB Reader. I first came across this on Tuesday but I didn’t cover it because I didn’t believe it was really new. It is. I can’t find that anyone has covered it before. In fact, it’s so new that the site [...]
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Best Booth at BEA 2011
May 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I had some time yesterday so I walked the show floor. It only took me about an hour, and that says something about how busy this place isn’t. There was one booth that had an old wooden stamp set on display. I couldn’t help myself from stopping and playing with it. The booth belonged to [...]
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Kobo Launch $10m charity program – ReadOn
May 26th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news
This was launched yesterday but i only got a chance to get to it this morning. The basic idea is simple. If you spend more time reading on your Kobo eReader, app or affiliated device, Kobo will contribute money to charities. You’ll need to sign up, of course, and you can recommend a charity (Kobo [...]
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