I’ve just heard from a coupe different tech blogs that the TouchPad buying frenzy is about to cross the sea, with the infection spreading to Great Britain and Australia. The Australian retail giant Harvey Norman have confirmed that they will be selling the TouchPad for $98 and $148 AUD. Accessories are also on sale, with a [...]
Entries from August 22nd, 2011
Amazon registered KindleScribe.com – Could this be the new stylus enable Kindle?
August 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware news
Someone at Amazon has been having fun with the tech blogs lately. Amazon registered a new URL for KindleAir.com a couple weeks back, and a few days ago they registered the URL at KindleScribe.com. Unfortunately, these URLs very likely won’t have anything to do with the new Kindle devices, even though some bloggers will jump [...]
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What Amazon Can Learn from HP’s TouchPad Debacle
August 22nd, 2011 · 5 Comments · opinion
HP might have set a record for the shortest-lived tech gadget of all time. The summer was already underway when they introduced their TouchPad and it’s already been killed before fall arrived. I was both surprised and disappointed in HP’s decision. The poor sell-through BestBuy reported for the device was obviously a clear sign of [...]
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Kno now using videos to enhance their iPad app (video)
August 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · software news, video
Guess what the digital textbook maker Kno announced today? They’ve added a couple features to their iPad app and one of them is called Smart Links. Students can now watch a selection of Youtube videos that are related to the topic of each chapter of a textbook. Kno are using videos from the Khan Academy, [...]
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HP TouchPad now has its own forum on XDA-Devs – Let the hacking begin!
August 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware news
The admins over at XDA-Forums have just announced that they’ve noticed the vast number of TouchPads sold over the weekend and they figured it was time to spur TP hacking. This is the leading hardware hacking community on the web, and it’s been the first place to find any number of new tricks, firmwares, and [...]
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5 Mistakes to avoid when using iPads in the classroom
August 22nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · opinion, tips and tricks
My youngest brother is attending a private school this year, and the school just started requiring iPads. They’re still figuring out how to run an iPad program and right now it’s the parent’s responsibility to support and maintain their kids’ iPad. Guess who got stuck with being his IT department? I can’t claim to be [...]
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HP TouchPad still available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and (maybe) BestBuy
August 22nd, 2011 · 12 Comments · Daily deals
If you missed out on the buying frenzy this weekend, don’t worry. There are still a few places that haven’t sold out yet (on Monday morning). Barnes & Noble still have the TouchPad (for about $101). I’m a little surprised to hear that; I didn’t know that they carried it at all. In fact, this [...]
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Next-gen Plastic Logic e-reader demoed in Russia
August 21st, 2011 · 3 Comments · hardware news
The Prime Minister of Russia met with Anatoly Chubais, the head of Rusnano, late last week and they discussed a number of Rusnano’s new tech projects. The last time I mentioned Rusnano it was because they’d invested in Plastic Logic, the failed not-yet-successful screen tech company. Late last year Rusnano invested an unnamed amount of [...]
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HP TouchPad 32GB now $149 on Amazon
August 21st, 2011 · 10 Comments · Daily deals
Good news! It’s not too late to get a discounted TouchPad. I’ve just found a seller on Amazon that still the 32GB TouchPad in stock (Sunday morning). The seller has a 96% rating with over 13 thousand reviews, so I’d say it’s legit. My order is expected to arrive next week. Amazon
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The Chinese e-reader market hit 300k units sold in last quarter
August 21st, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
Analysys International, a Shanghai based market research company, released a few figures this week on the Chinese ebook reader market. Their data shows that 311,200 ebook readers were sold in China during the second quarter of 2011. Hanvon dominate the market with 64% of sales (by volume), followed by Shanda (13%), Aigo (4%), Teclast (3%) [...]
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