Next gen eBook readers may feature F-Origin's touchscreen tech (TechJournal South)MORRISVILLE, NC—F-Origin, which closed a $5 million third round of capital a few months ago, sees eBook readers such as Amazon's Kindle as a natural market for its touchscreen technology, which provides tactile user feedback.
Open source and the Kindle (CNET)Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Open source and the Kindle --The Kindle reminds Matt Asay of why we pay for open source, even when we can get it for free. Get Dell's wireless all-in-one printer for $60 shipped --The new Dell V305w prints, copies and scans, all without wires. Save $69 off the list price and get free shipping. Cozy three-seater with optional 50 caliber ...
First impressions of the HP iPAQ 910 Business Manager (ZDNet)It has been quite a while since HP announced the new iPAQ 900 series back in September 2007 and I was beginning to wonder if the device would end up being vaporware. I was just sent an evaluation HP iPAQ 910 device to check out for a couple of weeks...
Princeton to start publishing Kindle-edition textbooks (Engadget)Filed under: Handhelds Amazon's Kindle ebook reader has been doing pretty well as a consumer device, but we've always thought it had amazing potential as a textbook reader -- especially coupled iTunes-style with Amazon's online distribution system. Apparently Princeton University (Jeff Bezos's alma mater) agrees with us, because it's just announced plans to publish Kindle version of ...
Dual-Screen Ebook Developed, Navigates in Real Page-Turn Style [Ebooks ] (Gizmodo)Sure the Kindle is fab, and printed media may soon be "dead"... but ebooks really don't feel quite as good the real thing do they? A science team from Maryland and Berkeley Universities noted that we...
Dork Talk: Giles Foden reviews the Asus Eee PC 900 (Guardian Unlimited)Do you remember the days of solid state? In the 70s, the words "solid state" could be found on most radios. Usually they bulked off the speaker grille in silvery haut-relief. As a boy I ran my finger across exactly such a sign. All summer I'd waited at the end of a long avenue of Irish elms for the postman to bring the package from my father in Africa. But when it arrived and was duly ...
Price will have to fall for Kindle's fortunes to rise (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)The Kindle would probably never be as popular as the iPod, but Amazon.com thinks it has potential to be as industry-changing. But before that can happen, electronic book devices will have to cost a lot less.
Dual-display e-book concept mimicks reading, makes complete sense (Engadget)Filed under: Displays , Handhelds It's no surprise that more displays is always better, but when it comes to mimicking the act of reading a book, dual displays is a clear step forward. Researchers at Maryland and Berkeley Universities developed a prototype dual-face, modular e-book reader that allows readers to fan pages to advance in a book or via trackball. If you're doing some ...
30+ Apps For Jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches (Mashable)We've put together a list of over 30 applications for jailbroken iPhones and the iPod Touch that let you connect with friends, play games, stream media, and more. The iPhone and iPod Touch are great gadgets, but there are a lot of ways to make them better. Luckily there is a large application community out [... ]
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Design revamp for '$100 laptop'Future versions of the OLPC laptop will be a dual-screen, e-book device that will cost just $75.
Amazon Kindle sells out on debutAmazon's Kindle has sold out despite mixed reviews of the handheld digital book reader.
Amazon debuts digital book readerOnline retailer Amazon has unveiled an own-brand digital book reader called Kindle.
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Scrollable displays set to debutOne of the first mobile gadgets with a scrollable display is due to go on sale in Italy in late 2007.
Mini-computers 'bring test boost'A pilot study suggests boys could benefit most from using hand-held computers in and out of school.
Google mulls online book futureGoogle is considering creating an online book store, although it will depend on permission from copyright holders.
Sony Reader targets book loversSony launches a slim gadget it hopes will turn people on to downloadable digital books.
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Gizmos under threat of extinctionA list of technology under threat of extinction is released by civil liberties group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
UK publishers 'ignoring e-books'UK publishers are ignoring a growing market for e-books, a leading online e-bookstore says.
Hi-tech tome takes on paperbacksUS researchers have developed a prototype e-book which can hold a whole library on a gadget no bigger than a paperback.
No to tech for tech's sakeNot wanting the latest gadget does not make you a Luddite, argues technology analyst Bill Thompson.
Copyright defender advises Number 10Net freedom fighter Lawrence Lessig has urged the UK Government to ensure that digital copyright laws are fair.
E-paper moving closerThe prospect of using electronic paper as a substitute for the real thing is closer than ever.
Russian programmer gets bailDmitry Sklyarov, the Russian programmer arrested in the US for alleged copyright infringement, is released on bail.
Electronic books face copyright battleMove over Napster, books now represent the next great feud over who has the rights to intellectual property in the digital age.
FBI arrests alleged copyright crackerA Russian computer programmer has been arrested for allegedly flouting a controversial US copyright law
The world in your handsThe much-heralded e-book format is not making much of a dent in the sales of the traditional novel, say publishers - yet.
