Few e-readers are as intimate as this prototype from Nicholas Chen. Look how they communicate in that video! The only caveat it’s backed by Microsoft Research. We all know what happened the last time they teased something like this. More »
Amazon’s own e-book reader won’t be able to play back video or audio embedded in e-books the way the iPod touch, iPhone, iPad and I’m presuming the Mac and PC versions can. But it probably doesn’t matter too much to Amazon, who stands to make a killing on the books themselves, anyhow. More »