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No, the iPad2 didn’t show up at CES 2011

January 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

A couple of videos are going around today that purport to show an iPad 2 dummy. Supposedly a case manufacturer was given a dummy in order to work on a case and they “accidentally” brought it to CES. Yeah, right.

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Amazon K2, Sharper Image Literati show up in after Christmas clearance sales

December 28th, 2010 · 6 Comments · hardware news

I came across a couple after Christmas sales today. I think one is worth getting, but not the other. Amazon are once again selling the refurbished K2.  The current list price is $110. It comes with the standard 1 year warranty and I’m expecting them to sell out fast. Amazon Best Buy have put the [...]

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LG Display show off a new screen at FPD (video)

November 11th, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows, hardware news, video

FPD, a screen tech trade show, is being held right now in Tokyo. LG Disiplay are there, of course, and they have 3 screens on display (at least, 3 that I’ve found). I showed you 2 of the screens back in May from my SID Display week coverage. One is a 9.7″ color epaper and [...]

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iStorytime show you why apps are sometimes better than books (video)

August 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments · ipad app, iPhone app, video

iStorytime, makers of the Shrek Forever After iPad app, have announced a new book app called Danny the Dragon meets Jimmy. This appis the first to offer both narration and a sign language interpreter. Watch the video and you’ll see what I mean. This is one of the reasons why the book vs app discussion [...]

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BEA No Show: Million-e

May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows

This one has me scratching my head. One company that was high on my list was Million-e Culture Industrial Co. They had an e-reader at CeBit this year that I was dying to see. I would have loved to have shown it to you. Unfortunately, all I have is this picture of their empty booth. [...]

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Pocketbook outs PB601 at the Mobile & Digital Show 2010

April 17th, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows, hardware news, pocketbook, video

There is a gadget trade show happening this week in Moscow, and Pocketbook was there to show off their latest products. The 601 is one of Pocketbook’s new e-readers that are based on a Freescale CPU. According to my source, it’s an updated version of the 301. Pocketbook also had the PB901, and PB302 on [...]

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