Ryan said: Nice new e-reader from Hearst shows off a bit of a bendability, but it's still not at the roll-up-in-back-pocket stage just yet. Quote:
Skiff includes 4GB of on-board storage (just over 3GB is available for content) with SD card expansion, and there's a 3.5mm headphone jack for tunes and, hopefully, text-to-speech. Content can be side-loaded over a mini USB jack or delivered via WiFi but, more importantly, 3G is also on offer thanks to Sprint, who will also dedicate some space in its retail stores to sell the thing when it launches sometime this year. Price? That we don't know.Added: January 4, 2010 at 2:48PM EST
Ryan said: Competition is good. Here's the most beautiful (and I use that word intentionally) concept video yet about a tablet/touchscreen/e-reader. Watch it and you'll want one. Quote:
This conceptual video is a corporate collaborative research project
initiated by Bonnier R&D into the experience of reading magazines on
handheld digital devices. It illustrates one possible vision for
digital magazines in the near future, presented by our design partners
at BERG.Added: December 17, 2009 at 7:48AM EST
Ryan said: I'm a sucker for any and every slick video about a tablet or e-paper product. This one is the slickest I've seen yet. Added: December 4, 2009 at 1:13PM EST
Ryan said: Notable advance in flexible screen technology, with inorganic LEDs doing the job. (They tend to last longer than their newfangled organic counterparts, which pale at the sight of oxygen.) Added: August 22, 2009 at 7:31AM EDT
Ryan said: Mark Glaser's helpful and thorough write-up of a series of presentations from e-ink / e-paper companies building devices similar to the Kindle. Added: May 6, 2009 at 2:57PM EDT