CES is a few weeks away, and it looks like Archos is getting their gadget announcements out before everyone else. They’ve just unveiled a new Honeycomb tablet called the 70b, and they plan to ship it next month. If the performance matches the specs then this is a serious competition to the $200 e-reader/tablets.
Entries from December 20th, 2011
Archos 70B Android Tablet Coming Next Month for $199 – Vox Killer?
December 20th, 2011 · 3 Comments · hardware news
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Nook Tablet Update Closes App Loophole
December 20th, 2011 · 10 Comments · hardware news
About a month ago I was all excited about the Nook Tablet and how there was a loophole in the code that let you install third party apps. Today B&N punctured that balloon with the latest Nook Tablet update. I have confirmation that the NT v1.4.1 firmware update for the Nook Tablet has closed the [...]
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Ebooks expected to be 17% of 2011 Revenue at Simon & Schuster
December 20th, 2011 · No Comments · statistics
Carolyn Reidy, the CEO and resident of Simon & Schuster, sent out an email today to the S&S staff. Various copies have popped up on the web, and her estimates for ebook revenues are raising a few eyebrows. Reidy expects digital to be the future of S&S. She is “excited about the potential for digital [...]
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The Morning Coffee – 20 December 2011
December 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Round up
Here’s some stories being talked about on Twitter. Getting a Tablet Is Easy; Getting Digital Magazines Is a Pain (Media Shift) Kindles Attract Reluctant Readers at CT Elementary School (The Digital Shift)
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Kindle Fire Update Breaks Root
December 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Amazon, hardware news
Releasing 2 updates in just over a month since a product was launched used to be a sign that it had serious problems; today that is the norm. Like the Kindles, the Kindle Fire is set to accept any update that Amazon sends out over the air. Amazon started pushing out the recently promised Kindle [...]
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FBReader Updated – Now Works on Meego, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
December 19th, 2011 · No Comments · software news
It’s been some months since I last posted on FBReader, and a lot has changed. This cross platform reading app has gotten new features and been ported to new platforms. Sidenote: My last post on FBReader is worth another mention; the developers added text to speech back in June. I couldn’t get it to work [...]
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Could B&N Buy Waterstones?
December 19th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Rumors
Late last week Barnes & Noble dropped a few hints that they might be partnering with Waterstones to bring the Nook e-reader into the UK.That’s good news for UK ebook buyers, and great news for B&N, but there could be more to the story. Today I’ve heard the most interesting supposition. My source tells me [...]
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Daily Deals – Sony Reader, Nook, BB Playbook
December 19th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Daily deals
A number of e-readers and tablets are on sale right now, and there’s still time left to get them before Christmas. I thought it would be useful to put together a list of all the deals. E-readers Barnes & Noble is offering a $50 trade-in credit on the original Nook. You’ll have to bring your [...]
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Kindle Fire Utility Makes Rooting, Updating, and Hacking the KF a Breeze
December 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware news
Would you believe it’s been just over a month since the Kindle Fire shipped? Considering how many hacks have been released in that time, it is something of a surprise. And today one enterprising hacker has brought a number of KF hacks into one handy little utility.
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A New Use for Paper Books – Batteries
December 19th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
Now that you don’t read paper books any more, how would you like to turn them into a battery? And no, this isn’t one of my practical jokes; Sony demonstrated the concept last week in Japan at the Eco-Products 2011 trade show.
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