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Digg’s Google Reader Replacement Will be Called “Reader” (video)

May 23rd, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · News Reader, video → No Comments

life after Google readerDigg CEO Andrew McLaughlin was at a conference earlier this week at Internet Week New York, and he dropped a few hints about the Google Reader replacement that Digg has been working on. Digg’s news reader is going to simply be called Reader, and it will be integrated into Digg’s existing platform rather and will not be a separate app.
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E-ink Debuts Spectra 3 Color Display – Not Ready For eReaders

May 21st, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · conferences & trade shows, hardware news, video → 3 Comments

spectra_img_052113[1]E-ink has managed to be the most exciting and biggest letdown at SID Display Week this year.

They’ve just unveiled a new screen tech that promises to offer the sharp color that the Triton 2 color E-ink lacks in no less than 3 colors, but unfortunately it is also limited to exactly 3 colors.
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Early User Reports Say that Sony’s New Writing Slate is Lightweight & Well-Designed (video)

May 17th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · hardware news, video → 2 Comments

SonySoftKB-130516 Sony astounded the world a few days ago when they formally launched the 13.3″ digital writing slate that they had been working on for the past several years. This slate has a flexible screen that was promised to be more durable and lighter than your average ereader, and an early report says that promise is true..

I still haven’t had a chance to get my hands on the new digital writing slate that Sony announced a few days ago, but I did get an email this morning from a contact in Japan. He spent a few minutes with the writing slate yesterday, and he was impressed.
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Onyx Teases a new 4.3″ E-ink Smartphone, 6″ E-ink Android Tablet (video)

May 14th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · hardware news, video → 4 Comments

onyx e-ink smartphone 4.3Onyx was the first to show off a working smartphone prototype with an E-ink screen last year, and they’re back again today with a new prototype.

Charbax caught up with Onyx at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair this week, where they showed him the new gadgets. Both the new smartphone and tablet run Android, have an E-ink screen, and have frontlights.
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Ten Examples That Show Apple’s Special Snowflake Page Turn Isn’t Nearly as Special As They Think (video)

May 7th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · Amazon, Android, Apple, Barnes & Noble, iOS, Nook, video → 7 Comments

223913-apple-ipad-wi-fi-ibooks-page-turn[1]When Apple was awarded a patent on the page turn in late 2012, more than a few bloggers and tech experts rolled their eyes. This common and basic feature seemed both obvious and easy to replicate, so many of us didn’t think it deserved a patent.

That’s what I thought, at least, but it wasn’t until last week that I realized quite how obvious and common page turn animations really were.
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This Smartphone Gets the Bends When You Get a Call (video)

May 2nd, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · hardware news, video → 3 Comments

1Researchers at the Human Media Lab at Queens University have been spending the past several years looking at new ways that we might interact with next-generation displays.

I have long been a fan of the HML, so I was thrilled to learn earlier this week that they have revealed a new concept for a radical smartphone design. It’s called the Morephone, and it turns the idea of smartphones notifications on its head.
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Amazon’s Newest Kindle Fire, Kindle Commercial Focus on Kids

May 1st, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · Amazon, video → 2 Comments

amazon-logo3Amazon posted their latest Kindle Fire and Kindle commercials on Youtube last night, and they have something in common.

Both commercials are focused on how kids use the gadgets. The Kindle Fire commercial spends 31 second pitching Kindle FreeTime to parents while the new commercial for the Kindle shows kids talking about books. And yes, it is as cute as it sounds.
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HarperCollins Launches New Effort to Promote Enhanced eBooks

April 23rd, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · video → 7 Comments

harpercollins enhanced ebooksEnhanced ebooks have never quite been as successful as some publishers would like, but I think HarperCollins wants to change that. They’ve just launched a new webpage on the official HarperCollins website that is focused on promoting enhanced ebooks:

 Some books featured on the page right now are American Gods, The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Telegraph Avenue, Prague Winter and more! Visit the page to watch a great video that features authors such as Michael Chabon and Colin Powell discussing their enhanced e-Books.
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The Last Bookshop (video)

April 19th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · video → 5 Comments

This dystopian video has been passed around on Twitter this week. It’s really not all that likely to come about, but like ghost stories it will probably send a chill down your spine.

Here’s more from the Youtube description:
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Fujitsu Now Developing a Virtual Touch Interface for Books

April 15th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · hardware news, video → 3 Comments

fujitsuRemember back when SF movies used to feature devices with impossibly thin and impossibly flexible displays? That’s what I was thinking of today when I saw the latest project to come out of one of Fujitsu’s labs.

Fujitsu has just unveiled a next-gen user interface uses a webcam combined with an overhead projector to enable users to interact with real world objects like books, paper, and more.
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