Hey, good news tablet owners–Google Reader for Android has been updated, bringing along Honeycomb support, a new UI and a few more small changes. [AndroidMarket via AndroidPolice]
The little details like what Sony’s new ebook readers will look like – and how they’ll differ from the disastrous legacy of the Sony Reader line – aren’t there. But Bloomberg’s news that Sony’s revamping its line is welcome nonetheless, especially given the roll the company’s been on lately. More »
Google eBooks just got upgraded with real time translation. This feature is another step towards the destruction of language barriers that limit worldwide cultural sharing. Something that, eventually, will deeply change the core of the human species while preserving our tribal identities. More »
When Japan does something, the rest of the world usually follows – so we could see eReaders get even more popular. Three years since Sony ceased selling Readers in Japan due to low demand, they’re flogging ‘em again. [Bloomberg]
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 »
Flowing on from their recent announcement of their new eReaders, Sony has confirmed that they’ll be launching Android, iPhone and iPad apps for Reader by the end of the year. More »
Back In July, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told The Charlie Rose Show: “The first thing that you do when you add a touch display is that you add a little extra layer of glass or plastic and a little bit of glare” as an explanation to why we don’t have a touchscreen Kindle yet. But Sony’s latest readers have a glare-free touchscreen interface. How did they do it? More »
It’s taken forever, but Sony has finally confirmed that they’ll be launching their shiny new eReaders in Australia. More »
