I once met a guy that had over sixty years of National Geographic magazines. Although proud of his collection, it presented several “problems”, including its bulk and difficulty to search for any specific topic - relegating the entire library to the classification of mostly useless novelty. The paper pages were also old and dry, perfect kindling for [...]
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National Geographic goes digital…
December 30th, 2009
Posted in Content Delivery, Technology 
Tags: digital media, eBook, magazines, National Geographic 
1 Comment »Mysterious QUE eReader to be sold at B&N
October 27th, 2009
For anyone not interested in eBook readers, the next couple of years are going to be especially brutal. With what seems like weekly product releases and steady technological advancement, these devices are poised to capture huge swaths of the declining print media empire. While most of the eBook readers we’ve seen thus far share similar [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, eBooks Tags: Barnes and Noble, CES2010, eBook, Plastic Logic, Que proReader No Comments »Flexible eBook readers on the horizon
October 22nd, 2009
Flexible ePaper is nothing new. LG demonstrated (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2009/06/123_46259.html) the technology earlier this summer but provided few details and no production plans. Now, AU Optronics has unveiled (http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/auo-unveils-flexible-epaper-technology) its 6″ flexible ePaper technology, with plans to manufacture the screens for implementation in consumer electronics products in 2010.
The recent flurry of eBook reader announcements from Barnes & [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, eBooks Tags: AUO, eBook, eink, ePaper, flexible display, Nook, Sony Reader 1 Comment »Barnes & Noble Nook eBook Reader raises the bar…
October 20th, 2009
Another eBook reader was announced today. This one, from Barnes & Noble, seems very promising and joins readers from Sony, Amazon, Asus, and IREX in a struggle for the eyes of readers across the country. The Barnes & Noble “Nook” has several unique features, including a 3.5″ touchscreen below the eInk reading area and the [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, eBooks Tags: Barnes and Noble, eBook, eink, Kindle, Nook 2 Comments »IREX joins the eBook reader market
September 23rd, 2009
In an apparent sign that people still read books, IREX Technologies is joining the growing market for eBook readers. To compete with Sony’s Reader, Amazon’s Kindle, and Asus’ Eee Reader, IREX will begin selling its DR800SG eBook reader at Best Buy stores for $399. The device features an 8.1″ eInk based touchscreen display and [...]
Google buys reCAPTCHA
September 17th, 2009
Spam stinks. But books are good. That’s the idea behind reCAPTCHA, an anti-spam tool that, in addition to preventing the Internet from being overloaded with inappropriate content, is helping accurately digitize vast quantities of printed media. In fact, the technology is so integral to Google’s Books project, Google announced that it is acquiring the small [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Google, Internet, Technology, eBooks Tags: CAPTCHA, eBook, Internet, reCAPTCHA, security, spam No Comments »A Two Screen eBook Reader?
September 8th, 2009
Well it looks like Asus has decided to up the ante in the ongoing game of eBook reader development. Trying to compete with Amazon’s market leading Kindle and Sony’s highly anticipated Reader series, Asus is planning on a dual screen eBook reader to better simulate the two sidedness of reading an actual paper based book.
The [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Cool or Annoying?, eBooks Tags: Asus, eBook, Eee, reader, Sony 2 Comments »Sony Announces Reader Daily Edition
August 25th, 2009
Printing companies must love this trend. Coupled with the continued decline of traditional print media at the hands of online sources, the increase in popularity of eBook readers may very well deal a final blow to that industry’s lasting reign. To compete with Amazon’s Kindle and a handful of other 3G enabled eBook readers currently [...]
