vBookz, the somewhat useful text-to-speech iPad app we’ve covered before, is now iPhone-ready. It doesn’t appear that many of our quibbles with the app have been rectified since we examined vBookz’s previous iteration, but the robotic narrator is now pocketable. More »
Highly regarded Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami isn’t releasing his next novel on hardcover or paperback. He’s releasing it exclusively on iPad, and including all the multimedia goodies that the platform allows. More »
No one likes getting stuck in traffic, but some roadblocks are better than others. A few of the best: 1. An exceptionally cute string of ducklings. 2. 800 LED-equipped books. More »
A Chinese teacher has found the cure for Internet addiction, and for just 30,000 RMB (roughly $US4,380), he’ll make sure your youngster beats his or her LOLcat macro cravings. His remedy: studying Chinese classics.
Today, 23 of the biggest public and private universities in California, Michigan, Virginia, Illinois and other states* announced a 2-million book online library made of 78 terabytes of information, 16 percent of which are free of copyright and ready for public consumption. Even though the press release says “public domain materials will be available for reading online,” the search interface itself, however, has yet to be constructed.
