readers
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The Intel Reader Photographs Text And Reads It Back To You
11:29PM Danny Allen | Intel’s Reader for the visually impaired isn’t a concept; it goes on sale today. Using an Atom processor, 5-megapixel camera and Intel’s Linux-based Moblin OS, it turns book pages into digital text and MP3s…then reads aloud in a synthesised voice. More »
Gadgets
4:57AM John Herrman | Remember that crazy, dual-screen Barnes & Noble we scooped the hell out of a while back? Well, it’s online-official, with Wi-Fi and 3G, person-to-person lending, and expandable memory. Oh, and it ships November 30th. UPDATE: Site’s pulled, we’ve got screens. More »
Barnes & Noble’s Nook E-Reader: Two Screens, $US260
4:57AM John Herrman | Remember that crazy, dual-screen Barnes & Noble we scooped the hell out of a while back? Well, it’s online-official, with Wi-Fi and 3G, person-to-person lending, and expandable memory. Oh, and it ships November 30th. UPDATE: Site’s pulled, we’ve got screens. More »
Gadgets
EnTourage Edge: Half Ebook Reader, Half Tablet, All Hideous
1:52AM Matt Buchanan | Have you ever wondered how a bunch of people come up with the same brilliant idea at the same time? Like an ereader with two screens? Half of the enTourage eDGE is an e-Ink reader. The other’s an Android tablet. More »
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Asus Eee Reader Could Have Dual Colour Touchscreens
5:30PM Danny Allen | So about that Asus eBook reader expected by Christmas: The Times suggests that not only could it have dual colour touchscreens like the prototype Asus showed at CeBIT (pictured), but it might even undercut Sony and Amazon on price. More »
Gadgets
Amazon Tries To Make Amends For Deletion Of 1984 With Warm Words, Cold Hard Cash
1:59PM Rosa Golijan | Remember Amazon’s remote deletion of all Kindle copies of 1984? Big bro’ Amazon is trying to make nice by offering affected users some pretty words along with $US30 checks in lieu of redelivery of 1984 (with your original annotations). More »
Gadgets
Kindle Is More Environmentally Friendly Than Old-School Books
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | According to an analysis by the Cleantech Group, the Kindle is more environmentally friendly than plain ol’ paper books, assuming you’re not a freak who reads less than five books a year. More »
Gadgets
Cool-er eBook Reader Review
6:20AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: The Cool-er, a lower (compared to the Kindle) priced eBook reader that lacks built-in wireless functionality and a hardware keyboard, but adds music, an SD card slot and PDF/MP3 support. But of course, the lower price is the big draw. More »
Software
TimesReader 2.0: Best Way to Read Newspapers on a Computer Gets Even Better
8:20AM Matt Buchanan | Forget Kindle DX: I liked the TimesReader a lot—it echoed the experience of a newspaper in a way that exploited the best parts of reading it on a computer. Version 2.0 is better. More »
Gadgets
Sony Releasing Bigger eReader This Year? No Colour Until 2010?
11:55PM Mark Wilson | PVI, the company thought to make the big sheet of e-paper found in the Kindle DX, has revealed two interesting pieces of intel to DigiTimes. More »
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